User Guide

FontLab 4
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F o n t - L ev e l Ty p e 1 H i n t s
Font-level hints are used to keep important character elements similar at
all PPM sizes.
There are three types of font-level hints:
Alignment Zones
Positions and width of important heights
Standard Stem Widths
Widths of the most commonly used stems
Control Data
Controls the hinting process
All font-level hinting is set in the Alignment page of the FontInfo dialog in
FontLab.