User`s manual

Conversion Process

The Level of automatic hinting pop-up menu allows you to control

Type 1 hinting. Autohinting is not needed when conversion from Type 1

format is performed. All old hinting information is preserved in this case.

But when conversion from TrueType is performed, the are two ways to deal

with hints:

1. To not generate hinting information in a new Type 1 font: Select No

Hinting in the Level of autohinting pop-up menu. The font will

loose quality in this case.

2. To use the special autohinting algorithms that convert TrueType

instructions into Type 1 hints: Select Default Level item in the Level

of autohinting pop-up menu. This option is set by default.

Metrics Options

Refer to the Generate Type 1/Metrics Page of the Preferences dialog:

Generate Type 1/Metrics Page of the Preferences Dialog

Create PFM metrics

(Windows only)

If this option is checked, TransType will save metrics

in a PFM file when converting for Windows. This

option is on by default

Create AFM & INF

metrics (Windows

only)

If this option is checked, TransType will create AFM

and INF files when creating Type 1 for Windows. This

option is on by default

Create AFM metrics for

Macintosh Type 1

If this option is checked, TransType will create a

separate AFM metrics file for Macintosh Type 1. This

option is off and metrics are saved to the main

PostScript font file by default

Use Family name as

Menu name in PFM

and INF

If this option is checked, TransType will write the font

Family name to the Menu name fields in PFM and INF

files. It is off by default