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Globlal baseline shift?
Posted by Graphirus in
10 Jan 2013 — 7:39am
10 Jan 2013 — 7:39am
Hello,
How do I globally shift the baseline position in FL? Currently, it seem that when I shift the baseline in a glyphs windows, the change is applied only locally to that particular glyph. Also I don't see any option to modify the baseline position in the font metrics.
Thanks!
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10 Jan 2013 — 9:33am
Technically speaking, the baseline can't be shifted — notice that even when you move it in the glyph window, it stays at 0 and simply shifts the glyph itself. You can achieve the same effect on multiple glyphs with
Tools > Action(the very first one under Contour), or using the Transformation panel with the glyphs selected in the Font window. (Note: the Shift command in Transformation panel doesn't shift hints or masks, so if your glyphs have either of those, use the Action tool.)10 Jan 2013 — 10:31am
So, let's say I wanna move down each glyph 12 units (when I imported from Illustrator the zero point didn't match the baseline in FL), I apply the mentioned action and that's all? It will work on diacritics and components as well?
10 Jan 2013 — 11:10am
If you plan ahead you won't have to do all that work. Check this tutorial from Adam Twardoch at FontLab:
http://forum.fontlab.com/fontlab-studio-tips-and-tricks/
Second post from the top.
10 Jan 2013 — 12:11pm
Yes.
Save your work first, because this can't be UNDOne.
Tools/Action/Contour/Shift
Vertical Shift -12 / Check the box 'apply to entire font' .
If you don't like the result, File/Revert to the last saved version.
If you don't like the result, just