Fontforge user guide how to#
How to kern will not be discussed in this tutorial because it’s such a big topic and this tutorial is focused on how to scale glyphs. This is what it looks like after adjusting the kerning.Ī) It turns out the ‘o’ and ‘x’ are vertically apart and need to be manually extended in ‘Char View’. This can be fixed using the kerning feature in Fontforge.Ī) I’ve circled these in red for illustration purposes. Start from ‘Font View’ then,Ī) type into the text box and review each glyph for inconsistencies or things you want to change.įor example, I’ve typed in ‘own fox jumps’ and noticed a couple of letters don’t join up. Metrics View Testingįirst we’ll review and test our scaled glyphs in ‘Metrics View’.
Fontforge user guide install#
Next, we’ll look at two (2) options to review and test our scaled glyphs,ī) generate and install the font, and test it in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. Now wait for the transformation action to occur. If you’ve inserted additional ‘Layers’, or ‘Guide Layers,’ tick these two boxes, otherwise leave them unticked. In this guide, we just want to scale, therefore we’ll be selecting ‘Do Nothing’. If you would like to do more transforming and perform a sequence,Ī) Select the ‘Do Nothing’ drop down boxes, and choose the events that will occur after scaling. Selecting the ‘Glyph Origin’ option will scale our glyphs without compromising the original font structure, meaning kerning and spacing is maintained.Ī) Click ‘Scale Uniformly’ if you intend on scaling the width and height equally, orī) Click ‘Scale’ if you intend to scale with different width and height percentages.įor this tutorial, we’ll be selecting ‘Scale Uniformly’.Ī) I use between 140% - 160% when glyphs are around 600 above the baseline. Start by clicking on the drop down box next to the word ‘Origin:’ then, The transform’ dialogue box includes several settings for you to consider, including performing a sequence of events.Ī) This tutorial does not explore sequences. The transform dialogue box will pop up and the next step will be to change the settings. To do this, make sure you’re in ‘Font View’ then,Ī) Click on ‘Element>Transformations>Transform’. In this tutorial we’ll be selecting all the glyphs in Lovers Quarrel.
Fontforge user guide windows 10#
This tutorial is shown on a Windows 10 computer with Fontforge version 03142020. It’s a free font for personal and commercial use with an open source license. The font used in this tutorial is called Lovers Quarrel. You can download Fontforge for Windows, Mac, or Linux from here.
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