--- pcfread_old.c	Tue Apr 16 09:45:46 2002
+++ pcfread.c	Tue Apr 16 09:59:03 2002
@@ -835,19 +835,29 @@
         goto Bail;
     }
 
-    error = pcf_get_metric( stream, format, &(accel->minbounds) );
+    /* the accelerator tables never use compressed metrics */
+
+    error = pcf_get_metric( stream, 
+                            format & (~ PCF_FORMAT_MASK), 
+                            &(accel->minbounds) );
     if ( error )
       goto Bail;
-    error = pcf_get_metric( stream, format, &(accel->maxbounds) );
+    error = pcf_get_metric( stream, 
+                            format & (~ PCF_FORMAT_MASK), 
+                            &(accel->maxbounds) );
     if ( error )
       goto Bail;
 
     if ( PCF_FORMAT_MATCH( format, PCF_ACCEL_W_INKBOUNDS ) )
     {
-      error = pcf_get_metric( stream, format, &(accel->ink_minbounds) );
+      error = pcf_get_metric( stream, 
+                              format & (~ PCF_FORMAT_MASK), 
+                              &(accel->ink_minbounds) );
       if ( error )
         goto Bail;
-      error = pcf_get_metric( stream, format, &(accel->ink_maxbounds) );
+      error = pcf_get_metric( stream, 
+                              format & (~ PCF_FORMAT_MASK), 
+                              &(accel->ink_maxbounds) );
       if ( error )
         goto Bail;
     }