> why (in the latest tetex texmf) exists the file > /fonts/tfm/adobe/times/psyro.tfm ?
One character of that font is used by zptmcm7m. > If it is Adobe Symbol Slanted metrics, why is it > the times directory? Maybe, because the metrics of psyro.tfm are just needed for zptmcm7m? > BTW. Is psyro referenced anywhere in postscript maps? Yes. > What is the PS font psyro.tfm describes? It is a slanted Symbol: psyro Symbol ".167 SlantFont" psyro.tfm comes via CTAN:macros/latex/required/psnfss/lw35nfss.zip into teTeX. Thomas