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Menu Hot Keys
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<TD>Ctl-A</TD>
<TD><A HREF="editmenu.html#All">Select All</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-A</TD>
<TD><A HREF="elementmenu.html#Accented">Build Accented Glyph</A></TD>
<TD>Alt-Ctl-A</TD>
<TD><A HREF="editmenu.html#SelectPoints">Select All Points</A></TD>
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<TR>
<TD>Ctl-B</TD>
<TD><A HREF="elementmenu.html#Regenerate">Regenerate Bitmaps</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-B</TD>
<TD><A HREF="elementmenu.html#Bitmaps">Bitmaps Available</A></TD>
</TR>
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<TD>Ctl-C</TD>
<TD><A HREF="editmenu.html#Copy">Copy</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-C</TD>
<TD><A HREF="editmenu.html#CopyFg">Copy Fg to Bg</A></TD>
<TD>Alt-Ctl-C</TD>
<TD><A HREF="editmenu.html#CopyLookup">Copy Lookup Data</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-D</TD>
<TD><A HREF="viewmenu.html#Points">Show/Hide Points</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-D</TD>
<TD><A HREF="elementmenu.html#Correct">Correct Direction</A></TD>
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<TD>Ctl-E</TD>
<TD><A HREF="elementmenu.html#Problems">Find Problems</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-E</TD>
<TD><A HREF="elementmenu.html#Expand">Expand Stroke</A></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
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<TD>Ctl-F</TD>
<TD><A HREF="viewmenu.html#Fit">Fit in Window</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-F</TD>
<TD><A HREF="elementmenu.html#Font">Font Info</A></TD>
<TD>Alt-Ctl-F</TD>
<TD><A HREF="search.html">Find / Replace</A></TD>
<TD>Alt-Ctl-Shft-F</TD>
<TD><A HREF="editmenu.html#ReplaceRef">Replace With Reference</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-G</TD>
<TD><A HREF="editmenu.html#Reference">Copy Reference</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-G</TD>
<TD><A HREF="filemenu.html#Generate">Generate Fonts</A></TD>
<TD>Alt-Ctl-G</TD>
<TD><A HREF="filemenu.html#GenerateMac">Generate Mac Family</A></TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-H</TD>
<TD><A HREF="filemenu.html#Outline">Open Outline</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-H</TD>
<TD><A HREF="hintsmenu.html#AutoHint">AutoHint</A></TD>
<TD>Alt-Ctl-H</TD>
<TD><A HREF="hintsmenu.html#Review">Review Hints</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-I</TD>
<TD><A HREF="elementmenu.html#Info">Get Info</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-I</TD>
<TD><A HREF="filemenu.html#Import">Import</A></TD>
<TD>Alt-Ctl-Shft-I</TD>
<TD><A HREF="elementmenu.html#CharInfo">Glyph Info</A></TD>
<TD>Alt-Ctl-I</TD>
<TD><A HREF="elementmenu.html#Dependents">Show Dependencies...</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-J</TD>
<TD><A HREF="filemenu.html#Bitmap">Open Bitmap</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-J</TD>
<TD><A HREF="editmenu.html#Join">Join</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-K</TD>
<TD><A HREF="filemenu.html#Metrics">Open Metrics</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-K</TD>
<TD><A HREF="metricsmenu.html#Kern">Auto Kern</A></TD>
<TD>Alt-Ctl-Shft-K</TD>
<TD><A HREF="filemenu.html#Merge-feature">Merge Feature Info</A></TD>
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<TD>Ctl-L</TD>
<TD><A HREF="metricsmenu.html#LBearing">Set LBearing</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-L</TD>
<TD><A HREF="metricsmenu.html#Width">Set Width</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-M</TD>
<TD><A HREF="editmenu.html#Merge">Merge Point</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-M</TD>
<TD><A HREF="elementmenu.html#Simplify">Simplify</A></TD>
<TD>Alt-Ctl-M</TD>
<TD><A HREF="editmenu.html#Elide">Elide Point</A></TD>
<TD>Alt-Ctl-Shft-M</TD>
<TD><A HREF="editmenu.html#Simplify">Simplify More</A></TD>
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<TD>Ctl-N</TD>
<TD><A HREF="filemenu.html#New">New</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-N</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-O</TD>
<TD><A HREF="filemenu.html#Open">Open</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-O</TD>
<TD><A HREF="elementmenu.html#Remove">Remove Overlap</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-P</TD>
<TD><A HREF="filemenu.html#Print">Print</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-P</TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD>Alt-Ctl-P</TD>
<TD><A HREF="display.html">Display</A></TD>
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<TR>
<TD>Ctl-Q</TD>
<TD><A HREF="filemenu.html#Quit">Quit</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-Q</TD>
<TD><A HREF="filemenu.html#Close">Close</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-R</TD>
<TD><A HREF="metricsmenu.html#RBearing">Set RBearing</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-R</TD>
<TD><A HREF="filemenu.html#Revert">Revert File</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Alt-R</TD>
<TD><A HREF="filemenu.html#RevertGlyph">Revert Glyph</A></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-S</TD>
<TD><A HREF="filemenu.html#Save">Save</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-S</TD>
<TD><A HREF="filemenu.html#SaveAs">Save As</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-T</TD>
<TD><A HREF="hintsmenu.html#AutoInstr">AutoInstr</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-T</TD>
<TD><A HREF="elementmenu.html#AutoTrace">AutoTrace</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-U</TD>
<TD><A HREF="editmenu.html#Unlink">Unlink Reference</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-U</TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-V</TD>
<TD><A HREF="editmenu.html#Paste">Paste</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-V</TD>
<TD><A HREF="editmenu.html#PasteInto">Paste Into</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-W</TD>
<TD><A HREF="editmenu.html#PasteInto"><A HREF="editmenu.html#Width">Copy
Width</A></A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-W</TD>
<TD><A HREF="metricsmenu.html#Auto">Auto Width</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-X</TD>
<TD><A HREF="editmenu.html#Cut">Cut</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-X</TD>
<TD><A HREF="elementmenu.html#Add-Extrema">Add Extrema</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-Y</TD>
<TD><A HREF="editmenu.html#Redo">Redo</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-Y</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-Z</TD>
<TD><A HREF="editmenu.html#Undo">Undo</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-Z</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-\</TD>
<TD><A HREF="elementmenu.html#Transform">Transform</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-_</TD>
<TD><A HREF="elementmenu.html#Round">Round to Int</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-1</TD>
<TD><A HREF="pointmenu.html#Make-First">Make First</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-!</TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD>Alt-Ctl-1</TD>
<TD><A HREF="filemenu.html#ScriptMenu">Invokes user script</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-2</TD>
<TD><A HREF="viewmenu.html#px24">24 pixel outline</A><BR>
<A HREF="pointmenu.html#Curve">Curve Point</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-@</TD>
<TD><A HREF="elementmenu.html#Average">Average Points</A></TD>
<TD>Alt-Ctl-2</TD>
<TD><A HREF="filemenu.html#ScriptMenu">Invokes user script</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-3</TD>
<TD><A HREF="viewmenu.html#px36">36 pixel outline</A><BR>
<A HREF="pointmenu.html#Corner">Corner Point</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-#</TD>
<TD><A HREF="elementmenu.html#Space-Pts">Space Points</A></TD>
<TD>Alt-Ctl-3</TD>
<TD><A HREF="filemenu.html#ScriptMenu">Invokes user script</A><BR>
...</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-4</TD>
<TD><A HREF="viewmenu.html#px48">48 pixel outline</A><BR>
<A HREF="pointmenu.html#Tangent">Tangent Point</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-5</TD>
<TD><A HREF="viewmenu.html#AntiAlias">Anti-Alias</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-%</TD>
<TD><A HREF="viewmenu.html#32x8">32x8 cell window</A></TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-6</TD>
<TD><A HREF="viewmenu.html#FitToEm">Fit To Em</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-^</TD>
<TD><A HREF="viewmenu.html#16x4">16x4 cell window</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-7</TD>
<TD><A HREF="viewmenu.html#px72">72 pixel outline</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-8</TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-*</TD>
<TD><A HREF="viewmenu.html#8x2">8x2 cell window</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-9</TD>
<TD><A HREF="viewmenu.html#px96">96 pixel outline</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-0</TD>
<TD><A HREF="pointmenu.html#AddAnchor">Add Anchor Point...</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-]</TD>
<TD><A HREF="viewmenu.html#Next">Next Glyph</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-}</TD>
<TD><A HREF="editmenu.html#NPoint">Next Point</A></TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-[</TD>
<TD><A HREF="viewmenu.html#Prev">Prev Glyph</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-{</TD>
<TD><A HREF="editmenu.html#PPoint">Prev Point</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN="Top">
<TD>Ctl-.</TD>
<TD><A HREF="filemenu.html#Execute">Execute Script</A><BR>
<A HREF="editmenu.html#FirstPt">Select First Point</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-></TD>
<TD><A HREF="viewmenu.html#Goto">Goto</A></TD>
<TD>Alt-Ctl-.</TD>
<TD><A HREF="editmenu.html#NextContour">First Point, Next Contour</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-,</TD>
<TD><A HREF="editmenu.html#PointAt">Select Point At</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-<</TD>
<TD><A HREF="viewmenu.html#FindInFV">Find In Font View</A></TD>
<TD>Alt-Ctl-,</TD>
<TD><A HREF="editmenu.html#Contours">Points on Selected Contours</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Escape</TD>
<TD><A HREF="editmenu.html#Deselect">Deselect All</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Escape</TD>
<TD><A HREF="editmenu.html#Invert">Invert Selection</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Backspace</TD>
<TD><A HREF="editmenu.html#Clear">Clear</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Delete</TD>
<TD><A HREF="editmenu.html#Clear">Clear</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl-=</TD>
<TD><A HREF="viewmenu.html#GFAntiAlias">Grid Fit Anti Alias</A></TD>
<TD>Ctl-Shft-+</TD>
<TD><A HREF="viewmenu.html#Bigger">Bigger Pixel
Size</A><BR>
<A HREF="viewmenu.html#GFBigge">Bigger Point Size</A></TD>
<TD>Alt-Ctl-Shift-+</TD>
<TD><A HREF="viewmenu.html#In">Zoom In</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Ctl--</TD>
<TD><A HREF="viewmenu.html#Smaller">Smaller Pixel
Size</A><BR>
<A HREF="viewmenu.html#GFSmaller">Smaller Point Size</A></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD>Alt-Ctl--</TD>
<TD><A HREF="viewmenu.html#Out">Zoom Out</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Help</TD>
<TD><A HREF="helpmenu.html">Help</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>F1</TD>
<TD><A HREF="helpmenu.html">Help</A></TD>
<TD><A HREF="helpmenu.html#Index">Index</A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>F2</TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>F3</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>F4</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>F5</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>F6</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>F7</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>F8</TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>F9</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>F10</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
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<P>
<A HREF="uitranslationnotes.html#HotKeys">Hot Keys are now configurable
through</A> a
<A HREF="http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/">gettext</A> based
mechanism.
<H2>
Different <A NAME="Keyboards">Keyboards</A>
</H2>
<P>
The above descriptions assume you are using a keyboard for an IBM pc or
compatible. But different keyboard vendors label their keys differently and
different versions of X may map them differently.
<P>
I am aware of the following significant differences:
<UL>
<LI>
On Mac OS/X the Option key is equivalent to the Alt modifier key
<LI>
On Suse PPC linux, the Command key is equivalent to the Alt modifier key<BR>
(And the Option key acts as a compose key in the same way it does on the
Mac when not using X)
<LI>
On Suns the meta (diamond) key is equivalent to the Alt modifier key.
</UL>
<P>
FontForge will attempt to guess what keyboard you are using and produce menus
with hot-key indicators that match the host machine. If you are displaying
on a different machine from the one you are running on the menu names may
be wrong. You can fix this up with the <A HREF="xres.html#Keyboard">keyboard
resource</A>, or the -keyboard command line argument.
<H2>
Tool modifiers in the Outline Glyph Window
</H2>
<TABLE BORDER CELLPADDING="2">
<TR>
<TH>Tool</TH>
<TH>Modifier</TH>
<TH>Result</TH>
<TH>Tool</TH>
<TH>Modifier</TH>
<TH>Result</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD ROWSPAN=3>pointer</TD>
<TD>Shift</TD>
<TD>Constrain horizontal/vert or italic angle/45°</TD>
<TD ROWSPAN=3>Magnify</TD>
<TD ROWSPAN=3><TABLE CELLPADDING="2">
<TR>
<TD>Shift<BR>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Alt</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</TD>
<TD ROWSPAN=3><TABLE CELLPADDING="2">
<TR>
<TD>When dragging a magnification area,<BR>
make it square</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>minify</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Alt</TD>
<TD>Select control points before normal points</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Shift-Alt</TD>
<TD>Constrain control point motion to original angle from point</TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN="Top">
<TD>freehand</TD>
<TD>Shift</TD>
<TD>Constrain horizontal/vert/45°</TD>
<TD>scroll</TD>
<TD>Shift</TD>
<TD>Constrain scroll either in single direction or<BR>
by same amount in both directions</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>add curve</TD>
<TD>Shift</TD>
<TD>Constrain horizontal/vert/45° from last point</TD>
<TD>add corner</TD>
<TD>Shift</TD>
<TD>Constrain horizontal/vert/45° from last point</TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN="Top">
<TD>add tangent</TD>
<TD>Shift</TD>
<TD>Constrain horizontal/vert/45° from last point</TD>
<TD>pen</TD>
<TD>Shift</TD>
<TD>Constrain points h/v/45 from last point<BR>
Constrain control points h/v/45 from point</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD ROWSPAN=2>knife</TD>
<TD>Shift</TD>
<TD>Constrain horizontal/vert/45°</TD>
<TD ROWSPAN=2>ruler</TD>
<TD>Shift</TD>
<TD>Constrain measurement to one direction</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD>Alt</TD>
<TD>Give current position more accurately</TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN="Top">
<TD>scale</TD>
<TD>Shift</TD>
<TD>Constrain either to scale along x or y axis or<BR>
scale both axes the same</TD>
<TD>flip</TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>rotate</TD>
<TD>Shift</TD>
<TD>Constrain rotation to a multiple of 45°</TD>
<TD>skew</TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>3d rotate</TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD>perspective</TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>rect/elipse</TD>
<TD>Shft</TD>
<TD>square/circle</TD>
<TD>polygon/star</TD>
<TD>Shift</TD>
<TD>Constrains so that one of the vertices is<BR>
horizontal/vertical/45°</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<H2>
Modifer keys for arrow keys in the Outline Glyph Window
</H2>
<P>
<TABLE BORDER CELLPADDING="2">
<TR>
<TD><P ALIGN=Center>
Control<BR>
- or -<BR>
CapsLock</TD>
<TD>Makes the arrow keys scroll</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Alt</TD>
<TD>Makes the arrow keys move by ten times as much as they would otherwise</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<H2>
The menus
</H2>
<UL>
<LI>
<A HREF="filemenu.html">File</A>
<LI>
<A HREF="editmenu.html">Edit</A>
<LI>
<A HREF="pointmenu.html">Point</A>
<LI>
<A HREF="elementmenu.html">Element</A>
<LI>
<A HREF="hintsmenu.html">Hints</A>
<LI>
<A HREF="viewmenu.html">View</A>
<LI>
<A HREF="metricsmenu.html">Metrics</A>
<LI>
<A HREF="cidmenu.html">CID</A>
<LI>
<A HREF="mmmenu.html">MM</A>
<LI>
<A HREF="windowmenu.html">Window</A>
<LI>
<A HREF="helpmenu.html">Help</A>
<LI>
<A HREF="HotKeys.html">Hot Keys</A>
</UL>
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