Descriptions for FontLab VI 6.0.2

Name: FontLab for Mac
Version: 6.0.2
Mac Platform: Intel
OS version:OS X 10.10 or later
Processor type(s) & speed: 64-bit processor

Includes: Pre-K’ed (TNT)

Web Site: https://www.fontlab.com/font-editor/fontlab-vi/

Overview

With FontLab (was FontLab Studio), you can create, open, modify, draw, space, kern, hint, and export desktop, web, color, and variable fonts. It is an all-around font editor, but also supports data interchange with other font creation tools, making it easy to integrate into your existing workflows. FontLab brought in the best of their classic apps, FontLab Studio and Fontographer, including many familiar keyboard FontLab shortcuts. But they reconsidered and streamlined every function.

FontLab VI also gives you groundbreaking new drawing tools and responsive contour operations to make your design process easier and more efficient, whether you’re an expert or a beginner. FontLab now supports color and variability, so you can explore these new possibilities and expand your creative reach.

Formats

• Open and export:
• OpenType-PS/CFF (OTF)
• OpenType TT / TrueType (TTF)
• Variable OpenType TT (TTF+gvar)
• Color OpenType (TTF+SVG, +COLR, +CBDT, +sbix)
• PostScript Type 1 (PFB/PFA)
• Web fonts (WOFF2, WOFF, EOT)
• FontLab (VFB, VFC, VFJ)
• UFO
• designSpace
• Import only:
• BitFonter Photofont (PHF+PNG, +SVG)
• Fontographer (FOG)
• Glyphs
• Ikarus
• and any of the above in ZIP files

What’s New in FontLab VI 6.0.2

• Variation – Use the “AAA” toggles on the right side of the masters list in Font Info > Masters to indicate which masters should take part in interpolation (creation of instances). If the “AAA” is shown, a master takes part in interpolation. If the “AAA” is hidden, the master does not take part in interpolation.
• Paste and Duplicate – Use the new Preferences > Paste & Duplicate section to control the offsets (x/y shift) for the Duplicate and Copy/Paste operations offsets and decide how imported or pasted artwork is scaled.
• Bug Fixes:
• Change tooltip from “Add layer instance” to “Reset location to default” in the Cmd (Ctrl)-scroll should give next/prev glyph in the Glyph window
• Color marks (flags) are lost in vfb
• Copied font guidelines are pasted as glyph guidelines
• Crash on pasting a glyph in new font
• Create Parallel Contour generates double points
• Export to TTF adds many new nodes
• File > Import > Artwork doesn’t open the dialog box
• Header bar controls inactive for anchor position
• Invalid DSIG
• Missing references
• New updated vendor.dat file
• Open contours are bad in the saved vfb
• Paste Special pastes incorrect metrics
• Selection is resized unexpectedly when using the link/unlink button
• Show Rulers are always on after start
• Sorting of layers when new glyph is created
• Tags causes FL VI to crash
• The Brush tool doesn’t work when the Toolbar is docked to window
• Undo for Rapid tool is broken
• Unicode codes should use uppercase
• WOFF and EOT export without hinting



Download FontLab VI 6.0.2