User Guide

a double circle to appear on adjacent points (in the same
path) which are on top of each other. This is a condition
you almost never want, but which can occur by an
inadvertent double-click of the mouse while laying down
points. This preference should probably always remain on.
Show points while dragging paths when checked, will
display all the control points as you drag something around.
Turning this off causes all the control points to disappear
when you’re editing. Some think this results in a cleaner
image to view while performing an edit.
Draw border around paths when in Preview mode when
checked, causes a dashed border to appear around lines
during edits in Preview mode. This lets you always see your
lines even when dragging them over black areas, which is
not an uncommon occurrence in Preview mode. This
preference makes editing somewhat slower, however, and
can distort the image of the character while you are editing it.
Show labels for is useful for Font Blending and multiple
master font creation (on the Macintosh). This preference
causes a small figure specifying point number to appear to
the right of each control point, and BCP, if desired. This
option can be used to determine path direction and path
order. Having this on will slow editing performance a bit.
Show coordinates for is a way to have coordinates appear
next to points, right in the Outline Window. It is probably
most useful to show coordinates of only the selected points.
That helps keep screen clutter down. Choosing to show
coordinates will also slow editing.
Windows and dialogs
Window preferences
Automatically fit characters to windows when checked,
essentially performs an automatic “Fit in Window”
command to be performed every time the Outline Window
gets resized.
Move palettes with windows when checked, locks the
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