User Guide

Transformations
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Metrics Transformation
These transformations let you automatically set metrics, calculate metrics
in glyphs, increase or decrease a glyph’s sidebearings and width, and center
glyphs in their width vector.
Available metrics transformations are:
Set Width
Sets a fixed width and aligns the glyph within the width vector
Set Sidebearings
Sets or changes sidebearings’ values
Center glyph
Centers a glyph in the width vector
Autospacing
Automatically calculates the glyph’s metrics using the same
algorithms that are used in the Metrics window
Adjust metrics Changes sidebearings and kerning by the given value in font
units or in percentage.
Set Width
This action lets you set a fixed width for all glyphs that are selected in the
Font window. It is the fastest way to make a monospaced font: select all
glyphs, open the Transform dialog, set the desired width and press the OK
button.
In the options list you can choose what to do with glyphs that are thinner
than the requested width vector. A glyph may be aligned to the left or right
margins or it may be centered in the width vector.