User Guide

original files.
If checked, Fontographer will replace older files with the
same names as those currently being generated. If
unchecked, Fontographer will keep the older files alone,
and change the name of the conflicting file by appending a
bullet ( ) or dollar sign ($) to the file name.
8. AFM files are not used on the Macintosh. So, if
you’re using a Macintosh this option is turned off by
default.
If we thought there was a good reason to make one, we’d
have it turned on. If you want an AFM for your Macintosh
font, just turn the checkbox on.
9. The default directory is indicated in the first line of
the “Where to output the fonts” checkbox. If you
press the “Set Folder/Directory” button, you are
presented with a standard file dialog. Select the
destination folder in the dialog and press “OK.”
Many users find it extremely useful to be able to save the
generated files to various folders on their disk. The Set
Folder button displays a standard Save File dialog which
enables the user to select any folder on any mounted
volume as the destination folder for their fonts. The
currently specified path will appear in the Generate Font
Files dialog.
The PostScript ID Field
Type 1 fonts use this information, so if you are generating
Type 1 fonts it might be to your advantage to use it. This ID
is used for caching the stored bitmaps inside your printer.
When a page is sent to the printer for the print job, all the
characters it uses are rasterized (turned into a bitmap at the
specified point size). When the print job is finished, the
bitmaps are flushed from the printer’s RAM. If you have a
hard drive attached to your printer for storage of outline
fonts, then the newly rasterized bitmaps are saved to it in a
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