User Guide

Bitmap font: A character set created by turning on or off
individual dots in a rectangular grid of dots.
Bitmap Window: The window used to view and edit
character bitmaps.
Blend: To merge two different font shapes to create a third.
Byte: A unit of data consisting of a small number of bits;
usually a byte equals a series of eight bits and signifies a
character.
Caching: The process that saves bitmaps in memory or on
the printer’s hard disk in order to minimize the amount of
time spent generating bitmaps. The first time a particular
letter is imaged, its bitmap is generated and cached.
Subsequent uses of that letter can use the cached version
for faster printing.
Cap height: The height of uppercase letters.
Cap line: The imaginary line which represents the
uppermost part of capital letters and some characters’
ascenders.
Character: A symbol in writing. A letter, punctuation mark,
or figure.
Character label: The portion including a character’s name
located above the character slot in the Font Window.
Character set: The characters, symbols, and numbers that
make up one single font.
Character slot: The boxed area enclosing a font character
in the Font Window.
Clipboard: The place where the most recent cut or copied
image is stored.
Condensed: Characters which are narrowed to fit into a
compact space. A properly condensed character should fit
into a smaller space without making it too thin or reducing
the character’s height.
Crosshair: The cross-like shape the pointer assumes when
certain drawing tools from Fontographer’s tool palette are
selected.
Demagnified move: A special feature of Fontographer
Fontographer User's Manual
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