User Guide

Merging points
There will be many times when you’ll want to remove
excess points from a character. If you use the methods
described in the previous sections, you’ll be left with a
broken line segment... or an open path. Merging points
simply removes the point from the path and connects the
point on either side of the deleted point with a single line
segment. This is handy for removing unnecessary points.
Merging points removes the active point, but joins the points
on either side, so closed paths remain closed and open paths
are not split into two pieces.
See “Cleaning Up Paths” in Chapter 2 for more
automatic ways of removing unneeded points.
Moving a point
Moving a point or a group of points can be done in a couple
of ways. Use the arrow keys to move the point a certain
number of em-units in any of four directions, or drag the
point with the selection pointer.
To move a point with the mouse:
Fontographer User's Manual
3: Altering Outlines Page #16