I also like the ease at which one can work within the metrics window. I like the way that tools can be arranged and hidden and I like the much more logical menu design. Having worked with FontLab 4.3 a bit in the past, some of the things that I really liked about this version are the changes in the metric window. Redesigned preferences open and save enhancements and improved Python scripting.Improved font proofing with five new printing modes and the Quick Test feature that tests fonts with system rendering.Improved OpenType support with better VOLT integration including round trip editing of complex-script fonts.Multiple Master Support: This allows large multi-weight families to be contained in a single file as opposed to multiple files as in Fontographer.You can now import BDF files and create the rectangular block outlines using the Trace Pixels feature and make pixel fonts.There are new metrics and kerning editing features such as multi-line previews allowing you to view much smaller characters on the screen, better class kerning and smart auto-generation of classes.There are also color-customized and streamlined glyph windows. They have added true tangent points, in-context glyph design with Neighbors and Shape groups by having shape related glyphs appear in the background, it allows you to keep related shapes in sync. They have added better glyph design glyphs are the characters that make up a font.Today, FontLab Ltd, has a wide range of products with FontLab Studio 5 as its flagship. In 1998 the first Mac OS product was released with FontLab 3. FontLab was first developed around 1992 and ran only under Windows.
Since the early 2000's, FontLab Studio has been the standard, for commercial digital font development. You will need at least 10 MB of free space on the hard drive, and 64 MB of RAM. For Windows, a PC that can run Windows 98 or later (including Vista). The requirements to run FontLab Studio 5 are, for Mac, a Power PC or Intel Based Mac with Mac OS X v 10.2 or later installed (10.4 is recommended). It will also work for design houses that need to keep their products fresh and vibrant by adding the flash of what a unique font design can bring. It is also for the smaller font houses that want to give that professional look to their products, and compete with the larger foundries.
First, and foremost, it is for large font foundries wishing to design and create new typefaces, and final font products. FontLab Studio 5 is, at its base, a serious, versatile font editor that will appeal to many levels of users.
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