With #FontLab 7.1.4, you can quickly make a Condensed or SemiCondensed font from a Regular font. “Font › Add Variation” duplicates the current master and adds a known axis if you use a known master name. If you add a “Condensed” master, FontLab adds a “Width” axis. Open “Tools › Actions” and preview the action on the content of current Window. Use the “Change width” action, which scales glyphs horizontally but keeps stem thickness. Run the action on the “Current” layer of “All” glyphs. “Change w

The Preview panel of #FontLabVI gives you a flexible look at your design changes. Customize the text, sizes, tracking, slant, add a blur to simulate poor vision and (new in FontLab VI 6.0.6) change the foreground and background color. Try FontLab VI at https://fontlab.com/VI | Fontlab