User Guide

FontLab 4
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Us i ng the P r i m i t i v e s P a ne l
In FontLab you can add predefined customisable graphical primitives to
glyphs. There are five primitives included with FontLab and it is possible to
add more. You can select a primitive from the Primitives panel.
To open the Primitives panel select the Primitives Panel command in
the Windows menu:
The panel consists of a primitives list and a Place button that you click to
add a primitive to the outline. Here is a brief description of each primitive:
Grid Simple grid (a customizable set of rectangles or squares)
Arc
Simple closed or open arc contour
Rectangle
Simple rectangular contour
Ellipse Circle or ellipse
Free
rectangle
Rectangle that can be freely rotated