User Guide

FontLab User Interface
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Below is the list of all the panels available in FontLab. They are described
in full detail in the sections that are related to their functions, so this is
only a short reference:
Editing Layers
Control of all editing layers, “show”, “snap”, “lock”
operations
Transformation
Panel for digital outline transformations
Edit Macro
Editor for Python macro programs
OpenType
Editor for OpenType features
Output Text output panel. Other panels and macro programs may
output text here.
Preview
Preview, OpenType Sample and Anchor preview panels.
Collection/Classes
Classes and Collections: named or unnamed lists of
characters
Fonts
List of all opened fonts grouped by family name
Font Map
A picture representation of big Unicode fonts
Axis
Selector of intermediate (or extrapolated) design in a
Multiple Master font
Masters
Selector of master in a Multiple Master font
Primitives
Collection of outline primitives
All panels are described in full detail in the following chapters when we
discuss the features that they serve.
Most of the panels (except Editing Metrics Masters, Axis and Primitives)
may be docked to either side of the FontLab window.