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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; erase; rotate; skew; zoom; set start point; insert 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.
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