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6.5.5 Keep Alternates Next To Base Glyph In Font view, glyph variations with name suxes will stay next to the main glyph if this option is enabled. For example, ‘h.ss16’, ‘h.alt’, ‘h.loclENG’ will be displayed right after ‘h’ instead of being moved to the end of the category. Glyphs Handbook, May 2013 62
7 Spacing and Kerning 7.1 SPACING Spacing is the process of adjusting the sidebearings to get an even rhythm of the text. There are no fixed rules for adjusting the white space. However, unless you are working on a monospaced font, the same shapes should have the same ‘LSB’ stands for the left, ‘RSB’ for sidebearing, e.g., the D has the same LSB as the H, but its RSB the right sidebearing of a glyph. is more like the O. In Edit view, you can trigger the display of spacing information, including the rectangle that indicate the width and the vertical measurements, by choosing Show Metrics from the View menu (Cmd-Shift-M). 7.1.1 Spacing Shortcuts There are keyboard shortcuts to change the spacing of the Easy to memorize: the Ctrl key current letter in Text mode (T). Hold down the Ctrl key and is located on the left, the Cmd use the left and right Arrow keys to change the LSB. Cmd and key on the right. The keys are arrow keys changes the RSB. Hold down both Ctrl and Cmd associated with the left and keys to change both LSB and RSB simultaneously, eectively right sidebearing, respectively. moving the glyph inside its width. Add the Shift key to manipulate in increments of 10 units. The shortcuts for changing the LSB collide with default shortcuts for switching between OS X Spaces. You can change or deactivate the Spaces shortcuts in the System Preferences. 7.1.2 Linked Metrics Linked metrics work in a very similar way as kerning classes: Put in the name of the glyph you want to link to in the sidebearing field and it will automatically adopt the respective side bearing. Note that this is not updated automatically. You need to select the glyphs that need updates and select Layer > Update Metrics. Or update by clicking in one of the metric fields in the info box and then clicking somewhere else. You can even enter simple calculations into the sidebearing Use the pipe character (|, Shift-backslash on a U.S. keyboard, Opt-7 on a German keyboard) to reference the opposite Glyphs Handbook, May 2013 63
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