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AppendixVI(continued)
VariableList
The following are a list of valid variables. Note that those that are font parameters, ratherthan
glyph-specific parameters, are read only (eg x-height). Glyph specific variables (eg xmin) will
relatetothecurrentglyphortheclipboardglyph,dependingonthelastusecommand.
rsb
rightsidebearing
lsb leftsidebearing
p1
redmarker
p2
greenmarker
aw
advancewidth*
xmin xvalueofleft-mostpoint**
xmax xvalueofright-mostpoint**
ymin yvalueoflowestpoint**
ymax yvalueofhighestpoint**
F0 – F9
userdefinedvariables(canonlycontainintegervalues)
gap
usedforcompositewizard
xheight x-height(readonly)
caps capsheight(readonly)
em
emunitsize(readonly)
randvalue randomnumberbetween0andvalueegrand100(readonly)
*Theadvancewidthcannotbechangedusingthesetcommandifthefontismonospaced.
**Alteringthesewillmovethewholeglyphsothattheconditionissatisfied.Egset xmin 0willmove
thewholeglyphsothattheleftmostpointliesonx=0.
OtherCommands
do “action”
load“filename.gfs”glyphindex
selectregion x1 y1 x2 y2
clear
copy
copyselect
paste
smooth straighten
reverse truetype
decompose runanotheraction
loadaglyphfromagfsfile..Canbepathandfilenameorjust
filenameifthe.gfsfileislocatedintheactionsfolder.
selectallpointscontainedinarectangularregion
clearthecurrentglyph,clipboardorselectedpoints
copythecurrentglyphtotheclipboard
copyselectedpointstotheclipboard
pastetheclipboardtothecurrentglyph(merge)
smoothwholeglyphorselectedpoints
straightenwholeglyphorselectedpoints
reversedirectionofallorselectedcontours
convertglyphtoTrueTypecurvesafterrunningaction*
decomposeglyph**
*DefaultoutputofanActionisaPostScriptglyph.UsetruetypecommandtoconverttoTrueType.
**Thedecomposecommandisredundantbecauseglyphsaredecomposedbeforerunninganyaction.
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