User Guide

existing typefaces without disrupting changes you have
already made to your open font. Import TrueType
characters also works from double-byte TrueType fonts.
Export
When you want to export metrics information, an EPS
graphic (PC or Macintosh), aPICT image (Macintosh only),
or Encoding (PC only) just select Export from the File
menu. You can choose Metrics, EPS, PICT, or Encoding
from the submenu. When you choose EPS or PICT, a
dialog appears allowing you to choose the format type for
the exported material, whether to export all characters or
just a selected group, or the sample text, and the point size
to use. You choose the file to export “to” from the dialog.
Exporting Encoding and Metrics works in pretty much the
same way, but for Metrics you choose to export either
kerning or spacing, or both types of information, and you
select the file format to use: Macromedia metrics, AFM, or
PFM.
Print
In the Print Sample dialog you can choose the sample type
you want to print. Choose sample text, sample or PostScript
file, keymap, kerning pairs, or Characters.
Printing Sample text offers three choices. All characters
will print all the characters in the font you are modifying.
Selected characters will print only those you select from
the Font Window. Sample text will allow you to print the
text you type in the print sample text box. Choose Sample
file to print a text file with the new font style. PostScript
file will print a custom PostScript file; some sample
PostScript files are available in the “PSFiles” folder or
directory. You can use these files as they are, or modify
them with a text editor to define your own sample.
Key map prints all the characters in the font including
offsets, widths and key codes, and offers you the choice of
Selected or All characters, and format types. Kerning
pairs prints the kerning pairs in the current font or in a
monospaced System font. Characters prints four kinds of
print samples: a single full-page sized character, assorted
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