<HTML> <HEAD> <!-- Created with AOLpress/2.0 --> <!-- AP: Created on: 14-Dec-2000 --> <!-- AP: Last modified: 3-Jan-2002 --> <TITLE>Get Info</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <H1 ALIGN=Center> Get Info </H1> <P> In the Outline View the Get Info command can generate one of four different dialogs depending on what is selected. If one thing is selected, and that thing is a point then the point info dialog is brought up, if one thing is selected and that thing is a reference then the reference dialog is brought up, if one thing is selected and it is a background image then the image dialog is brought up. Otherwise the <A HREF="#Character">Character info</A> dialog is brought up. <H2> Point Info </H2> <P> <IMG SRC="pointinfo.png" WIDTH="254" HEIGHT="295"> <P> This shows information about the current point. The Base position is where the point itself is. The Next CP shows both the location of the next control point, and the offset to that point from the base (and whether this setting is the default for that point), while the Prev CP does the same for the previous control point. You may change any of these and the change is reflected in the outline view. You may move on to the next or previous point on the path. If you cancel then all changes to all points are canceled. <P> The colors of the labels reflect the colors of the items they refer to. The point itself will be drawn in red, the previous control point will be drawn in magenta and the next control point will be drawn in dull cyan. <H2> <A NAME="Character">Character</A> Info </H2> <P> <IMG SRC="charinfo.png" WIDTH="276" HEIGHT="321"> <P> This dialog allows you to set the name and unicode encoding of a given character. If you know the name of the character then PfaEdit can tell you the encoding (if you press Set From Name), similarly if you know the encoding then PfaEdit can tell you the name. <P> The ligature field allows you to tell PfaEdit that the current character is a ligature composed of several other characters. PfaEdit will often be able to fill this in with the right default value, but occasionally you may want to change it. The value should be a list of postscript character names separated by spaces. If a character may be viewed as two different ligatures then they may both be specified separated by a semicolon. For example "ffi" may be viewed as a ligature of "f" "f" and "i" or of "ff" and "i", the specification should be "f f i; ff i" <P> In the font view the Next and Prev buttons are not greyed out and you can change move on to the next character (if, for example, you need to enter encodings for a range of characters). <P> The Cancel (or Done) button only Cancels work in the current character. If you used Next or Prev then those changes will not be cancelled. <H2> Reference Info </H2> <P> This dialog shows the name of the selected reference, its encoding in the font and its postscript transformation matrix. Currently you may not alter anything here, it is purely informational. There is a button in the dialog which will open another character outline view showing the character being referred to. <H2> Image Info </H2> <P> This dialog gives the offset to the lower left corner of the image and the scale factors applied to the image. Currently you may not alter anything here, it is purely informational. <P ALIGN=Center> -- <A HREF="elementmenu.html">Prev</A> -- <A HREF="overview.html">TOC</A> -- <A HREF="elementmenu.html">Next</A> -- </BODY></HTML>
