Glyphs-Handbook-2013

Tip: You can apply the Make
Stroke option to an open path to
get a thickened outline. This way,
you can get an initial outline just
by drawing the internal stroke.
4 Filters
4.1 FILTERS MENU
You can apply filters to the active layer in the Edit view, or to
any number of selected layers (with the text tool), or in the
Font view. Filters only aect visible layers, never all layers in a
glyph. The following filters come standard with Glyphs.
4.2 HATCH OUTLINE
Creates hatched letters. Distance, width, and angle of the
hatch-lines can be chosen. Glyphs always uses the background
path as source. If there is no path, Glyphs will put a copy of
the current path into the background. Alter the appearance of
the hatching by changing the background path and applying
the filter once again.
4.3 OFFSET CURVE
Changes the thickness of stems horizontally and / or vertically.
The lock sign uses the horizontal value for both horizontal
and vertical expansion. Without the Make Stroke option, paths
will just be moved into a parallel position:
With the Make Stroke option, selected paths will be expanded
to closed outlines:
The Position setting controls the distribution of the expansion.
At 0%, the path will only expand to the right. At 100%, the
path will only expand to the left. At 50%, the expansion will
be evenly distributed to both sides of the path. Right and left
sides are determined by the path orientation.
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