Features
TypeTool version 3 perfect utility when a user needs a good basic font editor for TrueType, OpenType, and Type 1 fonts. With TypeTool 3, add and edit characters in fonts, change font names, styles, metrics, kerning, and a host of other "inside information" that controls how fonts look and work.
New in version 3 are some very helpful features:• mask layer editing — edit the mask as well as the outline;• bitmap backgrounds — import a bitmap file to use as a template;• Unicode 5.0 support — new Unicode glyph template images (from Monotype Imaging);• OpenType font import and export;• metrics and kerning editing; and• many more enhancements.TypeTool is a simple and easy-to-use font editor for TrueType and Type 1 fonts.Features:• make new fonts;• automatically hint and kern fonts;• get perfect results with Adobe Type 1 and TrueType editing;• add ligatures, old style figures, fractions, currency symbols, and foreign characters;• make dingbats or clipart fonts;• make font variations;• print font reference tables;• rearrange the keyboard;• add correct em dashes, en dashes, quotation marks, and apostrophes;• make custom end-of-story markers;• convert fonts between Adobe Type 1 and TrueType formats; and• 110-page user manual.Import formats:• PC Type 1, PC TrueType, and EPS.Export Formats:• PC Type 1, PC TrueType, and EPS.Tools:• draw ; eraserotateskewzoomset start pointinsert node ; remove overlap ; merge contours ; subtract contours ; intersect contours ; snap to guides ; ruler ; and 102 levels of undo .Windows:• edit ; font table ; font manager ; preview/kerning/metrics ; context-sensitive popup menus; and property windows.Encoding:• imported ; adobe standard ; adobe cyrillic ; adobe symbol ; windows ansi ; and iso latin .Printouts:• character , preview , and font table .New in TypeTool 2: • knife tool to slice and dice contours, even leave open ends;• magic wand to select only desired segments;• a variety of shaped brushes to choose from;• vector paint tools to enable the user to paint like a bitmap but create vector outlines;• new metrics window is easier to navigate and faster to use; and• expanded encodings and Unicode code pages covering virtually every language in the world.TypeTool can open and edit fonts with up to 65,000 characters, including TrueType, Type 1, and TrueType-based OpenType fonts. Further, it now has support for 12 encodings and more than 150 code pages.Manufacturer: FontLab Ltd.
