Open the inspector form the application menu Windows or ⌘I
Glyph
Input for common glyph attributes of the current glyph.
Name |
Change the name of the current glyph. If the name changed a pop up sheet will assist in renaming the glyph in referenced components, groups and kerning as well as setting a new unicode value.
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Unicode |
Change the unicode of the current glyph. Similarly as the name of a glyph a pop up sheet will assist you in re-unicoding the glyph. |
Width |
Set the width of the current glyph. |
Left |
Set the left margin of the current glyph. |
Right |
Set the right marginof the current glyph. |
Mark |
Set the mark color of the current glyph. |
Preview
A live preview of the current glyph
Layers
A control pane to manage layers.
Select & Drag & drop |
Change layer order. |
Click and hold |
Rename a layer. |
+ - |
Add or remove a layer. |
Display controls |
Control how the layer is being displayed in the Glyph View.
- If the selected layer is the active layer the display controls will toggle the display of the active layer.
- If the selected layer is not the active layer the display controls will toggle the display of the layer in the background.
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Read more: layers
Transform
A transform pane.
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Select origins to apply the transformation on. No selection will use the zero zero point as transformation origin. |
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Mirror horizontally. |
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Mirror vertically. |
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Align selected objects to the bottom. |
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Center selected objects horizontally. |
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Align selected objects to the top. |
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Align selected objects to the left. |
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Center selected objects vertically. |
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Align selected objects to the right. |
Move |
Move selected objects according x, y settings. Optionally equalize x and y. |
Scale |
Scale selected objects according x, y percentage settings. Optionally equalize x and y. |
Rotate |
Rotate selected objects according an angle set in degrees. |
Skew |
Skew selected objects according two angles α, β. Optionally equalize α and β. |
Snap |
Snap selected objects to a grid. |
Transform |
Transform |
Apply all transformations on the current glyph. The transformation could be a combination of move, scale, skew and snap transformations. |
Transform Selected Glyphs |
Apply all transformations on a glyph selection in the Font Overview. |
Transform All Glyphs |
Apply all transformations on all glyph in the font. |
Mirror Selected Glyphs Vertical |
Mirror all selected glyphs vertically in the Font Overview. |
Mirror Selected Glyphs Horizontal |
Mirror all selected glyphs horizontally in the Font Overview. |
Mirror All Glyphs Vertical |
Mirror all glyphs vertically in the font. |
Mirror All Glyphs Horizontal |
Mirror all glyphs horizontally in the font. |
Transform Again |
Apply the same transformation again on the current glyph. Handy if the transformation is being set from a transform action in the Glyph View. |
Transform Again Selected Glyphs |
Apply the same transformation again on the selected glyphs in the Font Overview. |
Transform Again All Glyphs |
Apply the same transformation again on all glyphs in the font. |
Options |
Transform Contours |
Apply transformations on contours. |
Transform Metrics |
Apply transformation on metrics. |
Transform Components |
Apply transformation on components. |
Transform Anchors |
Apply transformation on anchors. |
Transform Image |
Apply transformation on an image. |
Align Off Curve Points |
Apply alignment transformation on off curve points. |
Reset Panel |
Reset the panel to his default transformation. |
Points
A list of all contours with points in the current glyph.
✓ |
Select the contour or point. |
X |
The point x value, editable. |
Y |
The point y value, editable. |
∞ |
A boolean if the point is smooth. |
Name |
The point name, editable. |
Components
A list of all components in the current glyph.
✓ |
Select the component. |
Base Glyph |
Name of the referenced glyph, editable. |
Transfromation |
The transformation of the component, editable. |
Anchors
A list of all anchors in the current glyph.
✓ |
Select the anchor. |
X |
The point x value, editable. |
Y |
The point y value, editable. |
Name |
The anchor name, editable. |
Note
Add a note to a glyph.