User Guide

Chapter Six
Printing
Printing Samples
Printing PostScript Files
Printing Key Maps
Printing Lists of Kerning Pairs
You have just created a font, or perhaps just a few
characters, and now you would like to see those characters
in various point sizes and kerning combinations. Maybe you
created a large “Do Not Disturb” sign for your office door
and want to print it now before you actually go through the
font’s installation procedures. Good news! You can print a
sample of your choice any time your font is open, from any
of its windows.
Fontographer gives you the choice of printing a variety of
samples:
All characters in the font
Individual characters
Specific typed text
Text from a file
A PostScript sample with several lines of text
A key map, showing all the characters in the font and their
respective widths, codes, and offset specifications
A complete list of all the kerning pairs in the font
A character sample in assorted sizes or just one giant
character
A sample showing all of the points in a selected character,
and optionally shows the X/Y coordinates for each point.
Before you go to the Print Sample dialog, it is important to
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