> Now the real reason for this post is to point out what seems to be a
 > purely Linux problem: I also succeeded in making a pdf directly with
 > dvipdfm. The printed output was OK except for the horizontal beams.
 > Every one protruded beyond the stem where it should have stopped. I'm
 > guessing the horizontal beams are drawn in postscript, while the slanted
 > ones are fonts. 

I believe that is the case.

   It looks like dvipdfm is extending the lines that make
 > up the beams with a semicircle whose diameter equals the line width. So
 > the questions are: Has anyone else noticed this? 

I've noticed that horizontal beam thicknesses seem to vary unpredictably
when displayed.  Is your problem a display problem only or do you get the
same effect when it is printed?

   Are there any options
 > that could fix it? Or is this just a feature of the way dvipdfm draws
 > lines and/or solid boxes? (I haven't yet loaded the new versions of the
 > fonts, but I don't think they would affect this).

You might try the dvipdfm list:

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