User Guide

Transformations
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Decompose
This action is the equivalent of the Decompose command from the Glyph
menu. It adds the scaled and shifted outlines of component glyphs to the
composite glyph where they are used. Applied to a whole font it makes it
free of composites.
Convert to Type 1
This action converts all TrueType (2
nd
-order) curves used in the selected
glyphs into Type 1 (3
rd
-order) curves. Use this command if you want to
manually prepare a TrueType font for conversion into Type 1 format. Do
not forget to check the direction of the contours to make the glyphs
compatible with Type 1 format requirements.
Convert to TrueType
This action is the reverse of the previous one. It converts Type 1 curves into
TrueType curves. Usually it is used to prepare a Type 1 font for manual
TrueType hinting.
Reverse all
This action reverses the direction of all the contours of the glyph’s outline.
It can also automatically detect the direction of contours and correct them
if necessary. Just select the option that you want.
Connections
Use this action to reset and recalculate the types of connections between
outline primitives. It is useful after major modification of an outline when
you want to review how outline primitives are connected.