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FontLab 8 Tip: Coloring Many Glyphs at Once
1. Select the glyphs in Font Window. 2. Go to Glyph > Flatten Layer. 3. Open the Color panel. 4. Choose and Apply any color. Done. Why flatten? Since color is an element attribute, you need a single element in each glyph to do this.
FontLab 8 Tip: Adding Gradients I
In the Elements panel, click in the color button and select one kind of gradient ❶. Select the initial colors to change them in the gradient control ❷. Slide the triangles to change how the gradient is built ❸.
FontLab 8 Tip: Adding Gradients II
You can add more colors to the gradient with a double click in the gradient control ❶ or in the ribbon from the color options in Elements panel ❷.