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The Mutator Toolbar
The biggest
user interface addition to Mutator for version 2.0 is the
Toolbar
The Mutator Toolbar
Special
Toolbar Features
The Toolbar has a number of features:
Horizontal And Vertical
Layouts
You can toggle the Toolbar layout between horizontal
and vertical by clicking the Axis change button.
 Axis
Change Button
You can change the Toolbar layout regardless of
whether the Toolbar is anchored or floating.
Vertical Toolbar Layout
Horizontal Toolbar Layout
Toolbar
Anchoring
You can anchor/unanchor the toolbar to the
application menu bar by clicking the Anchor button
 Anchor Button
When the Toolbar is anchored, no title bar is visible
and the Toolbar is tight in the top left corner of the screen
Anchored Toolbar (Horizontal Layout)
When the Toolbar is unanchored, it is said to be
floating - the title bar is visible and you can drag it as you would
a normal window.
The Toolbar can be anchored/unanchored regardless of
its layout (horizontal or vertical).
- Note: If you anchor the Toolbar and later
unanchor it, the Toolbar will return to exactly the position it
was in when last anchored.
Help
Bubbles
The Mutator Toolbar comes complete with Help Bubbles
describing what each button on the Toolbar does. The help bubbles can
be activated and deactivated in two ways:
Select the Show Balloons / Hide Balloons option from
the Help Menu OR click
the Help Bubbles button on the Mutator Toolbar.
 Help
Bubbles Button
To see the help balloon for a button, move the mouse
pointer over that button momentarily. The balloon will appear and
stay visible until the mouse is moved off the button.
Using The Help Bubbles (In A Vertical, Floating
Toolbar)
- Note: Help bubbles will work whether or not the
Toolbar is the active/foremost window. However, it is best to
select the Toolbar (i.e. make it active) before using the feature
(otherwise the system may display balloons saying that the window
is inactive etc.)
Toolbar Pop-Up
Menu
Hold down the Command key while clicking on the
toolbar. A pop up menu will appear allowing you to control layout,
anchoring and help bubbles. This is useful when the special feature
buttons are e.g. positioned offscreen.
Note on Disabled
Buttons
Some of the buttons on the toolbar will be enabled /
disabled depending on whether that particular option is currently
available. For example, if the Original outline option is not on,
the point display options for the original outline (on/off curev)
will be disabled until the outline is turned on, etc.
Toolbar
Quick Reference
The following is a list of buttons on the Mutator
Toolbar with descriptions of what they do
 About
Mutator. Displays the Mutator 'About Box'.
 Print. Prints from the currently
active Mutator window.
 Save. Commit unsaved changes to the
font.
 Working Outline. Toggles on/off the
current glyph's working outline.
 Working On Curve Points. Toggles
on/off the current glyph's working on curve points.
 Working Off Curve Points. Toggles
on/off the current glyph's working off curve points.
 Working Point Numbers. Toggles
on/off the current glyph's working point numbers.
 Working Point Coordinates. Toggles
on/off the current glyph's working point coordinates.
 Create New
Axes. Create a new variation axis. Equivalent to
Command-N on the Axes window. (Note: the Axes window must be the
active one before this button will be available).
 Clear
Deltas. Clear moves / deltas. Reverts current
glyph to original state.
 Deltas As Vectors. Show deltas /
moves as vectors. Graphical representation of point movements from
their original position.
 Recalculate.
Recalculate current glyph points and outline. Untouched points (blue)
will be interpolated using the touched points (red). Equivalent to
Command-R.
 Glyph
Palette. Display Glyph Palette window.
 Axes
Window. Display Axes window. To create a new
variation axis press Command-N.
 Deltas Window. Display Deltas
window. To create a new delta, touch / move a point or press
Command-N.
 Original Outline. Toggles on/off the
current glyph's original outline.
 Original On Curve Points. Toggles
on/off the current glyph's original on curve points.
 Original Off Curve Points. Toggles
on/off the current glyph's original off curve points.
 Template Outline. Toggles on/off the
template outline.
 Template On Curve Points. Toggles
on/off the template on curve points.
 Template Off Curve Points. Toggles
on/off the template off curve points.
 Previous Glyph. Go to previous
glyph.
 Glyph
Number. Go to a given glyph number.
 Next
Glyph. Go to next glyph.
Vertical/Horizontal Layout Button.
Toggles the toolbar layout horizontal / vertical.
Anchor Button. Anchors / unanchors
the toolbar to / from the menu bar.
Help
Bubbles Button. Toggles help bubbles on/off.
Equivalent to using the help menu option.
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