User Guide

Window.
Tools in the Bitmap Window
There are eight tools in the Bitmap Window’s tool palette.
The straight line tool, directly beneath the close box,
allows you to draw straight bitmapped lines by holding down
the mouse and dragging. Hold down the Shift key to
constrain the line tool to draw horizontal lines, vertical lines,
or 45-degree angle lines.
When the lock icon is in the locked position, access the
straight line tool by typing “1.”
The hand tool is used to move the screen in any direction
by clicking on the window and dragging. The hand tool
scrolls the entire character window. Move the bitmap
image around to an optimum screen position before you
begin to edit it. You’ll need to do this if your characters are
too large to fit into the central edit area.
When the lock icon is in the locked position, you can access
the hand tool by typing “2.”
The pencil tool lets you place or erase pixels with a click of
the mouse. When you place the pencil above the pixel and
click, the bit will change from black to white or vice versa.
You can either drag or click with the pencil. Clicking draws
just one dot. Dragging produces a black or white series of
dots. Holding the Shift key down while dragging constrains
drawing to a 45-degree line, a vertical line, or a horizontal
straight line.
Fontographer User's Manual
4: Editing Bitmaps Page #7