Inspector

 

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.
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.

Read more: layers

Transform

A transform pane.

Select origins to apply the transformation on. No selection will use the zero zero point as transformation origin.
Mirror horizontally.
Mirror vertically.
Align selected objects to the bottom.
Center selected objects horizontally.
Align selected objects to the top.
Align selected objects to the left.
Center selected objects vertically.
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.