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title: General UI Introduction
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FontForge has the same interface on Windows, Mac OS and GNU/Linux operating systems.
FontForge has the same interface on Windows, Mac OS and GNU/Linux operating systems.

Here is a short introduction to the essential features by Dave Crossland at a Crafting Type workshop, a non-profit type design workshop that supports the FontForge project:

<iframe width="853" height="480" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/_EhwHL1aloI?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&t=1m55s" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

There are 4 main windows:
There are 4 main windows:

#### 1. The Font View Window

This window appears when you first run FontForge.
It shows a table of the glyphs in the font.
This window appears when you first run FontForge.
It shows a table of the glyphs in the font.

#### 2. The Character View Window

Double click a glyph in the Font View to open it in the Character View.
Double click a glyph in the Font View to open it in the Character View.
This is where you can draw and edit glyphs, either one at a time with a tab interface, or side by side with a prepared text file of words to step through.

#### 3. The Metrics View Window

Go to **Window > New Metrics Window**, or **Metrics > New Metrics Window**.
Or select some glyphs in the Font View and hit <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>K</kbd>.
Go to "_**Window**&nbsp;&nbsp;**New&nbsp;Metrics&nbsp;Window**_",
or "_**Metrics**&nbsp;&nbsp;**New&nbsp;Metrics&nbsp;Window**_".
Or select some glyphs in the Font View and hit <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>K</kbd>.
You can also drag and drop glyphs from the Font View to the Metrics View.

This is where you can adjust the spacing and kerning of your font.
You can also step through a prepared word list text file here.

#### 4. The Font Info Window

Go to Elements, Font Info.
Here you'll find all the _metadata_ about the font.
Go to "_**Elements**&nbsp;&nbsp;**Font&nbsp;Info**_".
Here you'll find all the _metadata_ about the font.

#### 5. The Typesetting Environment, for Testing

Outside any font editor, you'll need a typesetting system to test your fonts in use.
This is one of the **big secrets** of professional type designers:
A lot of the most important work in a typeface design project is done outside the font editor, in testing documents created in a typesetting system.
Outside any font editor, you'll need a typesetting system to test your fonts in use.
This is one of the **big secrets** of professional type designers:
A lot of the most important work in a typeface design project is done outside the font editor, in testing documents created in a typesetting system.
The main systems are:

* Web (Firefox, Chromium, etc)
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#### ۲. پنجره نمای نویسه (Character View)

روی یک گلیف در نمای فونت کلیک کنید تا نمای نویسه باز شود.
اینجا جایی است که شما می‌توانید گلیف‌ها را رسم و ویرایش کنید.
روی یک گلیف در نمای فونت کلیک کنید تا نمای نویسه باز شود.
اینجا جایی است که شما می‌توانید گلیف‌ها را رسم و ویرایش کنید.
این کار را می‌توانید هم به صورت تک به تک در زبانه‌ها
و هم پهلو به پهلو در کنار یک پرونده متنی انجام بدهید.

#### ۳. پنجره نمای سنجه‌ها (Metrics View)

به `Window > New Metrics Window` یا `Metrics > New Metrics Window` بروید.
به "_**Window**&nbsp;&nbsp;**New&nbsp;Metrics&nbsp;Window**_" یا "_**Metrics**&nbsp;&nbsp;**New&nbsp;Metrics&nbsp;Window**_" بروید.
همچنین می‌تواند در نمای فونت، یکی از گلیف‌ها را انتخاب کرده و کلیدهای
<kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>K</kbd>
را بفشارید.
را بفشارید.
همچنین می‌توانید یک گلیف را گرفته و در نمای سنجه‌ها رها کنید.

اینجا جایی است که در آن می‌توانید کرنینگ و فاصله‌گذاری فونت را تنظیم کنید.
You can also step through a prepared word list text file here.

#### ۴. پنچره اطلاعات فونت (Font Info)

به
`Elements > Font Info`
به
"_**Elements**&nbsp;&nbsp;**Font&nbsp;Info**_"
بروید.
اینجا می‌توانید همه _فراداده_ های مربوط به فونت را پیدا کنید.

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#### 3. La fenêtre de métriques

Allez à Métriques ou Fenêtres et sélectionnez Ouvrir fenêtre de métriques.
Allez à "_**Métriques**_" ou "_**Fenêtres**_" et sélectionnez Ouvrir "_**fenêtre&nbsp;de&nbsp;métriques**_".
Ou sélectionnez certains glyphes dans la fenêtre de glyphe et appuyez sur <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>K</kbd>.
Vous pouvez également glisser et déposer des glyphes depuis la fenêtre de glyphe vers la fenêtre de métriques.

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#### 4. La fenêtre des infos sur la fonte

Allez à Éléments, Infos fonte...
Allez à "_**Éléments**_&nbsp;&nbsp;_**Infos&nbsp;fonte**_"...
Ici vous trouverez toutes les _métadonnées_ au sujet de la police.

#### 5. L'environnement de composition, pour les tests
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Les principaux systèmes sont:

* Web (Firefox, Chromium, etc)
* Outils PAO (Scribus, Inkscape, etc.)
* Outils PAO (Scribus, Inkscape, etc)
* Traitements de texte (Libre Office, AbiWord, Calligra Words, etc)
* Systèmes de composition de documents (LaTeX, ConTeXt, SILE, ShoeBot, Even, etc)
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| 9 | 计划好你的项目 |
| 12 | EM Square |
| 15 | 安装FontForge |
| 17 | General UI Introduction |
| 18 | 使用FontForge绘制工具 |
| 21 | 使用Spiro绘制 |
| 24 | 创造“o”和“n” |
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| 78 | 添加字形到阿拉伯字体 |
| 81 | 延伸阅读 |
| 84 | 术语表 |
| 84 | 术语表 |
| 84 | 术语表 |
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published: true
layout: bookpage
weight: 16
category: Getting To Know FontForge
title: General UI Introduction
---

FontForge has the same interface on Windows, Mac OS and GNU/Linux operating systems.

Here is a short introduction to the essential features by Dave Crossland at a Crafting Type workshop, a non-profit type design workshop that supports the FontForge project:

<iframe width="853" height="480" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/_EhwHL1aloI?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&t=1m55s" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

There are 4 main windows:

#### 1. The Font View Window

This window appears when you first run FontForge.
It shows a table of the glyphs in the font.

#### 2. The Character View Window

Double click a glyph in the Font View to open it in the Character View.
This is where you can draw and edit glyphs, either one at a time with a tab interface, or side by side with a prepared text file of words to step through.

#### 3. The Metrics View Window

Go to "_**Window**&nbsp;&nbsp;**New&nbsp;Metrics&nbsp;Window**_",
or "_**Metrics**&nbsp;&nbsp;**New&nbsp;Metrics&nbsp;Window**_".
Or select some glyphs in the Font View and hit <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>K</kbd>.
You can also drag and drop glyphs from the Font View to the Metrics View.

This is where you can adjust the spacing and kerning of your font.
You can also step through a prepared word list text file here.

#### 4. The Font Info Window

Go to "_**Elements**&nbsp;&nbsp;**Font&nbsp;Info**_".
Here you'll find all the _metadata_ about the font.

#### 5. The Typesetting Environment, for Testing

Outside any font editor, you'll need a typesetting system to test your fonts in use.
This is one of the **big secrets** of professional type designers:
A lot of the most important work in a typeface design project is done outside the font editor, in testing documents created in a typesetting system.
The main systems are:

* Web (Firefox, Chromium, etc)
* DTP tools (Scribus, Inkscape, etc)
* Word Processors (Libre Office, AbiWord, Calligra Words, etc)
* Programming Page Layout Processors (LaTeX, ConTeXt, SILE, ShoeBot, Even, etc)

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