User Guide

The Expand stroke item is used to expand stroked
characters (such as old versions of Courier) into contoured
(outline) or filled characters. You can choose Cap and Join
types, and if you are using the calligraphy option, the width
and angle of the pen.
Recalc Bitmaps
When you choose this item selected bitmaps and point
sizes will be recalculated. You can recalculate all the
characters in your font, selected characters, or just the
characters that are changed. You may also choose to
preserve the line spacing, or the character shapes.
Recalculating bitmaps is useful when you change a
character’s outlines after having created bitmaps.
Remove Overlap
The Remove Overlap item allows you to merge and remove
overlapping areas. You’ll get the best results if your path
has a normal fill. If the path has an even/odd fill, you will be
able to merge the paths, but you’ll need to remove the
overlapping segment(s) manually. Removing the overlap(s)
may result in faster printing fonts and help the hinting
process and eliminate some TrueType printing problems.
Correct Path Direction
Correct Path Direction examines all the selected characters
or paths and, if necessary, automatically reorders their path
directions. Outer paths are set to clockwise, the inner paths
to counterclockwise.
Clockwise
This item will be checked if the selected path was drawn in
a clockwise direction. You can change the direction of a
path to clockwise by selecting this item.
Counterclockwise
Fontographer User's Manual
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