Space above and below characters (between lines)

[Hairdocat]

Hi,

Wonder if anyone can help me...

I've designed a font using FontLab 4.6 (and 5.0 - get the same problem in both)...

When I export it as TTF, I get a lot of space above and below the line of characters when I use it to test it in Word - and the larger I make the typeface, the greater the space...

Anyone have any ideas why this is and how to fix it?

Thanks,
Hairdocat
info@zombie-tv.com

[jamespuckett]

You need to set up your vertical metrics to provide optimal spacing. Read Karsten Lucke’s explanation at http://www.kltf.de/downloads/FontMetrics-kltf.pdf

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