by Andy Clymer, www.andyclymer.com

Some small add-ons for the RoboFont editor — extra preferences, tweaks, adjustments, and slightly modified app behavior. A selection of extras to make RoboFont work the way I like it.

Quickly jump to a component’s base glyph (and back).

In a glyph window, double-click a component to jump to its base glyph. While you’re editing the component you’ll see a preview of the composed glyph you just came from off to the right. Double-click this preview to jump back to the composed glyph.

Assigns the “f” key to jump back to the “foreground” layer.

Hold the “Command” key while nudging with the arrow keys to align the selected points with other points or glyph metrics.

Assigns the “h” key to show/hide layer outlines.

RoboFont usually adjusts the glyph view to fit when you switch between glyphs or layers, this option will maintain the same zoom settings as you switch to a different drawing in the same window.

Only “snap to close” open contours while the mouse clicked down and dragging. This prevents open ended contours from joining together when moving a point with the arrow keys.