![]() ![]() Tip: There is also an access key “S” to smooth curves. This feature will only work if the on-curve point is already close to smooth. If no points are selected it will apply to all points. Right-click one or more on-curve points, which are surrounded by off-curve points, and select Smooth Curves. ![]() Fortunately there is a command that will do just that. It is not always easy to keep an outline smooth around on-curve points. To guarantee smoothness, the on-curve point at which two curves meet must be on the line between the two off-curve points on either side. If you would like to keep the existing curvature, press the Backspace key, then FontCreator will try to keep the remaining contour as equal as possible to the original contour. If you are deleting part of a cubic curve, it is sometimes required to delete adjacent points to ensure that the remaining contour is still a valid cubic-based outline. You can delete part of a contour by selecting one or more points and pressing the Delete key. While holding down Ctrl along with Alt, FontCreator will try to make all selected curves symmetrical. While holding down Ctrl along with Shift, FontCreator will try to make all selected curves smooth. ![]() There are some more advanced options which also only work with cubic curves: FontCreator will then no longer keep smooth curves smooth, thus when you move a single off-curve point which used to be part of a smooth curve, then the opposite off-curve point will no longer move along. Press Alt to ignore the snap to grid and snap to guidelines features.įontCreator will try to maintain smooth cubic curves, but you can override this by holding down Ctrl while moving selected points. To constrain a selection so it moves only horizontally or vertically, press Shift as you drag the selection. You can select one or more points to move them around. Depending on the number of points selected it might also show angle (with a single point) or distance (between two selected points). The status bar shows context specific information, so in point mode it will show the mutual x and/or y position of the selected point(s) coordinate(s). Hold down the Shift key and select points you want to add or remove from the current selection. Use the Ctrl-A shortcut or select Select All from the Edit menu to select all points. To select more than one point hold down the Shift key while clicking on several points or another way is to hold down the left mouse button and drag a rectangle around the points you want to select simultaneously, whether a few or all points in the glyph. If you want to divide a curve into two segments, just click on the curve. To change a curve, just click on the curve segment, and move the mouse to the desired position. To change the start point, right-click a point and select First Point. Select one or more points and then right-click one of them to open a submenu with even more point related features.Įvery contour has a start point with a green mark and an end point with a red mark. There are several operations related to points (move, add, delete, change points to on or off-curve, etc.). Such off-curve points are also known as handles or control points. The smaller circles are off-curve points. The rectangles represent corners, while the large green circles indicate the curve is smooth. It almost has the same interface, but with a larger selection of tools that enable you to build intricate, multi-master fonts.In Point mode the rectangles and the larger green circles represent on-curve points. On the other hand, Glyphs 3 is a high-quality font editor that provides a complete set of features for seasoned designers. It has an easy-to-use interface and a small number of features that let you create basic fonts. It is designed for anyone who wants to experiment with font design. The more straightforward and reasonably priced variant of Glyphs is Glyphs Mini. It comes in two versions, Glyphs Mini and Glyphs 3, each with its own set of features and functionalities. Glyphs is a popular font editor for Mac that allows you to create your own custom typefaces. I’d say that the only downside of Glyphs is that it’s Mac only, meaning that you can’t use it on a Windows computer. Above these benefits, there’s one more, if you want to know something super specific, the community on the forum will usually respond within a couple of hours (sometimes even faster). Not only because we use it in our workshops and courses but also because it’s easy to learn, constantly updated, has lots of helpful plugins, and is very intuitive. Every type designer will tell you that their software is the best and that they like it very much (or hate some parts of it, who knows), but for me, Glyphs is the go-to software to use. ![]()
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