User Guide

FontLab 4
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Selecting a Master Font
When you define an axis or open a Multiple Master font you will have more
than one master font. Open a Glyph window with any character and you
will see several masters appear in the editing field and the master selection
combo box enabled
Different masters of the multiple master font appear as outlines of
different colors. One master appears in black and it is the only editable
master, called the active master. All editing tools, actions and operations
are applied to this master.
All masters are identified by their names. The master name is the position
of the master on the design axis: