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    • FontLab 8
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    • FontLab 8
      • New in FontLab 8
      • 1. Explore & prepare
      • 2. Draft & draw
      • 3. Edit & refine
      • 4. Consistency & precision
      • 5. Build & assemble
      • 6. Metrics & kerning
      • 7. Families & variation
      • 8. Test & adjust
      • 9. Color
      • 10. Glyphs & fonts
      • 11. Formats
      • 12. Scripts & integrations
      • 13. Bug fixes
      • New since FontLab VI
        • 8.2.1.8638.β
        • 8.2.0.8620
        • 8.2.0.8458.β
        • 8.0.1.8248
        • 8.0.1.8247.β
        • 8.0.1.8237.β
        • 8.0.1.8228.β
        • 8.0.1.8225.β
        • 8.0.0.8222
        • 8.0.0.8220.β
        • 8.0.0.8203
        • 8.0.0.8200
    • Manual
      • Tutorials
        • Tutorials
          • Importing Settings and Shortcuts into FL 8
          • Install and Troubleshooting
          • Customize Your Drawing Window
          • FontLab 8 New Dark Theme
          • Avoid Mistakes By Following the Basic Vector Rules
          • Basics of Drawing in FontLab
          • Merging, Separating, Overlapping Shapes: Surgery
          • Open Contour Surgery: Surgery Part 2
          • PROJECT: Surgery Procedure
          • Pathfinder Modes and the Fill Tool
          • Reusing Shapes Intro
          • Reusing Shapes 1
          • Free Transform: Complete Guide
          • Non-Destructive Transformation
          • Special Non-Destructive Transformations
          • The New Stroke and Thickness Tool
          • Masterclass: Better Vector Drawing
          • Masterclass: Better Vector Drawing
          • Automatic Fixing Paths
          • Fixing Paths by Hand
          • PROJECT: Hone A Letter
          • Understanding the Different Curve Types
          • PROJECT: Fixing the S Problem
          • Curve Tension
          • PROJECT: Smoothing Out Pencil H
          • Fonts Look Bad at Size
          • Fonts Look Bad at Size, Pt. 2
          • Making a Large Display Letter
          • Making a Text Sized Letter
          • Setting Your Letter Heights
          • Intro to Spacing
          • Ninety Second Vertical Metrics
          • Two Minute Customizing Your Metrics Window
          • Avoiding Serious Spacing Problems
          • 60 Second Quick Start Metrics
          • 90 Second Quick Start Kerning
          • Kerning’s Warnings!
          • 15 Second Autokerning
          • Mouse Kerning
          • Waterfall Kerning
          • Intro to Special Kerning
          • Auto Kerning Exceptions
          • Manually Kern Exceptions
          • 1 Minute Checking Exceptions
          • Context Kerning
          • Copying Kerning into Another Master
          • Intro: What is Hinting?
          • Does My Font Need Hints?
          • 90 Second Global PS Hinting
          • PS Autohinting
          • PS Autohint, Part 2
          • More Blues, Autohinting, Part 3
          • Intro to _Italics_
          • Three Minute Italic’s Settings
          • Setting Up Italics
          • Font Families and Variations Intro
          • Common Axes
          • Layers & Masters Panel Basics
          • Setting Up Variations
          • Making Instances
          • Style Groups
          • Master Strategy
        • Stop Wasting Time On Font Mistakes!
        • Notes on type design
        • Intro
          • Type design basics
          • Autotrace
          • Autotracing tips
          • Framework
          • Verticals
          • Optical illusions
          • Limitations
          • Work habits
          • Keep a log
          • Decisions
          • Test and compare
          • Golden Section
          • Limit your choices
          • Imitation
          • Font metrics can help you
          • More metrics, if you’re really curious
          • Why pilfering doesn’t pay
          • Modules on a grid
          • Make a grid
          • The curve
          • The diagonal
          • Easy capitals
          • Pesky capitals
          • Numerals and oddments
          • How to polish
          • Spacing
          • Squeeze and stretch
          • Make a bold
          • Limits
          • Where does the weight go?
          • Bowls, stems and curves
          • Diagonals
          • The letter s
          • The letter g
          • The letter a
          • Assembly work
          • Italic
          • x-height
          • Stems
          • Curve compensation
          • Working from scanned art
          • Capitals one: straight stems
          • Casual serifs
          • Capitals two: rounded letters
          • The letter O
          • More rounded letters
          • The letter S
          • Capitals three: obliques
          • Lower case
          • The l-group
          • The a-group
          • The b-group
          • o-group one: the letter o
          • o-group two
          • o-group three: the letter s
          • The x-group
          • Spacing
          • Method
          • Spacing capitals
          • Spacing the lower case
          • Spacing numerals
          • How to imitate spacing
          • Spacing joined letters
          • Bad shapes
          • Kerning fun
          • Useful texts
          • Elbow grease
          • Bumpy curves
          • Character width
          • Family likeness
          • Density
          • Proportions
        • Glossary
      • Reference
      • FontLab Credits
      • FontLab Licenses
      • Made with FontLab
      • Testimonials
      • Topics
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    Release notes for FontLab 8

    • 8.2.1.8638.β
    • 8.2.0.8620
    • 8.2.0.8458.β
    • 8.0.1.8248
    • 8.0.1.8247.β
    • 8.0.1.8237.β
    • 8.0.1.8228.β
    • 8.0.1.8225.β
    • 8.0.0.8222
    • 8.0.0.8220.β
    • 8.0.0.8203
    • 8.0.0.8200

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