User Guide

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In the Glyph Window the single link command appears as a directed line
with a mark in the middle. The mark is yellow if the link is connected to a
standard stem width, and gray if it is not. If the link is connected, the stem
name may appear near the mark:
Base point
Linked point (#38)
Stem name
In the Program panel a single link command appears as:
SingleLinkV 12 -> 38 [0] 1
where 12 is the base point; 38 is the linked point; 0 is the number of the
stem to which this link is connected (or “ns” if it is not connected to the
stem); and 1 is the type of alignment for aligned links (or “na” for links that
are not aligned).
How the SingleLink Command Works
1. First the original (not grid-fitted) positions of the base point and the linked point are retrieved
and the distance between them is measured.
2.
If the link is connected with a stem the distance is replaced by the prepared stem width for this
PPM. If the scaled distance is equal to or exceeds 3 pixels it is rounded to the closest integer. If
the link is not connected to the stem the distance is rounded or not depending on the
rounding option of the command.
3.
The distance of the linked point is set equal to the grid-fitted position of the base point shifted
by the distance.
4.
If a link is aligned then the position of the linked point is rounded to the grid according to the
align mode stored as the last command parameter.