To change the order of the glyphs within a font select Sort Glyphs in the Font menu, or use the button on the Standard Toolbar.
No matter which option you select, these glyphs (if available) will always come first in the new order.
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Windows Unicode or Symbol code points
Glyphs will be sorted by these rules:
| • | Glyphs are sorted by their Windows mappings |
| • | Then all remaining glyphs are sorted by their postscript names |
The Unicode code points are retrieved from the Windows Character to Glyph Index Mappings.
Standard Macintosh ordering
Glyphs will be sorted by these rules:
| • | Glyphs are sorted by their Macintosh standard order names |
| • | Then all glyphs are sorted by their Windows mappings |
| • | Then all remaining glyphs are sorted by their postscript names |
Note: Over a decade ago Apple recommended the standard Macintosh ordering, so a lot of font designers are still used to this glyph order.
PostScript names
Glyphs will be sorted by these rules:
| • | The glyphs are sorted by their PostScript names |
| • | Then all remaining glyphs are sorted by their Windows mappings |
Glyph type (empty, simple, composite)
Glyphs will be sorted by these rules:
| • | The glyphs are sorted by their glyph type |
| • | Then all remaining glyphs are sorted by their Windows mappings |
Alphanumeric
Glyphs will be sorted by these rules:
| • | The glyphs are sorted by their mapped character. This features uses default compare functions as used in Windows. |
| • | Then all remaining glyphs are sorted by their Windows mappings |
See also:
Character to Glyph Index Mappings