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Create Square box Around A Letter

Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2018 11:53 am
by rscott22
Hello,

I am trying to add a square box around a couple letter (
Square Box
Square Box
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How do I create this box WITHOUT cover the the covering the glyph inside? Every time I have tried using this tool here
arrow and box
arrow and box
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it covers the entire glyph in black and I do not want that.

Any help is much appreciated!

Thanks
Ryan Scott

Re: Create Square box Around A Letter

Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2018 12:11 pm
by Bhikkhu Pesala
You need to draw another rectangle inside the large rectangle.
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Re: Create Square box Around A Letter

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 4:55 pm
by rscott22
I've drawn the 2nd rectangle, but how to I make it transparent so I can see the O behind it?

Re: Create Square box Around A Letter

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 5:38 pm
by Erwin Denissen
That happens automatically unless the contours have the wrong direction. It is all explained in the user manual.

Re: Create Square box Around A Letter

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 5:38 pm
by Bhikkhu Pesala
You seem to be using an uregistered version of FontCreator 10.

Since version 11.0 (the latest is 11.5) the contour direction has been corrected automatically. In version 10.0 you will have to reverse the direction of the inner rectangle's contour using the toolbar icon.

If you're still trying out FontCreator before purchase, you may as well install the latest version.