Commands Summary

File Commands
File Commands
Command	Description	Tracking Information
File->Open	Open a font file and load it	none
File->Open Protected	Open a font file and protect it making it read-only; the font cannot be modified or saved	none
File->Close	The current font is discarded from memory	none
File->Save	Save the current font under its original name (in a different version if versions are enabled)	none
File->Save as	Save the current font under a different name	none
File->New Raster Font	Create a new raster font and make it the current font	none
File->New Curve Font	Create a new curve font and make it the current font	none
File->Font Edit	Open the Font Edit Commands Menu to choose from it	none
File->Rename	Rename the current font	none
File->Master	Open the Master Commands Menu to choose from it	none
File->Options	Set the user-definable options	none
File->Save Options/Keys->Globally	Save the option settings and key definitions globally in the file .typodefs in the user"s home directory	none
File->Save Options/Keys->Locally	Save the option settings and key definitions locally in the file .typodefs in the current directory	none
File->Exit	End this TYPO session	none

Font Edit Commands
Font Edit Commands

File->Font Edit->Properties Display and set the properties of the current font none

File->Font Edit->Copy Properties Copy the font properties from the selected font into the current font none

File->Font Edit->Layout Font Move, copy, or delete characters in the current font using the Font pop-up window none

File->Font Edit->Kern Display/change the current font kernings with the kerning pop-up window none

File->Font Edit->Change Bases Move the base points of all the characters in a font by a specified offset none

File->Font Edit->Change Widths Set all the widths in a font to a fixed value, or increase/decrease all widths by a specified amount, or increase/decrease all widths by a specified percentage. The width change can be applied to the left end of the character box, its right end, or divided among both ends. none

File->Font Edit->Align Bases Shift all the characters in a font such that their base points reside at the same coordinates none

File->Font Edit->Scale Font Scale all the characters in a font, either uniformly in the horizontal and vertical direction, or by different horizontal an vertical scale factors none

File->Font Edit->Rotate Font Rotate all the characters in a font by the specified angle none
File->Font Edit->Skew Font Skew (slant, make oblique) all the characters in a font by the specified angle, either horizontally or vertically none

File->Font Edit->Mirror Font Mirror-image all the characters in a font none

File->Font Edit->Integer Coordinates Round all the end point coordinates to integer values. The control points are moved together with their end points to preserve slopes. none

Font Edit Commands
Font Edit Commands
File->Font Edit->Properties	Display and set the properties of the current font	none
File->Font Edit->Copy Properties	Copy the font properties from the selected font into the current font	none
File->Font Edit->Layout Font	Move, copy, or delete characters in the current font using the Font pop-up window	none
File->Font Edit->Kern	Display/change the current font kernings with the kerning pop-up window	none
File->Font Edit->Change Bases	Move the base points of all the characters in a font by a specified offset	none
File->Font Edit->Change Widths	Set all the widths in a font to a fixed value, or increase/decrease all widths by a specified amount, or increase/decrease all widths by a specified percentage. The width change can be applied to the left end of the character box, its right end, or divided among both ends.	none
File->Font Edit->Align Bases	Shift all the characters in a font such that their base points reside at the same coordinates	none
File->Font Edit->Scale Font	Scale all the characters in a font, either uniformly in the horizontal and vertical direction, or by different horizontal an vertical scale factors	none
File->Font Edit->Rotate Font	Rotate all the characters in a font by the specified angle	none
File->Font Edit->Skew Font	Skew (slant, make oblique) all the characters in a font by the specified angle, either horizontally or vertically	none
File->Font Edit->Mirror Font	Mirror-image all the characters in a font	none
File->Font Edit->Integer Coordinates	Round all the end point coordinates to integer values. The control points are moved together with their end points to preserve slopes.	none

Edit Commands

Edit->Undo Undo the last command that changed the current character none

Edit->Again Repeat the last menu command command-specific

Edit->Cut For curve characters, cut out the selected curves. For raster characters, clear all the selected pixels. Before deleting the curves/pixels, they are copied away for re-insertion with the Paste command. none

Edit->Copy For curve characters, copy away the selected curves for re-insertion with the Paste command. For raster characters, copy away the selected pixels for re-insertion with the Paste command. none

Edit->Paste For raster characters, insert the previously copied-away pixels with one of the raster operations Copy, Or, Xor, And. For curve characters, insert the previously copied-away curve sequence after the last selected curve. If no curve is selected, the curve sequence is added as a separate component, beginning at the focus_ New and original coordinates of the kept pixels bounding rectangle for raster characters, and coordinates of the first inserted curve start point

Edit->Delete For curve characters, cut out the selected curves. For raster characters, clear all the selected pixels. Do not copy away for re-insertion none

Edit->Select All Select the minimal rectangle that bounds the current character. For a raster character, all the pixels get selected. For a curve character, all the curves and curve points get selected. none

Edit->Copy from Back Copy the character in the background to the current character and overwrite the previous current character. none

Edit->Paint/Fill For outline characters, change the way a contour or contour sequence is painted or filled (stroke/fill options). For raster characters, fill a four-connected area (with 25% or 50% or 75% or 100% black, or a user-specified pattern). The fill origin coordinates for raster characters; none for curve characters

Edit->Raster<->Curve Convert Curve:^C:T{ A curve character is converted into raster pixels and inserted into the current raster character. A raster character is auto-traced into a curve character and inserted into the current curve character. none

Edit->Insert Text Insert a text from the current font into the current character, converting from curve to raster or raster to curve if necessary. Text base point coordinates, and horizontal and vertical scale factor

Edit->Shape Text Insert a text from the current font into the current character. The text is justified along a priorly selected curve or curve sequence.

Curve/Raster Char commands
Curve/Raster Character Commands

Command Description Tracking Information

Character->Open Character Load a new current character from the current font none

Character->Select Character The user selects a character among the glyphs of the current font to be loaded as the new current character none

Character->Close Character Close and discard the current character (without saving it) none

Character->Step Advance to the following character in the font of the current character none

Character->Step Both Advance both the foreground and the background characters to their successors in the respective fonts none

Character->Browse Browse through the font of the current character none

Character->Save Character Save the current character in its font none

Character->Save Character as Save the current character in the current font in the specified position none

Character->New Raster Character Create a new raster character as the current character none
Character->New Curve Character Create a new curve character as the current character none
Character->Measure Measure the distance between two points in the current character Point coordinates, h/v distances, angle between points

Character->Character Properties Change or view properties of the current character none

Curve/Raster Char commands
Curve/Raster Character Commands
Command	Description	Tracking Information
Character->Open Character	Load a new current character from the current font	none
Character->Select Character	The user selects a character among the glyphs of the current font to be loaded as the new current character	none
Character->Close Character	Close and discard the current character (without saving it)	none
Character->Step	Advance to the following character in the font of the current character	none
Character->Step Both	Advance both the foreground and the background characters to their successors in the respective fonts	none
Character->Browse	Browse through the font of the current character	none
Character->Save Character	Save the current character in its font	none
Character->Save Character as	Save the current character in the current font in the specified position	none
Character->New Raster Character	Create a new raster character as the current character	none
Character->New Curve Character	Create a new curve character as the current character	none
Character->Measure	Measure the distance between two points in the current character	Point coordinates, h/v distances, angle between points
Character->Character Properties	Change or view properties of the current character	none

Master commands
Master Commands

Command Description Tracking Information

File->Master->New Master Create a new master for the current font none

File->Master->Copy Master Copy a master from some font to the current font none

File->Master->Delete Master The current master is discarded from its font none

Master commands
Master Commands
Command	Description	Tracking Information
File->Master->New Master	Create a new master for the current font	none
File->Master->Copy Master	Copy a master from some font to the current font	none
File->Master->Delete Master	The current master is discarded from its font	none

Transform commands
Transform Commands

Command Description Tracking Information

Transform->Shift Move the character in its coordinate system (raster character: in its matrix) x and y offset

Transform->Scale Scale the character to a smaller or bigger size around the focus none

Transform->Rotate Rotate the current character around the focus none

Transform->Skew Horizontally or vertically skew the current character around the focus, either horizontally or vertically (make it oblique) none

Transform->Mirror Mirror the selected contents of the current character around the focus none

Transform->Project For curve characters only: Project the contents of the selected rectangle Each time a rectangle corner is moved, the new and original corner coordinates

Transform->Interpolate with For curve characters only: Interpolate between the current character and another one from the current font none

Transform->Align Axis For curve characters only: Rotate the current character such that two specified points are lined up horizontally or vertically, whichever is achieved by the smaller of the two angles. none

Transform commands
Transform Commands
Command	Description	Tracking Information
Transform->Shift	Move the character in its coordinate system (raster character: in its matrix)	x and y offset
Transform->Scale	Scale the character to a smaller or bigger size around the focus	none
Transform->Rotate	Rotate the current character around the focus	none
Transform->Skew	Horizontally or vertically skew the current character around the focus, either horizontally or vertically (make it oblique)	none
Transform->Mirror	Mirror the selected contents of the current character around the focus	none
Transform->Project	For curve characters only: Project the contents of the selected rectangle	Each time a rectangle corner is moved, the new and original corner coordinates
Transform->Interpolate with	For curve characters only: Interpolate between the current character and another one from the current font	none
Transform->Align Axis	For curve characters only: Rotate the current character such that two specified points are lined up horizontally or vertically, whichever is achieved by the smaller of the two angles.	none

Adjust commands
Adjust Commands

Command Description Tracking Information

Adjust->Smooth Smooth a curve at one or both end points none

Adjust->Flatten Flatten a Bézier curve at one end point none

Adjust->Align Point Align a point with a curve tangent in the current or background character none

Adjust->Line up Points Place a collection of points on a horizontal or vertical line none

Adjust->Parallel Make a tangent parallel to another one in the current or background character none

Adjust->Perpendicular Make a tangent perpendicular to another one in the current or background character none

Adjust->Horizontal Make a tangent horizontal none

Adjust->Vertical Make a tangent vertical none

Adjust->Fit Spline Fit a relaxed, clamped, or cyclic spline through a sequence of curve end points none

Adjust commands
Adjust Commands
Command	Description	Tracking Information
Adjust->Smooth	Smooth a curve at one or both end points	none
Adjust->Flatten	Flatten a Bézier curve at one end point	none
Adjust->Align Point	Align a point with a curve tangent in the current or background character	none
Adjust->Line up Points	Place a collection of points on a horizontal or vertical line	none
Adjust->Parallel	Make a tangent parallel to another one in the current or background character	none
Adjust->Perpendicular	Make a tangent perpendicular to another one in the current or background character	none
Adjust->Horizontal	Make a tangent horizontal	none
Adjust->Vertical	Make a tangent vertical	none
Adjust->Fit Spline	Fit a relaxed, clamped, or cyclic spline through a sequence of curve end points	none

Special Commands

Special->Curve Properties View or change the properties of a curve none

Special->Hint For curvecharacters only: Place hints none

Special->Embolden For curve characters only: Artificially embolden the current character Horizontal and vertical emboldening count

Special->Reverse Path Reverse the selected path in the current character none

Special->Split Curve Split the selected curve The split point coordinates

Special->Join Path Join the selected path into one curve none

Special->Curve Kind Change the curve into one or more curves of the required kind none

Special->Close up Close up one end of a path to the other none

Metrics commands
Metrics Commands

Command Description _ Tracking Information

Metrics->Set Base Set the base point New and old base point coordinates, left bearing

Metrics->Center Base Center the base point within the bounding rectangle of the character none

Metrics->Set Width Set the character width by changing the right bearing of the character New and old width, right bearing

Metrics->Set Width Left Changes the character width by changing the left bearing of the character New and old width, left bearing

Metrics->Copy Bearings from Copy both left and right bearings from a character in the current font none

Metrics->Copy Left Bearing from Copy the left bearing from a character in the current font none

Metrics->Copy Right Bearing from Copy the right bearing from a character in the current font none

Metrics->Kern with Kern the current character against another character from its font New and old kerning value

Metrics->Copy Kern from Copy the kerning values into the current character from another character in its font none

Metrics->Kern Same as Kern the current character the same as another character in its font none

Metrics->Unkern Delete all kerning information for the current character none

Metrics commands
Metrics Commands
Command	Description _ Tracking Information
Metrics->Set Base	Set the base point	New and old base point coordinates, left bearing
Metrics->Center Base	Center the base point within the bounding rectangle of the character	none
Metrics->Set Width	Set the character width by changing the right bearing of the character	New and old width, right bearing
Metrics->Set Width Left	Changes the character width by changing the left bearing of the character	New and old width, left bearing
Metrics->Copy Bearings from	Copy both left and right bearings from a character in the current font	none
Metrics->Copy Left Bearing from	Copy the left bearing from a character in the current font	none
Metrics->Copy Right Bearing from	Copy the right bearing from a character in the current font	none
Metrics->Kern with	Kern the current character against another character from its font	New and old kerning value
Metrics->Copy Kern from	Copy the kerning values into the current character from another character in its font	none
Metrics->Kern Same as	Kern the current character the same as another character in its font	none
Metrics->Unkern	Delete all kerning information for the current character	none

Typeset commands
Typeset Commands

Command Description Tracking Information

Typeset->Open Text Open a file and load from it the text to be set in the Typeset Window none

Typeset->New Text Enter a new text to be set in the Typeset Window none

Typeset->Close Text Clear the Typeset Window none
Typeset->Re-Set Text Regenerate the Typeset Window (particularly useful after changing the current font) none

Typeset->Zoom Curves Zoom the curve character size in the typeset window none

Typeset->Zoom Raster Zoom the pixel size in the Typeset Window none

Typeset commands
Typeset Commands
Command	Description	Tracking Information
Typeset->Open Text	Open a file and load from it the text to be set in the Typeset Window	none
Typeset->New Text	Enter a new text to be set in the Typeset Window	none
Typeset->Close Text	Clear the Typeset Window	none
Typeset->Re-Set Text	Regenerate the Typeset Window (particularly useful after changing the current font)	none
Typeset->Zoom Curves	Zoom the curve character size in the typeset window	none
Typeset->Zoom Raster	Zoom the pixel size in the Typeset Window	none

Sub-Character commands
Sub-Character Commands

Command Description Tracking Information

Sub-Character->Callability The current character alternately becomes a sub-character / main character / callable main character none

Sub-Character->Call Sub-Character Call a sub-character from within the current character none

Sub-Character->Replace Call with Replace a sub-character call by a different one none

Sub-Character->Expand Call Replace a sub-character call by the corresponding curve sequence none

Sub-Character->Show Sub-Characters Show the called sub-character font positions none

Sub-Character commands
Sub-Character Commands
Command	Description	Tracking Information
Sub-Character->Callability	The current character alternately becomes a sub-character / main character / callable main character	none
Sub-Character->Call Sub-Character	Call a sub-character from within the current character	none
Sub-Character->Replace Call with	Replace a sub-character call by a different one	none
Sub-Character->Expand Call	Replace a sub-character call by the corresponding curve sequence	none
Sub-Character->Show Sub-Characters	Show the called sub-character font positions	none

Pen commands
Pen Commands

Command Description Tracking Information

Pen->Load Pen Load a new pen from the current font into the pens menu and make it the current pen none

Pen->Select Pens Select a set of pens among the glyphs of the current font, to be added to the pens menu. The last pen in the sequence becomes the current pen none

Pen->Copy to Pen Copy the current character to the pens menu none

Pen->Save Pen as Save the current pen in the current font none

Pen->Delete Pen Delete the current pen from the pens menu. The next one becomes the current pen. none

Pen->Clear Pens Clear the pens menu. Leave only the default pen, which becomes the current pen. none

Pen commands
Pen Commands
Command	Description	Tracking Information
Pen->Load Pen	Load a new pen from the current font into the pens menu and make it the current pen	none
Pen->Select Pens	Select a set of pens among the glyphs of the current font, to be added to the pens menu. The last pen in the sequence becomes the current pen	none
Pen->Copy to Pen	Copy the current character to the pens menu	none
Pen->Save Pen as	Save the current pen in the current font	none
Pen->Delete Pen	Delete the current pen from the pens menu. The next one becomes the current pen.	none
Pen->Clear Pens	Clear the pens menu. Leave only the default pen, which becomes the current pen.	none

Window commands
Window Commands

Command Description Tracking Information

Window->Scroll Scroll the current character in the character window Coordinates of the visible rectangle upper left corner

Window->Scroll Both Scroll both the current character and the background character in the character window Coordinates of the visible rectangle upper left corner

Window->Align with Back Scroll the current character such that it aligns with the background character, for a variety of alignments, kerned or unkerned none

Window->Focus Determine the focus for the current character The focus coordinates

Window->Focus Both Determine the focus for both the current character and the background character The focus coordinates

Window->Zoom Zoom the current character none

Window->Zoom Both Zoom both the foreground and the background characters none

Window->Previous Zoom Zoom the current character to the factor in effect before last changing it (with File->Options, with Window->Zoom, etc. none

Window->Paint->Show Paint Show the paint mode for paths in the current character (curve characters only) none

Window->Paint->Hide Paint Unshow the paint mode for paths in the current character (curve characters only) none

Window->Corners->Show Corners Show those curve end points at which there is a non-smooth connection between curves in the current character. (curve characters only) __none

Window->Corners->Hide Corners Unshow those curve end points at which there is a non-smooth connection between curves in the current character. (curve characters only) __none

Window->Inflections->Show Inflections Show inflection points in the current character. (curve characters only) none

Window->Inflections->Hide Inflections Unshow inflection points in the current character. (curve characters only) none

Window->Colors Set the colors of the various items to be displayed in the character window none

Window commands
Window Commands
Command	Description	Tracking Information
Window->Scroll	Scroll the current character in the character window	Coordinates of the visible rectangle upper left corner
Window->Scroll Both	Scroll both the current character and the background character in the character window	Coordinates of the visible rectangle upper left corner
Window->Align with Back	Scroll the current character such that it aligns with the background character, for a variety of alignments, kerned or unkerned	none
Window->Focus	Determine the focus for the current character	The focus coordinates
Window->Focus Both	Determine the focus for both the current character and the background character	The focus coordinates
Window->Zoom	Zoom the current character	none
Window->Zoom Both	Zoom both the foreground and the background characters	none
Window->Previous Zoom	Zoom the current character to the factor in effect before last changing it (with File->Options, with Window->Zoom, etc.	none
Window->Paint->Show Paint	Show the paint mode for paths in the current character (curve characters only)	none
Window->Paint->Hide Paint	Unshow the paint mode for paths in the current character (curve characters only)	none
Window->Corners->Show Corners	Show those curve end points at which there is a non-smooth connection between curves in the current character. (curve characters only) __none
Window->Corners->Hide Corners	Unshow those curve end points at which there is a non-smooth connection between curves in the current character. (curve characters only) __none
Window->Inflections->Show Inflections	Show inflection points in the current character. (curve characters only)	none
Window->Inflections->Hide Inflections	Unshow inflection points in the current character. (curve characters only)	none
Window->Colors	Set the colors of the various items to be displayed in the character window	none

Help commands
Help Commands

Command Description Tracking Information

Help->Help Raise a web browser with the On-line manual none

Help->Define Browser Set a browser name to be used by the Help command none

Help->About Typo Show the Version Number none

Edit Commands
Edit->Undo	Undo the last command that changed the current character	none
Edit->Again	Repeat the last menu command	command-specific
Edit->Cut	For curve characters, cut out the selected curves. For raster characters, clear all the selected pixels. Before deleting the curves/pixels, they are copied away for re-insertion with the Paste command.	none
Edit->Copy	For curve characters, copy away the selected curves for re-insertion with the Paste command. For raster characters, copy away the selected pixels for re-insertion with the Paste command.	none
Edit->Paste	For raster characters, insert the previously copied-away pixels with one of the raster operations Copy, Or, Xor, And. For curve characters, insert the previously copied-away curve sequence after the last selected curve. If no curve is selected, the curve sequence is added as a separate component, beginning at the focus_	New and original coordinates of the kept pixels bounding rectangle for raster characters, and coordinates of the first inserted curve start point
Edit->Delete	For curve characters, cut out the selected curves. For raster characters, clear all the selected pixels. Do not copy away for re-insertion	none
Edit->Select All	Select the minimal rectangle that bounds the current character. For a raster character, all the pixels get selected. For a curve character, all the curves and curve points get selected.	none
Edit->Copy from Back	Copy the character in the background to the current character and overwrite the previous current character.	none
Edit->Paint/Fill	For outline characters, change the way a contour or contour sequence is painted or filled (stroke/fill options). For raster characters, fill a four-connected area (with 25% or 50% or 75% or 100% black, or a user-specified pattern).	The fill origin coordinates for raster characters; none for curve characters
Edit->Raster<->Curve	Convert Curve:^C:T{ A curve character is converted into raster pixels and inserted into the current raster character. A raster character is auto-traced into a curve character and inserted into the current curve character.	none
Edit->Insert Text	Insert a text from the current font into the current character, converting from curve to raster or raster to curve if necessary.	Text base point coordinates, and horizontal and vertical scale factor
Edit->Shape Text	Insert a text from the current font into the current character. The text is justified along a priorly selected curve or curve sequence.

Special Commands
Special->Curve Properties	View or change the properties of a curve	none
Special->Hint	For curvecharacters only: Place hints	none
Special->Embolden	For curve characters only: Artificially embolden the current character	Horizontal and vertical emboldening count
Special->Reverse Path	Reverse the selected path in the current character	none
Special->Split Curve	Split the selected curve	The split point coordinates
Special->Join Path	Join the selected path into one curve	none
Special->Curve Kind	Change the curve into one or more curves of the required kind	none
Special->Close up	Close up one end of a path to the other	none

Help Commands
Command	Description	Tracking Information
Help->Help	Raise a web browser with the On-line manual	none
Help->Define Browser	Set a browser name to be used by the Help command	none
Help->About Typo	Show the Version Number	none