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Chapter 50:
Designing and Building Your Own Fonts
3 Enter a character in the Add Kern Character (Increase Space) box.
4 Enter a character in the Subtract Kern Character (Decrease Space) box.
5 Turn on Put No Kern Characters in Font if you do not want kern characters.
6 Click Default to return the kern characters to the GSP defaults.
7 Click OK to return to the Font Settings dialog box.
8 Click OK.
Setting the kerning
OMEGA's Font Designer allows you to set kerning or adjust the amount of spacing between
characters in a single-byte font
When kerning connected characters, follow these guidelines:
♦ Turn kerning off when the character connects on both the right and left sides.
♦ Turn kerning on if a character does not connect to any other characters (for example,
some uppercase characters).
♦ Kern only the non-connecting side for characters that connect on one side only.
The Kern Setup dialog box allows you to view the characters along with the heightline and
baseline. Individual characters are chosen from the drop-down list. Use Kern Setup to establish
the kerning options. Kerning options determine whether a kern value is assigned to the left,
right, or both sides of a character.
The Kern Setup box contains these options:
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