%From ajeffrey@cs.depaul.edu Thu Jun  4 19:29:25 1998
%Date: Thu, 04 Jun 1998 09:47:17 -0500
%From: Alan Jeffrey <ajeffrey@cs.depaul.edu>
%To: Fontinst mailing list <fontinst@cogs.susx.ac.uk>
%Cc: Sebastian Kirsch <skirsch@t-online.de>
%Subject: Re: A question about spacing

%Rebecca and Rowland wrote:
%> The space parameter is the same in both cases, but the  stretch, shrink,
%> and extraspace parameters are markedly different.
%> 
%> The minor differences in xheight and quad are most likely due to rounding
%> errors.
%> 
%> Does anyone have any idea what's going on?

%Er, OK this is my fault.  I can't remember the syntax of my own file
%formats.  Try replacing dostretch.mtx by:

\relax

\metrics

\ifisint{italicslant}\then\setint{fontdimen(1)}{\int{italicslant}}\fi
\ifisint{interword}\then\setint{fontdimen(2)}{\int{interword}}\fi
\ifisint{stretchword}\then\setint{fontdimen(3)}{\int{stretchword}}\fi
\ifisint{shrinkword}\then\setint{fontdimen(4)}{\int{shrinkword}}\fi
\ifisint{xheight}\then\setint{fontdimen(5)}{\int{xheight}}\fi
\ifisint{quad}\then\setint{fontdimen(6)}{\int{quad}}\fi
\ifisint{extraspace}\then\setint{fontdimen(7)}{\int{extraspace}}\fi

\endmetrics

%then it'll work:

%(FONTDIMEN
%   (PARAMETER D 1 R 0.0)
%   (PARAMETER D 2 R 3.32996)
%   (PARAMETER D 3 R 1.65991)
%   (PARAMETER D 4 R 1.10999)
%   (PARAMETER D 5 R 4.29993)
%   (PARAMETER D 6 R 10.0)
%   (PARAMETER D 7 R 1.10999)
%   )        

%Doh!  

%Alan.