Metrics list
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The 'Metrics' window tabulates the size data for every character in the chosen font.
| • | Click List metrics on the font display window's Control panel. |
A new window is opened, showing the TrueType or Compact Font values for each character, listed in 'Unicode' order:
Character code (hexadecimal number) |
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Width |
Design cell-width |
Xmin |
Design left side-bearing |
Ymin |
Design bottom of glyph |
Xmax |
Design right side-bearing |
Ymax |
Design top of glyph |
Glyph number |
Decimal number assigned to this character in this font |
Name |
Adobe® PostScript® name |
Left |
Actual left side-bearing for this size of font (A spacing) |
Black |
Actual width of drawn glyph for this size of font (B spacing) |
Right |
Actual right side-bearing for this size of font (C spacing) |
For example: |
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Character code (hexadecimal number) |
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Width |
Design cell-width (derived from its hmtx table) |
CFF width |
Cell-width given in the CFF data (normally the same as 'Width') |
Name |
Adobe® PostScript® name |
Left |
Actual left side-bearing for this size of font (A spacing) |
Black |
Actual width of drawn glyph for this size of font (B spacing) |
Right |
Actual right side-bearing for this size of font (C spacing) |
For example: |
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To print out the Metrics List, select:
| • | Print from the File menu to display your standard Print dialog and complete this as usual. |
Tip: if you need to set up a different printer, select Printer Setup... from the File menu.
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