User Guide

Hinting
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A u t o m a t i c T r u eT y pe Hi n t i n g
There is no special command “TrueType autohinting” in FontLab. There is
Type 1 autohinting and automatic conversion of Type 1 fonts to TrueType
instructions. This is a more flexible solution to the TrueType autohinting
problem because it allows you to use all the correct Type 1 hints that you
have or to build both hints at once.
To automatically generate visual TrueType hints for the whole
font:
1. Select the Transform Range command from the Tools menu.
2. If you have a Type 1 font (outlines of 3
rd
-order curves) with a Type 1
hints set select Convert Type 1 font to TrueType from the program
selection combo box:
3. If the font has no hints at all select Generate TrueType hints from the
program selection combo box.
4. Choose an application range for the selected program:
5. Press the OK button to start the process.