A tool to edit visual glyph data: contours, anchors, components, guidelines, etc.
Actions
Point Selection
| action |
description |
| click (no selection) |
Deselect all. |
| click + drag (no selection) |
Select all points inside the selection marquee. |
| click on a point |
Select the point. |
| ⇧ + click |
Add or remove from current selection. |
| click + drag |
Move selected points. |
| ⇧ + click + drag |
Move selected points on x, y or 45° axis. |
| ⌥ + click + drag |
The point will be turned non-smooth and only the on-curve point is moved. |
| ⌃ + click + drag |
Copies the selection while dragging. |
| ⌥ + click + drag (single BCP selection) |
BCP becomes non-smooth. |
| ⌃ + ⌥ + click + drag (single BCP selection) |
BCP becomes smooth, and the BCP value is mirrored on the other BCP (if there is one). |
| ⌘ + drag smooth point |
- If selection is on-curve point:
- Point will be moved between the handles.
- If selection is off-curve point:
- Point will be moved in the same direction as the handle.
|
| join / close contour |
If a contour is open, and first or last on-curve point is dragged on top of another first or last on-curve point, the contours are joined or closed. |
| tab |
Jump to the next on-curve point. |
Use ⇪ (Caps Lock) + ⌘ + arrow keys to move a smooth point between its handles using the keyboard instead of the mouse. See this post in the RoboFont Forum.
Segment Selection
| action |
description |
| click |
Select segment. |
| ⇧ + click |
Add segment to selection. |
| click + drag (single segment selection) |
Move the selected segments around. |
| ⌥ + click + drag (single segment selection) |
- For line segment:
- Create curve segment (adds two BCPs).
- For curve segment:
- Drag the handles around. (This will un-smooth on-curve points.)
|
| ⌘ + click drag (single segment selection) |
- For line segments:
- Move the selected segment around.
- For curve segments:
- BCPs follow the handles direction.
|
| ⇧ + click + drag (single segment selection) |
All points are constrained to x, y or 45°. (Works also while ⌥ and/or ⌘ are down.) |
| ⌃ + click + drag |
Copy the selected segment while dragging. |
| ⌘ + ⌥ (no selection) |
Add point to segment. |
Contour Selection
| action |
description |
| double click |
Select contour. |
| click + drag (in/on selection) |
Move the selection. |
| ⇧ + click + drag (in/on selection) |
Move the selection with x, y or 45° constrain. |
Component Selection
| action |
description |
| click |
Select the component. |
| ⇧ + click |
Toggles the component selection. |
| drag |
Move the components around. |
| ⇧ + drag |
Move the selection with x, y or 45° constrain. |
| triple click (in the component) |
Go to the base glyph for editing. |
Copy & Paste
| action |
description |
| copy |
- in Glyph View:
- Copy the current glyph’s selection to clipboard.
- in Font Overview:
- Copy the selected glyph to clipboard.
- in Adobe Illustrator™:
- Copy selection to clipboard.
|
| paste |
Paste clipboard contents into the current glyph. |
Contextual menus can be opened using a right-click. Depending on the current selection and on where you click, a different menu will be shown.
No selection
| action |
description |
| Add Component |
Open an Add Component sheet. |
| Add Anchors |
Open an Add Anchor sheet. |
| Reverse |
Reverse the whole glyph. |
| Remove Overlap |
Remove overlaps in the whole glyph. |
| Auto Contour order |
Try to order the contours. |
| Add Extreme Points |
Add extreme points to selected contours. |
| Corrent Directions (PS) |
Correct contour directions (PostScript). |
| ⌥ + Corrent Directions (TT) |
Correct contour directions (TrueType). |
| Lock Guides |
Lock all guides (global setting). |
| Lock Images |
Lock all images (global setting). |
| Copy To Layer |
List all available layers to copy to. |
| ⌥ + Copy To Layer |
List all available layers to swap with. |
Contour selection
| action |
description |
| Reverse |
Reverse selected contours. |
| Remove Overlap |
Remove overlaps in selected contours. |
| Labels |
Add labels to selected points. |
Single point
| action |
description |
| Break Contour |
Breaks contour at the selected point. |
| Reverse |
Reverse the whole glyph. |
| Set Start Point |
Set the selected point as starting point. |
Glyph with components
| action |
description |
| Go to |
Jump to a component’s base glyph. |
| ⌥ + Go to |
Decompose component selected in contextual menu. |
| Decompose selected |
Decompose selected components. |
| Decompose All |
Decompose all components. |
Anchor
| action |
description |
| Name |
Set a name for the selected anchor. |
Guideline
See Guidelines.
Image
See Images.
