Resizing whole Font

[avalonsutra]

Hi,

I'm currently trialing FontCreator as I was looking for a tool that can among other things change the default size of a font.
I know about using Tools/Glyph Transformer/Scale. If I do this by e.g. setting the new size to 175% the glyphs are scaled up but they will extend the boundaries of their space.

I'm not font creation expert but wnat do I have to do so that each character's "bounding box" is scaled, too so that the h/v space between letters increases relative to the new glyph scaling?

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

See this tutorial on Changing Font Sizes

[avalonsutra]

Thank you!

Where in FC do I find these settings ...

> Format, Settings, Header, and set funits/em to 1843 (assuming it is now 2048)

?

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

Now that setting is found in Font, Properties (shortcut Alt+Enter), General, Layout.

[avalonsutra]

Thanks Bhikkhu Pesala! Found it!

However even if I follow those steps my fonts will be cut off on top and bottom when testing. I'm wondering if in my case it's enough to only change the em value to that equal of another font where I know the size is what I need.

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

Whatever you do, the glyphs have to fit between WinAscent and WinDescent or they will be cut off.

All one can do is increase the x-height and Cap Height so that the glyphs take up a greater percentage of the point size.

See the FAQ

[Erwin Denissen]

You might also want to read this tutorial about line spacing:
Font Metrics – Vertical Line Spacing