Gerber OMEGA CP, Reference Manual

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586 Chapter 50:
Designing and Building Your Own Fonts
To enter the font settings
1
Click File > Font Settings to display the Font Settings dialog box.
2
In the Font Title text box enter a Font Title.
3
In the Font Number text box, the system automatically enters the next available font
number to identify the font. You may also enter a font number manually by typing in
the desired font number in the Font Number text box.
4
In the Cap Height Line text box enter the capital height line value. (This is the absolute
height value that appeared in the status bar; you will need to enter this value.)
5
In the Space Character text box enter a space character value or accept the default.
Make a note of the Font Title, Font Number, Capital Height Line, and Space Character
values in case you want to add additional characters to the font at a later date.
6
Select the Character Width Defined by Baseline check box.
7
Click OK to enter the information and return to the Font Designer menu.
To set the kerning
1
Click Setup! on the menu bar. The message
Making Font
displays and makes the font.
The Kern Setup dialog box opens.
2
Click each PLT file individually. As a PLT file is chosen it is highlighted and the file
name appears at the top of the list box. The current character is shown in the view box.
3
Turn on the Kern Left or Kern Right check box if the character does not connect to
another character on that side.
4
Turn off the Kern Left or Kern Right check box on the side of the character that
connects to another character.
5
Click Process to accept the entries from the Kern Setup dialog box.
6
The kerning information for each PLT file has now been processed. The Kern Process
dialog box opens.
Note: If no characters have been designated for kerning, then no entries are necessary for the
Kern Factor and Passes features.
To process the font
1
Click Process. A status box opens and installs the font.
2
A message displays stating that font construction is complete. Click OK.
3
Close the Font Designer program.
The font is now completely processed through Font Designer and can now be accessed from
TOWS or the Enter/Edit dialog box in the Composer program.
Note: Only the characters processed through Font Designer can be accessed in Composer. The
keyboard beeps when you press keys for characters not processed in the sample font.