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measurement guideline by selecting it and either grabbing<br />
it anywhere besides its selection handle or setting the angle<br />
numerically in the info box.<br />
Similar to rulers, the measurement lines will display the<br />
distance between their intersections with outlines. Contrary to<br />
rulers, they do so as long as guidelines are shown, no matter<br />
which tool is active. Like regular guidelines, measurement<br />
lines can be both local (blue) and global (red).<br />
98.3<br />
248.9<br />
195.8<br />
91.0<br />
2.7.4 Measurement Line<br />
When you are in text mode, you can enter a measurement<br />
mode by choosing Show Measurement Line from the View menu<br />
(Ctrl-Cmd-Opt-M). The measurement line will display the<br />
sidebearings at a given height, ignoring the shape of the glyph<br />
at other positions. You can alter its height by Ctrl-Cmd-Optclicking<br />
or Ctrl-Cmd-Opt-dragging. Or you can switch to the<br />
Measurement tool and simply drag it.<br />
Thin grey lines indicate the widths of the glyphs. The<br />
numbers displayed indicate the distance between the left<br />
or right sidebearing and the point where the measurement<br />
line first crosses the glyph outline. Kernings receive a color<br />
<strong>Glyphs</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong>, May <strong>2013</strong> 26
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