User Guide

FontLab 4
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TrueType Import Options
The Import Options dialog box that appears if you click the Options
button has the basic set of TrueType import options:
The full set is available on the TrueType page of the Tools > Options
dialog box:
Convert TrueType outlines to Type 1 outlines
In FontLab you can work with Type 1 (based on 3
rd
-order Bezier curves) or
TrueType (based on 2
nd
-order splines) outlines. If you open a TrueType
font and plan to export this font as TrueType, it’s better to keep the original
outlines to avoid conversion errors. But if you plan to export your font as a
Type 1 font, then we recommend converting the outlines on import. You
can convert the outlines in either direction at any time using FontLab
commands.