dab
(david)
September 4, 2024, 9:07am
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Hi all,
I’m new to Glyphs and can’t seem to find a way to preview my font fully in the Font Window. I imagine that’s an easy fix (regarding the height of my font…?) but haven’t found a solution yet… I’ve attached screenshots.
Thank you for the help!
HugoJ
(Hugo Jourdan)
September 4, 2024, 9:09am
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This is probably because your Master metrics are not correctly set.
Be sure they are set according to the height of your letters.
dab
(david)
September 4, 2024, 9:19am
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Thank you @HugoJ ! Indeed they were not set correctly. May I ask what the numbers 16 or -16 are for?
Thank you!
SCarewe
(Sebastian Carewe)
September 4, 2024, 9:26am
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Those are overshoots, important for hinting.
These are the sizes of the alignment zones (above baseline: +#, below baseline: -#, no zone: 0). Lean more in the Handbook:
dab
(david)
September 4, 2024, 9:28am
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Amazing! Thank you all for the quick answers!