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by kenproulx
Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:16 pm
Forum: FontCreator - Support
Topic: Smoothing in FontCreator 6.0
Replies: 4
Views: 4591

Re: Smoothing in FontCreator 6.0

what are the standard values for cleartype? 1. What should my CLEARTYPE settings be? There is not enough information availabe about the ClearType flags, so I suggest you either leave them empty, or set them more or less equal to the Standard values. 2. also, when i check any boxes under the CLEARTYP...
by kenproulx
Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:31 pm
Forum: FontCreator - Support
Topic: Smoothing in FontCreator 6.0
Replies: 4
Views: 4591

Smoothing in FontCreator 6.0

I just purchase fontcrator version 6.0. i took a font that had passed ms font validator test previously under fontcreator 5.6 and decided to use the new SMOOTHING command for CLEARTYPE available in fontcreator 6.0. my settings under SMOOTHING > PREFERRED RASTERIZATION TECHNIQUES > STANDARD are: 8 gr...
by kenproulx
Wed Jun 24, 2009 4:39 pm
Forum: FontCreator - Discussion
Topic: Contents and Layout: Version 4 produces errors
Replies: 2
Views: 4263

Contents and Layout: Version 4 produces errors

What is the value of setting my font to Version 4? Why would I or wouldn't I select this? What conditions should be present to select Version 4? I just thought that this would be an enhancement, kind of like upgrading a piece of software to the next bug fix. Apparently, this is not the case. Pls see...
by kenproulx
Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:28 pm
Forum: Implemented Feature Requests
Topic: Modeless Properties Dialog
Replies: 1
Views: 4934

Modeless Properties Dialog

New versions or updates should include a feature so that the properties dialog box that you get by right clicking on a glyph box and choosing "properties" works like the transform dialog. in other words, you open the dialog box and can use the forward arrow and back arrow to parse through ...
by kenproulx
Wed May 20, 2009 10:20 pm
Forum: FontCreator - Requests and Enhancements
Topic: × Preview and Undo Glyph Transform
Replies: 2
Views: 4655

× Preview and Undo Glyph Transform

would be really really nice to have a live preview function on the glyph transform menu as well as an undo command. as it is now, it makes it very hard and painful to experiment with different options. one must try out and then close the font without saving, reopen, and start over to keep the change...
by kenproulx
Fri May 15, 2009 2:20 am
Forum: FontCreator - Support
Topic: glyphs empty on macintosh but not pc
Replies: 1
Views: 2367

glyphs empty on macintosh but not pc

i am not an expert font maker but have been using fontcreator for years. all i want to do is create a font and have it work in mac and pc. the pc part is easy, but when i give my font to people with macs, they say the glyphs show up empty. this surprises me because the mac mappings show the glyphs a...
by kenproulx
Fri May 15, 2009 2:16 am
Forum: FontCreator - Requests and Enhancements
Topic: Free Draw Tool Enhancements
Replies: 5
Views: 5876

easy glyph creation on the fly in glyph window

in the next release, it would be great for there to be a quill or calligraphy tool with different types of pens/quills that the user would employe inside the glyph window to quickly and easily draw the glyph/character. it's great to have the point-by-point control for tweaking and fine tuning, but i...