<HTML> <HEAD> <!-- Created with AOLpress/2.0 --> <!-- AP: Created on: 19-Nov-2007 --> <!-- AP: Last modified: 23-Jul-2008 --> <TITLE>The Tools Menu</TITLE> <LINK REL="icon" href="fftype16.png"> <LINK REL="stylesheet" TYPE="text/css" HREF="FontForge.css"> </HEAD> <BODY id="menued"> <P ALIGN=CENTER> <IMG SRC="fontforge-banner-420.jpeg" WIDTH=420 HEIGHT=80> <DIV class="menucontainer"> <UL class="menubar"> <LI class="menu"> <A href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/fontforge/files/">Download</A> <UL> <LI> <A href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/fontforge/files/fontforge-docs/" >Documentation</A> <LI> <A href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/fontforge/files/fontforge-source/" >Source</A> </UL> <LI> <A HREF="overview.html#TOC">Introduction</A> <LI> <A href="editexample.html">Tutorial</A> <LI class="menu"> <A href="fontview.html">Windows</A> <UL> <LI> <A href="fontview.html" >Font</A> <LI> <A href="charview.html" >Outline Glyph</A> <LI> <small><A href="charview.html#Debugging" > Debugging TrueType</A></small> <LI> <small><A href="multilayer.html" > Type3 Glyphs</A></small> <LI> <A href="bitmapview.html" >Bitmap Glyph</A> <LI> <A href="metricsview.html" >Metrics</A> </UL> <LI class="menu"> <A href="fontinfo.html">Dialogs 1</A> <UL> <LI> <A href="fontinfo.html" >Font Information</A> <LI> <small><A href="histogram.html" > Histogram Dialog</A></small> <LI> <A href="charinfo.html" >Glyph Information</A> <LI> <A href="getinfo.html" >Point, Reference Information</A> <LI> <A href="multilayer.html#Layer" >Type3 Layer Information</A> <LI> <A href="bdfinfo.html" >Bitmap Properties</A> <LI> <A href="baseline.html" >Baseline Information</A> <LI> <A HREF="justify.html">Justification Information</A> <LI> <A href="math.html" >Math Information</A> <LI> <A href="multiplemaster.html" >Multiple Master Information</A> <LI> <HR> <LI> <A href="lookups.html" >Lookups & subtables</A> <LI> <A href="metricsview.html#kernpair" >Kerning glyph pairs 1</A> <LI> <A href="kernpairs.html" >Kerning glyph pairs 2</A> <LI> <A href="metricsview.html#kernclass" >Kerning by classes</A> <LI> <A href="anchorcontrol.html" >Anchor Control</A> <LI> <A href="contextchain.html" >Contextual lookup dialog</A> <LI> <A href="statemachine.html" >Apple State Machine dialog</A> <LI> <A href="showatt.html" >Show Advanced Typography</A> <LI> <HR> <LI> <A href="problems.html" >Potential Problems dialog</A> <LI> <A href="validation.html" >Font Validation dialog</A> </UL> <LI class="menu"> <A href="generate.html">Dialogs 2</A> <UL> <LI> <A href="filemenu.html#Open" >Open Fonts dialog</A> <LI> <A href="oflib.html" >Browsing OFLib dialog</A> <LI> <A href="generate.html" >Generate Fonts dialog</A> <LI> <A href="generate.html#Mac" >Generate Mac Family dialog</A> <LI> <HR> <LI> <A href="display.html" >Print & Display dialog</A> <LI> <A href="prefs.html" >Preferences dialog</A> <LI> <A href="groups.html" >Groups dialog</A> <LI> <HR> <LI> <A href="elementmenu.html#Bitmaps">Manage Bitmap Strikes</A> <LI> <A href="elementmenu.html#Regenerate">Re-Rasterize Bitmap Strikes</A> <LI> <HR> <LI> <A href="search.html" >Search & Replace dialog</A> <LI> <A href="Styles.html" >Style Transformation dialogs</A> <LI> <A href="transform.html" >Transformation dialog</A> <LI> <A href="elementmenu.html#Expand" >Expand Stroke dialog</A> <LI> <A href="tilepath.html" >Tile Path dialog</A> <LI> <A href="InsertTextDlg.html" >Insert Text dialog</A> <LI> <HR> <LI> <A href="metricsmenu.html#Width">Set width dialogs</A> <LI> <A href="metricsmenu.html#Width">Set left/right bearings</A> <LI> <A href="autowidth.html" >Auto Width & Kern dialogs</A> <LI> <HR> <LI> <A href="hintsmenu.html#Review" >Review PS Hints dialog</A> <LI> <A href="ttfinstrs.html" >TrueType Instruction Editor</A> <LI> <A href="ttfinstrs.html#cvt" >TrueType 'cvt ' Editor</A> <LI> <HR> <LI> <A href="selectbyatt.html" >Select by feature dialog</A> <LI> <A href="elementmenu.html#MassRename" >Rename Glyphs dialog</A> <LI> <A href="elementmenu.html#CompareFonts" >Compare Fonts dialog</A> </UL> <LI class="menu"> <A href="filemenu.html">Menus</A> <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="toolsmenu.html">Tools</A> <LI> <A href="hintsmenu.html" >Hints</A> <LI> <A href="encodingmenu.html" >Encoding</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" >Multi Master</A> <LI> <A href="windowmenu.html" >Window</A> <LI> <A href="helpmenu.html" >Help</A> </UL> <LI> <A href="faqFS.html">FAQ</A> <LI> <A href="IndexFS.html">Index</A> <LI> <A href="GlossaryFS.html">Glossary</A> </UL> </DIV> <DIV id="in"> <H1 ALIGN=Center> The <A NAME="Tools">Tools</A> Menu </H1> <P> This menu is different from all the others: It is yours. The menu is initially empty (and disabled). There are <A HREF="python.html#python-init-scripts">python scripting commands which will add menu elements</A> (and submenus). Presumably this will be done from <A HREF="python.html#starts">python startup scripts </A>but it could be done at any time. <P> If your build did not contain python then this menu will not be present. In builds with python the menu will only exist in the font and outline glyph views. <P> At some point there may be some standard python scripts that ship with fontforge, and their behavior will then be documented here. Currently there are no such scripts. <H2> Other 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="toolsmenu.html">Tools</A> <LI> <A HREF="hintsmenu.html">Hints</A> <LI> <A HREF="encodingmenu.html">Encoding</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> <P ALIGN=Center> -- <A HREF="elementmenu.html">Prev</A> -- <A HREF="overview.html">TOC</A> -- <A HREF="hintsmenu.html">Next</A> -- <P> </DIV> </BODY></HTML>