Build in interpolated nudge

[jamespuckett]

Interpolated nudge (http://betatype.com/node/18) by Christian Roberts is incredibly useful, but the limited number of macro hotkeys holds me back. Why not build this into Fontlab? Modifier keys could be used with the arrow keys to make interpolated moves. I would love to set my arrows to do interpolated nudges different units by adding variations of <arrow> + control, option, or command.

[Eigi]

jamespuckett,

you may try the attached script. It is a tool, which allows you to use 'interpolated nudge' with the mouse.

REQUIREMENT

The InterpolateNode module from Christian Roberts must be installed.
It can be downloaded from:
http://betatype.com/node/18

INSTALLATION
Place this script in the 'Macros/System/Tool' folder and reset the macrosystem
in FontLab or restart FontLab.

USAGE

Select Nudge from the Tool dropdown menu.
Activate the macro tool.

SELECTION

• left-click on node selects single node
• shift & left-click on node adds single node to selection
• left-click & drag selects multiple nodes (rubberband)
• shift & left-click & drag adds multiple nodes to selection (rubberband)
• left-click on emply area deselects all nodes

MODIFICATION

• left-click on selected node & drag: move selection
  (click on selected segment does not work jet)
• shift key while dragging: constrain movement in vertical direction
• ctrl key (cmd on Mac) while dragging: constrain movement in horizontal direction
• right-click while dragging: cancel action (all nodes jump back to original position)

An echo of the original outline is left until the left mouse button is released.
Undo is enabeled.

KNOWN PROBLEMS

The whole tool thing in FontLab is pretty unstable. FontLab will crash
(at least on Windows) if you drag the selection around for a while.
So - save your work frequently!


Christian Roberts:
If you like the script, feel free to add it to your distribution.

Regards
Eigi

[Goran Soderstrom]

Wow, Eigi – that is indeed nice so I will also grab it