Names¶

Products, services, domains, and the company. None of these translate.

Use the entry for the relevant application. Draft terms require confirmation before publication.

Adobe Illustrator¶

Also written: Illustrator. Applies to: vexy-linestra, vexy-vextra. Translatable: no.

Adobe Illustrator is the host application for the Vexy Illustrator plug-ins. Use the full name on first mention, then Illustrator. Vexy Lines and Vexy Playlines are separate applications; do not describe them as Illustrator plug-ins.

Write: Vexy Vextra installs into Adobe Illustrator. Illustrator loads it at startup.

Not: Vextra installs into AI.

See also: Vexy Linestra, Vexy Vextra, AIP, Live Effect

app.fontographer.net¶

Applies to: fontographer. Translatable: no.

app.fontographer.net is the address of the browser edition of Fontographer. Preserve the lowercase domain when naming the destination. Use Fontographer when referring to the application itself.

Write: Open app.fontographer.net and sign in with your FontLab account.

Not: Open Fontographer.net and sign in.

Dream Up¶

Also written: Dream Up Font, Mixfont. Applies to: fontographer. Translatable: no.

Dream Up is a Fontographer command for generating glyph shapes. Dream Up Font generates a whole font; Mixfont blends existing fonts. Keep these commands distinct and show any confirmed cost before the reader runs an operation. Generated shapes may need further editing.

Write: Dream Up generates the shapes, and you edit them. It spends Vexy coins.

Not: Dream Up creates a finished font for you in seconds.

See also: Fontographer, Vexy coins, glyph, Sigma

FLUM¶

Also written: FLUM Unified Database. Applies to: fontlab. Translatable: no.

Deprecated

Deprecated. Use the current term except where the entry permits a historical reference or an exact quotation.

FLUM is an internal documentation-project name, not a customer-facing product or feature. Omit it from published instructions. Refer to the relevant product documentation when directing a reader to help.

Write: The FontLab 8 documentation covers the Kerning panel.

Not: See the FLUM Unified Database for the Kerning panel.

See also: FontLab, FontLab 8

FontLab¶

Also written: FontLab 8, FontLab font editor. Applies to: fontlab. Translatable: no.

FontLab is the name of the desktop font editor. Preserve its capital F and L in headings and prose. Fontlab Ltd. names the company; the lowercase fontlab spelling belongs to identifiers such as the Python module and website domains.

Write: FontLab writes the kerning into the GPOS table.

Not: Fontlab is used for the storing of kerning.

fontlab (Python module)¶

Also written: import fontlab. Applies to: fontlab. Translatable: no.

The fontlab Python module exposes FontLab scripting functionality. Its name is lowercase and case sensitive. Format it as code in prose, and keep the application name FontLab distinct from the module name in examples.

Write: Run import fontlab to reach the FontLab scripting API.

Not: Run import Fontlab to reach the fontlab API.

See also: FontLab, FontLab 8, fontlab.com

FontLab 8¶

Also written: FontLab 8 font editor. Applies to: fontlab. Translatable: no.

FontLab 8 names version 8 of the desktop font editor. Put one space before the version number. After establishing the version, use FontLab alone where no other version could be meant. Retain the number in compatibility statements and version-specific instructions.

Write: FontLab 8 opens a font in the Font window.

Not: FontLab8 opens fonts.

See also: FontLab, FontLab 9, FontLab Studio 5, VFC

FontLab 9¶

Applies to: fontlab. Translatable: no.

Draft

Draft. The house usage of this name is not settled. Confirm the intended product and version before using it.

FontLab 9 is a versioned product name whose house usage remains draft. Its appearance in an interface or format description does not establish release availability. Confirm the version and intended audience before using it in new prose; preserve it when quoting an exact label.

Write: Ask which version a page describes before you write a version number.

Not: FontLab 9 introduces the new panel.

FontLab account¶

Applies to: all. Translatable: no.

A FontLab account is the identity used to sign in to FontLab services and manage licences. Keep the capital L in FontLab and lowercase account. Distinguish the account from a licence, subscription or payment when more than one appears in the same explanation.

Write: Sign in with your FontLab account at pass.fontlab.com.

Not: Your Fontlab account will be needed for signing in.

See also: FontLab, FontLab Pass, pass.fontlab.com, Vexy coins

Fontlab Ltd.¶

Also written: Fontlab. Applies to: company. Translatable: no.

Fontlab Ltd. is the company name. Preserve the lowercase l in Fontlab and the period after Ltd. Use FontLab, with a capital L, for the product. The two spellings identify different entities and must not be normalized into one.

See also: FontLab, Photofont, TypeTool

FontLab Pass¶

Applies to: all. Translatable: no.

FontLab Pass is the identity and licensing service at pass.fontlab.com. Use the complete service name when explaining account or licence management. Distinguish the service from the FontLab account used to sign in.

Write: Manage your licences in FontLab Pass at pass.fontlab.com.

Not: Licences are managed in the pass.

See also: FontLab account, pass.fontlab.com, FontLab, FLREQ

FontLab Studio 5¶

Applies to: fontlab. Translatable: no.

Deprecated

Deprecated. Use the current term except where the entry permits a historical reference or an exact quotation.

FontLab Studio 5 is a historical version of the font editor. Use the full name in migration instructions, historical descriptions and compatibility statements. Do not shorten it to Studio or use it as the name of another FontLab version.

Write: A script written for FontLab Studio 5 does not run in FontLab 8.

Not: Studio scripts still work.

See also: FontLab, FontLab 8, VFB

fontlab.com¶

Applies to: company. Translatable: no.

fontlab.com is the main FontLab website address. Preserve the lowercase domain. Link to the relevant page when a reader needs a particular product, download or instruction, rather than sending every task to the home page.

Write: The product pages live at fontlab.com.

Not: Visit FontLab.com for more information.

Fontographer¶

Applies to: fontographer. Translatable: no.

Fontographer names a font editor. For its browser edition, use app.fontographer.net as the address. Distinguish a historical numbered edition when compatibility or migration depends on it. Preserve Fontographer.net only where it belongs to an exact project or command label.

Write: Open Fontographer at app.fontographer.net and sign in.

Not: Open Fontographer.net to start the app.

Fontographer.net¶

Applies to: fontographer. Translatable: no.

Draft

Draft. The house usage of this name is not settled. Confirm the intended product and version before using it.

Fontographer.net occurs in project and command labels. Preserve it when quoting an interface label that uses this spelling. Use Fontographer for the application in ordinary prose and app.fontographer.net for its browser address. Broader house usage of Fontographer.net remains draft.

Write: File: Open Fontographer.net project opens a project from your FontLab account.

Not: Fontographer.net runs in a browser.

forum.fontlab.com¶

Applies to: all. Translatable: no.

forum.fontlab.com is the FontLab user-forum address. Use it for a relevant discussion or community question, and identify the destination. A documentation link is preferable when the reader needs an established procedure rather than a discussion.

Write: Ask about your specific file on the forum at forum.fontlab.com.

Not: For more info see forum.FontLab.com.

See also: fontlab.com, help.fontlab.com, FontLab

GlyphRef¶

Applies to: fontographer. Translatable: no.

GlyphRef is the class used to reference a Fontographer glyph through its scripting interface. Preserve the capital G and R and format the name as code. Keep the API identifier separate from the ordinary word glyph.

Write: A script reaches each glyph through a GlyphRef.

Not: Glyphs are reached through the glyphref class.

help.fontlab.com¶

Applies to: fontlab, transtype. Translatable: no.

help.fontlab.com is a FontLab documentation address. Preserve its lowercase spelling and identify the product or article when linking to it. Use a specific documentation page when the reader needs a particular procedure or reference.

Write: The full manual is at help.fontlab.com.

Not: See Help.FontLab.com for the manual.

help.vexy.art¶

Applies to: vexy-lines, vexy-linestra, vexy-playlines, vexy-vextra. Translatable: no.

help.vexy.art is the Vexy documentation address. Name the relevant product when linking to it, since the Vexy products share vocabulary but differ in features and workflows. Preserve the lowercase domain.

Write: The Vexy Vextra manual is at help.vexy.art.

Not: See help.Vexy.art for the docs.

See also: Vexy, help.fontlab.com, playlines.vexy.art

pass.fontlab.com¶

Applies to: all. Translatable: no.

pass.fontlab.com is the address for FontLab account and licence management. Use the domain when naming the destination and FontLab Pass when naming the service. Explain the action the reader can perform there.

Write: Sign in to your FontLab account at pass.fontlab.com.

Not: Sign in at Pass.fontlab.com to manage your license.

See also: FontLab Pass, FontLab account, fontlab.com, FLREQ

Photofont¶

Applies to: company. Translatable: no.

Photofont is a protected Fontlab Ltd. name, written as one word with a capital P. Preserve this spelling in a notice or reference. Confirm the relevant product and version before adding a claim about functionality.

Write: Photofont is a trademark of Fontlab Ltd.

Not: Photofont lets you build photographic fonts in seconds.

See also: Fontlab Ltd., TypeTool, FontLab

playlines.vexy.art¶

Applies to: vexy-playlines. Translatable: no.

playlines.vexy.art is the address of Vexy Playlines, the browser application. Preserve the lowercase domain. Use the product name for the application and the address for the destination the reader opens.

Write: Open Vexy Playlines at playlines.vexy.art.

Not: Open Playlines.vexy.art to get started.

See also: Vexy Playlines, help.vexy.art, Vexy Lines

Strokes Maker¶

Applies to: vexy-lines. Translatable: no.

Deprecated

Deprecated. Use the current term except where the entry permits a historical reference or an exact quotation.

Strokes Maker is a former name of Vexy Lines. Use Vexy Lines for the current product and retain Strokes Maker when identifying a historical release or explaining the name change. Do not rename an old interface label inside a quotation.

Write: Vexy Lines, released earlier as Strokes Maker, reads a bitmap and draws vector fills.

Not: Strokes Maker turns your image into line art.

See also: Vexy Lines, Vexy, Vexy Playlines

studio.fontlab.com¶

Applies to: fontlab. Translatable: no.

Draft

Draft. The house usage of this name is not settled. Confirm the intended product and version before using it.

studio.fontlab.com is an unconfirmed service address in the naming register. Keep it draft and do not direct readers there without confirmation of the destination and its availability. A recorded spelling does not establish that a service exists.

Write: Ask which domain a service runs on before you print it in a manual.

Not: Sign in at studio.fontlab.com to open your project.

TransType 5¶

Also written: TransType, TrT. Applies to: transtype. Translatable: no.

TransType 5 names version 5 of the font conversion application. Keep TransType as one word with capital T in both parts, followed by one space and the version. Use TransType after establishing the version; declare TrT before using it as a short form.

Write: TransType 5 converts a font family and keeps its styling links.

Not: Trans Type will convert your fonts for you.

TypeTool¶

Applies to: company. Translatable: no.

TypeTool is a protected Fontlab Ltd. product name, written as one word with two capital Ts. Preserve that spelling when naming the product or quoting a notice. Confirm the relevant version before describing its features or compatibility.

Write: TypeTool is a trademark of Fontlab Ltd.

Not: Type Tool is our entry level editor.

See also: Fontlab Ltd., Photofont, FontLab

Vexy¶

Applies to: vexy-lines, vexy-linestra, vexy-playlines, vexy-vextra. Translatable: no.

Vexy is the family prefix in Vexy Lines, Vexy Linestra, Vexy Playlines and Vexy Vextra. It is not a standalone application name. Identify the product when describing an operation; retain Vexy alone when it is the exact name of an interface category.

Write: Choose Effect, then Vexy, then Vexy Linestra.

Not: Vexy turns your photo into vector art.

Vexy coins¶

Applies to: fontographer. Translatable: no.

Vexy coins are credits used to pay for applicable Fontographer operations. Keep Vexy capitalized and coins lowercase. State a confirmed charge before the reader performs the operation, and distinguish the credit balance from money, a licence or an account.

Write: Dream Up spends Vexy coins from your FontLab account.

Not: This action will use up some of your vexy Coins.

See also: Fontographer, FontLab account, Dream Up

Vexy Lines¶

Applies to: vexy-lines. Translatable: no.

Vexy Lines is the standalone desktop application for converting a bitmap into vector artwork through algorithmic fills. Keep the full two-word name. Distinguish it from Vexy Playlines, the browser application, and from the Vexy Illustrator plug-ins. Its native project format is .lines.

Write: Vexy Lines, the desktop app, opens a bitmap and applies a fill.

Not: Lines opens your bitmap.

See also: Vexy, Vexy Playlines, Lines file, fill mode, Strokes Maker

Vexy Linestra¶

Also written: VexyLinestra. Applies to: vexy-linestra. Translatable: no.

Vexy Linestra is the Adobe Illustrator plug-in for parametric line fills. Use the two-word product name in prose. Preserve the closed spelling VexyLinestra in an exact filename such as VexyLinestra.aip; a filename spelling does not replace the product name.

Write: Vexy Linestra adds its panel to Illustrator after you install VexyLinestra.aip.

Not: VexyLinestra adds a panel to Illustrator.

See also: Vexy, Adobe Illustrator, AIP, Fill Grid

Vexy Playlines¶

Also written: Playlines. Applies to: vexy-playlines. Translatable: no.

Vexy Playlines is the browser application for converting images into vector artwork at playlines.vexy.art. Use the full name in titles and on first mention, then Playlines where unambiguous. Keep it distinct from Vexy Lines, the desktop application.

Write: Vexy Playlines runs in a browser. Playlines applies the fill as you drag.

Not: Playlines is the desktop version of Lines.

See also: Vexy, Vexy Lines, playlines.vexy.art, fill mode

Vexy Vextra¶

Also written: Vextra, VexyVextra. Applies to: vexy-vextra. Translatable: no.

Vexy Vextra is the Adobe Illustrator plug-in for contour editing. Use the full name in a title and on first mention; Vextra is the declared short form. Preserve VexyVextra in an exact filename such as VexyVextra.aip.

Write: This manual calls it Vextra. Vextra aligns nodes to the extremes.

Not: VexyVextra aligns your nodes for you.

See also: Vexy, Adobe Illustrator, AIP, G2 continuity