User Guide

retain the prior default hint settings.
See the section “Font hinting” in Chapter 10, “Expert
Advice,” for more details on hints.
Vertical Alignment Zones
The vertical alignment zones correspond with the I-beam
indicators appearing along the left-hand side of the Outline
Window when the Hints layer is visible. When you click a
zone indicator, the selected zone will appear with horizontal
lines defining its parameters. You can alter a zone’s size by
dragging on the upper or lower part of its indicator. Selected
zone indicators appear hollow on each end.
Autohint
Use Autohint to recalculate hints automatically when you
edit character outlines. Once an outline has been edited,
new hints will be calculated to match the new outline.
Autohinting is turned on if you see a check mark beside it in
the Hints menu. To turn it off select it from the menu and
the checkmark will disappear.
The Help Menu (PC Only)
Contents
Browse through the topics in the Contents dialog to navigate
the on-line Help provided with Fontographer 4.1 for
Windows.
Keys
The Keys dialog lets you access on-line Help by typing key
words.
How to Use Help
Look here for detailed information on using and customizing
the on-line Help provided with Fontographer 4.1 for
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