DTL FontMaster Manual1.1 PDF

dtl ikarusmaster: batch menu
batch menu
This menu is only available in case the option Font Administration is
selected from the View menu. The functions in the Batch menu can also
be found in the Tools and Special menus when the Character Edit
Window is active. The big diuerence between the functionality in the
Batch menu and the other two menus is that in the Font Administration tool
several or even all characters can be selected for processing while using the
same functions in the Character Edit Window only influences the selected
character. If no glyph is selected the batch operation will be applied to all
glyphs in the database.
Please pay attention to the fact that changes are irreversible; the
operations applied to the glyphs are automatically saved on the disk.
Scale
After having selected contours or the whole character, input the scaling
factors in x and y direction in %. You can also determine the origin of the
scaling and whether or not you will scale the sidebearings simultaneously.
Metrics
There are several options to modify the metrics by changing the widths or
sidebearings of the selected glyphs. In the Metrics dialog positiv or negative
values can be entered in the input field(s) called Values.
– Change Sidebearings absolute
The sidebearings of all the selected glyphs will get the values specified in
the two input fields for the left and right sidebearing.
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The options in the Batch menu are
only available in case the Font
Administration tool is active.
In case no glyph is selected the batch
operation will be applied to all glyphs
in the database.