User Guide

along the path, it paints a line that is so many units wide.
Any character which is constructed entirely of equal weight
strokes can be drawn as a stroked character. For example,
we drew the letters in this Fontographer logo as stroked
characters. You must generate these as Type 3 fonts, since
neither TrueType nor Type 1 fonts allow stroked characters.
Fontographer gives you complete control over the type of
pen you’ll use to create your stroked font. In addition to its
width, you can specify its appearance and behavior where
segments join. Also, since some people prefer drawing with
a pen (in real life situations), Fontographer makes it easy to
change the stroked character into an outline character (or
font).
Setting stroke attributes
Before you can create a stroked character, you will need to
change the attributes of the character from filled to stroked.
To change a filled character to stroked:
1. Choose “Selection Info” from the Element menu.
2. Turn off “Fill” and turn on “Stroke.”
3. Leave the Tint set at 100%.
4. Enter a pen Weight.
Fontographer User's Manual
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