User Guide

FontLab 4
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Some other useful commands are available in the popup menu that
appears if you right-click the editing area while component tool is active:
Decompose Decomposes (adds the outline to the composite glyph) the
current component
Delete
Removes the component
Reset Shift
Moves the component to the position (0, 0)
Set Scale 100% Sets the scale at 100% for the component. Note that the Type 1
font format does not support scaled components. The Scale
100% button in the control panel of this operation has the same
effect.
H Mirror
V Mirror
Mirrors the component (sets the scale for x or y direction to
–100% and adjusts shift accordingly).
Make First
Sets the component to the first place in the components list
Copy Metrics
Copies metrics data from the component to the composite glyph
Copy Anchors
Copies all anchors from the component glyph to the composite
Edit Component Opens a new Glyph Window with the currently active
component
Properties
Opens the Component Properties panel (described later)
Press the OK button on the control panel to accept the changes or the
Cancel button to reject them.