User Guide

We believe you should spend your time creating wonderful
designs instead of worrying about point placement and the
mechanical details of Bzier path construction. When your
character is through, just choose “Clean Up Paths” from
the Element menu or (even better!) apply the command to
the entire font directly from the Font Window.
Creating calligraphic characters
One of the most notable features of Fontographer is the
freehand drawing tool which you can use directly with the
mouse or with a pressure-sensitive pen and digitizing tablet.
Additionally, you can use the freehand drawing tool as
either a calligraphic pen or a variable-weight pen.
To use the calligraphic pen:
1. Double-click on the freehand drawing tool.
The Freehand Tool Setup dialog appears.
2. Click on the Calligraphic pen checkbox.
3. Make sure the Pressure sensitive option, the Tight
curve fit and the Draw dotted line Stroke options
are all turned off.
Fontographer User's Manual
2: Creating New Fonts Page #24