FontLab Tip: Moving Nodes But Not Handles
Select a node with handles (1), hold Alt/Option key, and move it. The handles are not moved (2). This works with any kind of node (3) and also with multiple nodes at once (4). Multiplier keys (Shift and Ctrl) can be used together.
FontLab Tip: Moving Nodes But Not Handles
Select a node with handles (1), hold Alt/Option key, and move it. The handles are not moved (2). This works with any kind of node (3) and also with multiple nodes at once (4). Multiplier keys (Shift and Ctrl) can be used together.
FontLab Tip: Coloring Many Glyphs at Once
1. Select the glyphs in Font Window. 2. Go to Glyph > Flatten Layer. 3. Open the Color panel. 4. Choose and Apply any color. Done. Why flatten? Since color is an element attribute, you need a single element in each glyph to do this.
FontLab Tip: Adding Gradients III
Besides the linear gradient, FontLab offers the radial (1) and the conical gradients (2). Both are fully editable using the controls from Elements panel. A sample of all gradients can be seen in (3).
FontLab Tip: Adding Gradients II
You can add more colors to the gradient with a double click in the gradient control (1) or in the ribbon from the color options in Elements panel (2).
FontLab Tip: Adding Gradients I
In the Elements panel, click in the color button and select one kind of gradient (1). Select the initial colors to change them in the gradient control (2). Slide the triangles to change how the gradient is built (3).
Palatino, sem comparação!
FontLab Tip: Adding Colors II
In the normal editing mode, the Glyph Window show the element colors with a very light tint to avoid visual pollution (1). Don't worry, the colors are there. Just hold the Space key to preview the glyph (2).
Who cares about what Ice T thinks?
FontLab Tip: Adding Colors I
Colors are applied to elements. Just select the element in the Elements panel and open the color table using the dot at right (1). You can also use the properties area, where there is more options, including color stroke (2).
I like Aptos, but… 😉
FontLab Tip: Element Guides II
Just like Font and Glyph guides, an Element guide can receive a name (A), a custom color (B), be locked (C), get is position numerically defined (D), a thickness (E) and an expression using values and parameters, like "ascender/2".
FontLab Tip: Element Guides I
Element guides belong to the element active when it was created and can be linked to nodes. To create it, choose the Guides tool (G), hold Alt and drag. These guides are good to mark sidebearings (A), anchor positions (B) or geometric middles (C).
FontLab Tip: From Straight to Curve
To turn a straight (1) into a curve, hold Alt and click it (2). The handles have he same size and angle at the beginning, but of course you can freely mode them (3). To turn one of the nodes into a tangent, just double-click it (4).
FontLab Tip: Docking Panels II
You can click on the top right button to alternate between the docking modes. With a panel already docked, the option to pin the panel is available. With it, the panel can't be dragged out its position.
Eu me vingo escrevendo Comic Sans com a Laboratorium. 😁
FontLab Tip: Docking Panels I
With the pointer over title bar, drag a panel to window limits or beside other panels to dock it. If the panel shows icon 1, it can be docked anywhere. With icon 2, it only docks to other panels. Icon 3 does not dock. Click the icon to change it.
FontLab Tip: Alternative View
View panel concentrates options to show, lock and snap to objects (1) and to show/hide visual aids (2). But you can have a second, alternative set up. Just click this small button (3) to commute between the two views.
FontLab Tip: Select from Miniatures
You can double-click the miniatures shown in the Elements panel to select elements or their contours. This works for groups of elements (blue), elements (red), and contours (orange). Especially useful in complex glyphs.
FontLab Tip: Global Mask
A Global Mask is a mask that appears in all glyphs, usually a reference used for some glyphs and later erased. Create it by selecting any contour (1) and go to Tools > Mask > Copy to Global Mask (2). Erase it with Tools > Mask Clear Global Mask (3).
It's a bad practice to publish a set of identical content like this. You just get blocked.
FontLab Tip: Not-Saved Indicator
When a font is not saved, FontLab shows in light blue the icon in the tabs and also in the window title. As soon as the file is saved, the icons turn gray.
I think Butterick's orientations are mostly excellent, but I disagree from him in some points. His approach to research papers (is.gd/Qly0kt) is especially debatable.
I think Butterick's orientations are mostly excellent, but I disagree from him in some points. His approach to research papers (is.gd/Qly0kt) is especially debatable.
An important information, thank you very much. I'll add the [kern] table to my fonts.
FontLab Tip: Autosave
FontLab has the AutoSave feature and it can have the interval and the host folder defined by the user. Check it in File > Preferences > Save Fonts.
FontLab Tip: Using Masks II
Anything you paste can be used as a mask (1-2-3). The mask is actually a layer linked to your master (4). Go to Tools > Mask > Edit Mask to open it. Enable master visibility (the eye icon, 4) to see both the maks and the outline (5).
Não conheço, mas pelo que vi no Behance e no Instagram, ele não é designer tipográfico, embora seja designer.