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how wide the underline should be; the default is 20 units.

You can put any text in the Notice you like, but it must be

limited to 100 characters or less. Normally you will put a

You would uncheck the Automatically compute em

square from ascent + descent if you want an em square

that is not equal to the sum of the ascent plus the descent.

With the Retain path coordinates when changing em

square checked, the entire font will look smaller if you

make the em square larger.

Selection Info

When you choose “Selection Info,” a dialog will display on

the screen that relates to the type of selection you have

made. In the Font Window, this choice will display character

information, and in the Outline Window either character or

point information will appear, depending on your selection.

In the Hints layer, you get the Hint Info dialog, and in the

Metrics and the Bitmap Windows the Selection Info menu

item displays character information.

Character Information

The Character Information dialog allows you to change the

fill and stroke characteristics of individual characters for

Type 3 fonts. Normally a character will be either filled or

stroked, but you can use this dialog to create characters

that are both filled and stroked. The Tint, Weight, Cap, and

Join options allow you to set the characteristics of a stroked

font.

The character Name textbox allows you to change the

name of the character—but be warned that doing so will

also change the type of encoding your font uses if the

current type does not include a slot with the name you select.

Fill

If the Fill box is checked, you can change the percentage of

black with the Tint option: 100% is black; 0% is white.

The Normal fill will fill between paths that are alternately

clockwise and counterclockwise and can be seen in Preview.

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