User Guide

FontLab User Interface

One powerful option in this dialog box is support for a second preview

string. The second string appears below the main preview string and can be

used to compare different characters. The second string is not directly

editable.

Metrics Window Toolbar

The Buttons on the toolbar mean:

Open metrics file With the metrics window you can import metrics and

kerning information from AFM, PFM or MMM (in the case

of a Multiple Master font).

Save metrics file You can save AFM, PFM, AMFM and MMM files to use

them later with other fonts.

Quick save

Click this button to store current information about metrics

to a special temporary file. If you do it before any serious

modification of the metrics you can easily undo changes.

Quick open

Restores metrics data saved with the Quick save command.

Auto

Automatically calculates metrics or kerning.

Reset kerning In Kerning mode may partially or completely remove

information about pair kerning

Kerning dialog

In Kerning mode opens the dialog box where you can

preview and manage kerning pairs.

Kerning

Assistance

Opens the Kerning Assistance dialog box.

Macro preview

Allows selection of special macro programs that can be used

to simulate complex environments to test metrics and

kerning.

Right-to-left

Turns the Metrics window into right-to-left writing mode

(for work on Arabic or Hebrew scripts).

Measurement line

When this button is pressed, all metrics are measured with

respect to the measurement line

Expand

Controls the compact or expanded appearance of the

editing field.