Hi Hans, Hi all,

> The attached file is what I get. Maybe your font map [pdftex.map
> or so] is not correct.
> 
> Here I use the ansi encoded helvetica. 

I got new  fontfiles from CTAN (tfm,vf,map).
No better result. Only the space after ß is affected and
only wit some Fonts: Helvetica, Helvetica-Narrow, Palatino and Times-Roman.
No such effect with cmr or lbr
With aer the space is even greater in mp than in ConTeXt.

What more can i do?

I attach my typical output.

first row context second mp label
cmr, aer, phv, ptm, lbs

Greetings

Lutz

 <<labeltest.pdf>> 

P.S. where can i get the ansi encoded fontfiles?