User Guide

want.
Since Fontographer 4.1 allows you to save your font with a
name other than the filename, confusion can arise as to
what the filename of the font is. The default is for the font
to be viewed by the font name specified in the Font Info
dialog. For those who keep font names and filenames the
same, this method works fine. If, however, you have many
versions of the same font name, we recommend that you
change the "View by" option to filename. This enables you
to always know at a glance which file you are presently
working on.
Easy or Advanced?
Fontographer is a do-all, end-all font editor. It is the Louvre
of Font Design programs. Since there is so much to see and
do in it, we created many of our dialogs with an Easy option
to simplify the process. Most novice users of Fontographer
will be prudent enough to select the Easy option and let the
program set the desired font up properly. But more
advanced readers, beware! You know just enough to be
dangerous with font generation.
Time for a pop quiz: What encoding do Sun fonts require?
What em square does Quark™/Win prefer for TrueType
fonts? What happens in NEXTSTEP installation if you have
no AFM file?
If you are unsure of the answers to these questions, then
use the Easy option and let Fontographer make the best
decisions for your fonts.
You experienced readers, dive right into the Advanced
dialogs and wade up to your armpits in the technical stuff; if
you get stuck, then your experience will rescue you. If even
that fails, then contact our Technical Support group. If your
time is a terrible thing to waste, then you should also take
advantage of the Easy option in the Generate Font Files
Fontographer User's Manual
7: Generating and Exporting Fonts Page #2