Gerber OMEGA CP Reference Manual page 600

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
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.
displays and makes the font.
Making Font