Specifying a Font 42
Deko500 User’s Guide
To change pin location and set width of a character:
1. In the Custom Typeface window, double-click the character you
wish to edit. Deko500 displays the character in its own window.
2. In the character window, type in or scroll to X and Y values for the
character’s pin location.
3. Type in or scroll to a Width value for the character’s set width.
4. To close the character window, double-click its control icon.
Note Multiple character windows can be open at one time.
To specify custom typeface properties:
1. Activate the Custom Typeface window and open the custom
typeface.
2. In the Custom Typeface window, click Properties.
3. Edit properties as desired, then click OK.
Custom Typeface Properties
Font size
The default size of the typeface, i.e. the size at which no
scaling will occur.
Cap height
The height of upper case characters, as a percentage of the
font size.
Ascender
The maximum distance of character ascenders from the
baseline, as a percentage of the font size.
Descender
The maximum distance of character descenders from the
baseline, as a percentage of the font size.
Underline size
Underline height, as a percentage of the font size.
Underline position
Underline position, relative to character position, as a
percentage of the font size.
Space width
Space between characters, specified as a percentage of the font
size.
Number width
Number width, specified as a percentage of the font size.