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Use the Superscript fields to control the placement and scale (size) of superscript
characters. The Superscript Offset value determines how far below the baseline the
application places a superscript character. The Superscript Offset value is measured
as a percentage of font size. The default value is 33%. The Superscript VScale value
determines the vertical size of the character and is a percentage of font size. The
Superscript HScale value determines width and is a percentage of the normal character
width (as specified by the font designer). The default value for both scales is 60%
(range = 0 to 100%, measurement system = percentage, smallest increment = .1).
Use the Subscript fields to control the placement and scale (size) of subscript characters.
The Subscript Offset value determines how far above the baseline the application
places a subscript character. The Subscript Offset value is measured as a percentage
of font size. The default value is 33%. The Subscript VScale value determines the
vertical size of the character and is a percentage of font size. The Subscript HScale
value determines width and is a percentage of the normal character width (as specified
by the font designer). The default value for both scales is 100% (range = 0 to 100%,
measurement system = percentage, smallest increment = .1).
Use the Small Caps fields to control the scale of characters with the Small Caps type
style applied to them. The Small Caps VScale value determines the vertical size of the
character and is measured as a percentage of font size. The Small Caps HScale value
determines width and is measured as a percentage of the normal character width (as
specified by the font designer). The default value for both scales is 75% (range = 0 to
100%, measurement system = percentage, smallest increment = .1).
Use the Superior fields to control the scale of superior characters. The Superior VScale
value determines the vertical size of the character and is measured as a percentage of
font size. The Superior HScale value determines width and is measured as a percentage
of the normal character width (as specified by the font designer). The default value
for both scales is 60% (range = 0 to 100%, measurement system = percentage, smallest
increment = .1).
Use the Ligatures Break Above field to use ligatures built into a font. A ligature is a
typographic convention in which certain characters are combined into a single glyph.
Most fonts contain ligatures for the characters "f" followed by "i" and "f" followed by
"l". The Ligatures Break Above field enables you to specify the kerning or tracking
value (measured in 1/200 em space increments) above which characters will not be
combined into ligatures. For example, a headline with a large tracking value would
probably not contain ligatures. The default value is 1 (range = 0 to 10, measurement
system = .005 [1/200] em space, smallest increment = .001). To prevent the second
two letters in "ffi" and "ffl" (as in office and waffle) from being combined into ligatures,
check Not "ffi" or "ffl". Three-character ligatures for these combinations, common in
traditional typesetting systems, are not standardized in fonts designed for Mac OS, so
some typographers prefer to keep all three letters separate rather than combine only
two of them. Note that many PostScript fonts do not have "ffi" and "ffl" ligatures, but
most OpenType fonts do. This option is unchecked by default.
Check Auto Kern to specify that the application should use kerning tables, which are
built into most fonts, to control intercharacter spacing. The Auto Kern Above field
enables you to specify the point size above which automatic kerning must be used.
The Auto Kern Above feature also implements custom tracking information specified
in the Tracking Values dialog box for a selected font (Utilities > Edit Tracking) in
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