21.4.8 and .9 (win32) problems importing the ps-font-info-database from older versions

Hello, after updating from 21.4.6 to 21.4.9 [3] (win32) I couldn't print using the ps-print-xxx commands. I started to search for changed configuration settings with no results. I found the problem in the ps-font-info-database which couldn't be automatically imported by 21.4.8 or 21.4.9 in a consistent way from my versions 21.4.6 custom.el. I had to set the ps-font-info-database to default and manually set my old configuration. Then ps-print-xxx worked again. Here are the relevant sections from custom.el (there are also minor changes of font definitions, which are not importent in the context) ### Version 21.4.6 (custom-set-variables '(ps-font-info-database (quote ((Courier "Courier" "Courier-Bold" "Courier-Oblique" "Courier-BoldOblique" 10.0 10.55 6.0 6.0) (Helvetica "Helvetica" "Helvetica-Bold" "Helvetica-Oblique" "Helvetica-BoldOblique" 10.0 11.56 2.78 5.09243) (Times "Times-Roman" "Times-Bold" "Times-Italic" "Times-BoldItalic" 10.0 11.0 2.5 4.71432) (Palatino "Palatino-Roman" "Palatino-Bold" "Palatino-Italic" "Palatino-BoldItalic" 10.0 12.1 2.5 5.08676) (Helvetica-Narrow "Helvetica-Narrow" "Helvetica-Narrow-Bold" "Helvetica-Narrow-Oblique" "Helvetica-Narrow-BoldOblique" 10.0 11.56 2.2796 4.17579) (NewCenturySchlbk "NewCenturySchlbk-Roman" "NewCenturySchlbk-Bold" "NewCenturySchlbk-Italic" "NewCenturySchlbk-BoldItalic" 10.0 12.15 2.78 5.31162) (AvantGarde-Book "AvantGarde-Book" "AvantGarde-Book" "AvantGarde-BookOblique" "AvantGarde-BookOblique" 10.0 11.77 2.77 5.45189) (AvantGarde-Demi "AvantGarde-Demi" "AvantGarde-Demi" "AvantGarde-DemiOblique" "AvantGarde-DemiOblique" 10.0 12.72 2.8 5.51351) (Bookman-Demi "Bookman-Demi" "Bookman-Demi" "Bookman-DemiItalic" "Bookman-DemiItalic" 10.0 11.77 3.4 6.05946) (Bookman-Light "Bookman-Light" "Bookman-Light" "Bookman-LightItalic" "Bookman-LightItalic" 10.0 11.79 3.2 5.67027) (Symbol "Symbol" "Symbol" "Symbol" "Symbol" 10.0 13.03 2.5 3.24324) (Zapf-Dingbats "Zapf-Dingbats" "Zapf-Dingbats" "Zapf-Dingbats" "Zapf-Dingbats" 10.0 9.630000000000001 2.78 2.78) (Zapf-Chancery-MediumItalic "Zapf-Chancery-MediumItalic" "Zapf-Chancery-MediumItalic" "Zapf-Chancery-MediumItalic" "Zapf-Chancery-MediumItalic" 10.0 11.45 2.2 4.10811) (Monospace821BT "Monospac" "Monospac-Bold" "Monospac-Italic" "Monospac-BoldItalic" 10.0 10.48 6.0 6.0) (Andale\ Mono "Andalemo" "Andalemo-Bold" "Andalemo-Italic" "Andalemo-BoldItalic" 10.0 12.3 6.0 6.0) (Stone-Sans "Stone-Sans" "Stone-Sans-Bold" "Stone-Sans-Italic" "Stone-Sans-BoldItalic" 10.0 10.0 6.0 6.0)))) ) ### Version 21.4.9[windows 3] after MANUALLY re-setting the configuration in the ps-font-info-database dialogue (custom-set-variables '(ps-font-info-database (quote ((Courier (fonts (normal . "Courier") (bold . "Courier-Bold") (italic . "Courier-Oblique") (bold-italic . "Courier-BoldOblique")) (size . 10.0) (line-height . 10.55) (space-width . 6.0) (avg-char-width . 6.0)) (Helvetica (fonts (normal . "Helvetica") (bold . "Helvetica-Bold") (italic . "Helvetica-Oblique") (bold-italic . "Helvetica-BoldOblique")) (size . 10.0) (line-height . 11.56) (space-width . 2.78) (avg-char-width . 5.09243)) (Times (fonts (normal . "Times-Roman") (bold . "Times-Bold") (italic . "Times-Italic") (bold-italic . "Times-BoldItalic")) (size . 10.0) (line-height . 11.0) (space-width . 2.5) (avg-char-width . 4.71432)) (Palatino (fonts (normal . "Palatino-Roman") (bold . "Palatino-Bold") (italic . "Palatino-Italic") (bold-italic . "Palatino-BoldItalic")) (size . 10.0) (line-height . 12.1) (space-width . 2.5) (avg-char-width . 5.08676)) (Helvetica-Narrow (fonts (normal . "Helvetica-Narrow") (bold . "Helvetica-Narrow-Bold") (italic . "Helvetica-Narrow-Oblique") (bold-italic . "Helvetica-Narrow-BoldOblique")) (size . 10.0) (line-height . 11.56) (space-width . 2.2796) (avg-char-width . 4.17579)) (NewCenturySchlbk (fonts (normal . "NewCenturySchlbk-Roman") (bold . "NewCenturySchlbk-Bold") (italic . "NewCenturySchlbk-Italic") (bold-italic . "NewCenturySchlbk-BoldItalic")) (size . 10.0) (line-height . 12.15) (space-width . 2.78) (avg-char-width . 5.31162)) (AvantGarde-Book (fonts (normal . "AvantGarde-Book") (italic . "AvantGarde-BookOblique")) (size . 10.0) (line-height . 11.77) (space-width . 2.77) (avg-char-width . 5.45189)) (AvantGarde-Demi (fonts (normal . "AvantGarde-Demi") (italic . "AvantGarde-DemiOblique")) (size . 10.0) (line-height . 12.72) (space-width . 2.8) (avg-char-width . 5.51351)) (Bookman-Demi (fonts (normal . "Bookman-Demi") (italic . "Bookman-DemiItalic")) (size . 10.0) (line-height . 11.77) (space-width . 3.4) (avg-char-width . 6.05946)) (Bookman-Light (fonts (normal . "Bookman-Light") (italic . "Bookman-LightItalic")) (size . 10.0) (line-height . 11.79) (space-width . 3.2) (avg-char-width . 5.67027)) (Symbol (fonts (normal . "Symbol")) (size . 10.0) (line-height . 13.03) (space-width . 2.5) (avg-char-width . 3.24324)) (Zapf-Dingbats (fonts (normal . "Zapf-Dingbats")) (size . 10.0) (line-height . 9.630000000000001) (space-width . 2.78) (avg-char-width . 2.78)) (Zapf-Chancery-MediumItalic (fonts (normal . "Zapf-Chancery-MediumItalic")) (size . 10.0) (line-height . 11.45) (space-width . 2.2) (avg-char-width . 4.10811)) (Monospace821BT (fonts (normal . "Monospace821BT-Roman") (bold . "Monospace821BT-Bold") (italic . "Monospace821BT-Italic") (bold-italic . "Monospace821BT-BoldItalic")) (size . 10.0) (line-height . 11.99) (space-width . 6.0) (avg-char-width . 6.02)) (Andale\\\ Mono (fonts (normal . "Andalemo") (bold . "Andalemo-Bold") (italic . "Andalemo-Italic") (bold-italic . "Andalemo-BoldItalic")) (size . 10.0) (line-height . 12.3) (space-width . 6.0) (avg-char-width . 6.0)) (Stone-Sans (fonts (normal . "StoneSans") (bold . "StoneSans-Bold") (italic . "StoneSans-Italic") (bold-italic . "StoneSans-BoldItalic")) (size . 10.0) (line-height . 10.0) (space-width . 6.0) (avg-char-width . 6.0))))) ) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin Boeker Universitätsklinikum Freiburg Institut für Medizinische Informatik & Biometrie Stefan-Meier-Str. 26 -- 79104 Freiburg i. Br. FAX: +49 761 203 6711 -- Tel.: +49 761 203 6700