User Guide

horizontal and vertical location of the basepoint. If you’ve
selected a single point, Fontographer will move the basepoint
to that point. If you have selected more than one point,
Fontographer will set the basepoint to the center of the
selection‘s bounding box.
Reset Basepoint
Click “Reset Basepoint” to return the basepoint to its
original location at the intersection of the origin and the
baseline.
The Metrics Menu
Auto Space
Auto Space automatically spaces a font, setting widths for
each character. You can select the Easy or the Advanced
mode. With the Easy mode you just select the spacing
between characters that you prefer. Check the spacing out
in the Metrics Window by typing text in to the textbox.
See “Advanced Auto Spacing” in Chapter 5 for a detailed
explanation.
Auto Kern
Auto Kern automatically kerns a font. In the Easy mode
you can choose how many kerning pairs you want, how
close together you want the pairs kerned, and whether or
not you want Fontographer to change existing pairs. (Check
this item if you want to manually set some pairs but want
Fontographer to set the others.) The Advanced mode
allows you to choose which characters to kern, how many
pairs to make, and a lot more. You can also specify the
techniques to use, as well make choices about special
cases. See “Auto Kerning” in Chapter 5 for more details.
Kerning Assistance
Kerning Assistance provides a table where you can name
kerning pairs by typing characters in to columns.
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