Gerber OMEGA CP Reference Manual page 592

578 Chapter 50:
Designing and Building Your Own Fonts
Processing the kerning
The Kern Process dialog box allows kerning adjustment for the entire font. Review the
information below on the Kern Process dialog box before completing the steps for overall font
kerning adjustment.
The Font Number and Font Title appear in the upper left corner of the Kern Process dialog box.
Both selections were entered in the Font Settings dialog box.
Use the slider in the Kern Factor group box to set the kern values (between 1 and 10) for the
font. A lower kern value provides tighter intercharacter spacing, while a higher kern value
provides looser intercharacter spacing. The system defaults to a kern factor of 4.
Use the Number of Passes group box to fine tune the overall intercharacter spacing for the font.
Font Designer calculates the letter spacing based on the shape of the adjacent edges of all
characters in the font. The more passes chosen, the more precise the kerning. Choose the
number of passes (1, 2, 3, or 4) by clicking on the desired value. The system defaults to 2 passes.
Note: Number of Passes is used for short kerning only. Short kerning is used when Long Kern
Table (4.0 systems only) is turned off.
Tip: After the font has been processed in Font Designer, use the GSP Kern program to
precisely set spacing between specific character pairs.
To set overall font kerning
1 In the Kern Setup dialog box, click Process to open the Kern Process dialog box.
2 Set a Kern Factor.
3 Choose the desired number of passes: 1, 2, 3, or 4. The default is 2.
Note: Click Preference to save the current Kern Factor and number of passes. This setting will
be the default when processing a new font.
4 Click Process. A message appears confirming that font construction is complete.
5 Click OK.
6 Close the Font Designer program.
The font can now be accessed in Composer. Refer to "Accessing the font" for further details.