--- tools/hex2bdf.in.~1~	2004-09-15 13:50:10.000000000 +0200
+++ tools/hex2bdf.in	2004-12-27 19:58:50.915999184 +0100
@@ -33,9 +33,15 @@ if ($pxlsz_x == $pxlsz_y) {
   $family_name = "Fixed";
   $default_char = 0x0020; # SPACE
 }
+my $nprops = 17;
+my $_MULE_BASELINE_OFFSET = '';
+if ($pxlsz_y == 24) {
+  $nprops++;
+  $_MULE_BASELINE_OFFSET = "_MULE_BASELINE_OFFSET -3\n";
+}
 print "SIZE $pxlsz_y 75 75
 FONTBOUNDINGBOX $pxlsz_x $pxlsz_y 0 -2
-STARTPROPERTIES 18
+STARTPROPERTIES $nprops
 COPYRIGHT \"(c) Copyright 2000-2003 /efont/ The Electronic Font Open Laboratory.\"
 FOUNDRY \"Efont\"
 FAMILY_NAME \"$family_name\"
@@ -50,8 +56,7 @@ RESOLUTION_Y 75
 AVERAGE_WIDTH $avgWdth
 CHARSET_REGISTRY \"ISO10646\"
 CHARSET_ENCODING \"1\"
-_MULE_BASELINE_OFFSET -3
-FONT_ASCENT $ascent
+${_MULE_BASELINE_OFFSET}FONT_ASCENT $ascent
 FONT_DESCENT 2
 DEFAULT_CHAR $default_char
 ENDPROPERTIES