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6.1.4 Manufacturer and Manufacturer URL<br />

Here, you can enter name and URL (including the protocol,<br />

e.g., http:// or ftp://) of your font vendor, for example:<br />

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<br />

The entries correspond to OpenType Name IDs 8 and 11. You<br />

can check if the URL was entered correctly by clicking on the<br />

arrow next to the text entry field. The URL will then be opened<br />

in your web browser.<br />

6.1.5 Copyright<br />

A simple copyright notice. Click the circled arrow next to it to<br />

have <strong>Glyphs</strong> fill it in automatically. This will be recorded as<br />

Name ID 0.<br />

6.1.6 Version<br />

<strong>Glyphs</strong> derives the Version string (Name ID 5) from the<br />

Version entry.<br />

For more details about the head<br />

6.1.7 Date<br />

The creation date of the font. This entry will set the Creation<br />

table, see: www.microsoft.com/ and Modification dates in the OpenType Font Header table,<br />

typography/otspec/head.htm<br />

also known as head table.<br />

6.1.8 Custom Parameters<br />

Use entries in the Custom Parameter field to specify more<br />

settings. To add a parameter, click on the green plus symbol,<br />

select or type a property, and enter a value. You can also<br />

copy and paste parameters. You can use font-level custom<br />

parameters to override default values set by <strong>Glyphs</strong>, but are<br />

themselves overridden by master and instance parameters.<br />

These properties are available font-wide:<br />

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<strong>Glyphs</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong>, May <strong>2013</strong> 54

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