User Guide

Magnifying tool
Use the magnifying tool to enlarge or reduce the image in
the window. With the tool selected, click on the place you
want to center in the window, to enlarge the image (or type
Command-Space-click or Ctrl+Space+ click to temporarily
invoke the tool). Press Option or Alt and click with this tool
to reduce the image.
With the magnifying tool selected you can drag a box
around the area you wish to magnify, and Fontographer will
zoom into the area enclosed by the box. You can also use
this method to zoom out by holding down the Option or Alt
key.
Perspective tool
The Perspective tool works in conjunction with 3-D rotate
to apply 3-dimensional rotations to 2-dimensional objects
while still maintaining perspective. Option or Alt-double-
clicking on the tool brings up the Perspective Setup dialog
where you can set the Perspective Distance and select a
Perspective Point of Basepoint, Center of selection,
Character origin, or Mouse click. Double-clicking on the
tool brings up the Transform dialog ready to apply a 3-D
move transformation.
Arc tool
The Arc tool allows you to create one-fourth of an oval and
arc-like shapes. Double-click on the tool to access the Arc
Tool Setup dialog where you can choose to create Open,
Flipped, or Concave arcs. You can also create different
types of arcs without changing the Setup dialog by using
modifier keys. Hold down the Command or Ctrl key while
creating a new arc to toggle between creating an open and
a closed arc. Hold down the Option or Alt key to flip the
arc both horizontally and vertically. The Caps Lock key
toggles between creating a convex and a concave arc.
To constrain the arc tool to create quarter circles, hold down
the shift key. The Option or Alt key is the demagnified
move modifier key. By holding down Option or Alt when
you create a new arc, you can increase/decrease the size of
the arc in one em-unit increments.
Fontographer User's Manual
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