I do not know what I'm doing, but...
---patch-mathit---
--- mathit.mtx 2006-01-12 23:45:36.000000000 +0000
+++ mathit.mtx 2010-08-12 02:38:53.000000000 +0100
@@ -262,6 +262,18 @@
\moveup{\neg{\int{xheight}}}
\endsetglyph
+%:based on newlatin.mtx
+
+\foreach(accent){vector,tie}
+ \ifisglyph{\str{accent}}\then
+ \resetglyph{\str{accent}}
+ \glyph{\str{accent}}{1000}
+ \resetdepth{0}
+ \endresetglyph
+ \Fi
+\endfor(accent)
+
+
\endmetrics
---end patch---
---patch-mathex---
--- mathex.mtx 2006-01-12 23:45:36.000000000 +0000
+++ mathex.mtx 2010-08-12 02:39:41.000000000 +0100
@@ -274,6 +274,19 @@
\unfakable{bracehtipupleft}
\unfakable{bracehtipupright}
+%:based on newlatin.mtx
+
+\foreach(accent){hatwide,hatwide,hatwidest,%
+ tildewide,tildewider,tildewidest}
+ \ifisglyph{\str{accent}}\then
+ \resetglyph{\str{accent}}
+ \glyph{\str{accent}}{1000}
+ \resetdepth{0}
+ \endresetglyph
+ \Fi
+\endfor(accent)
+
+
\endmetrics
---end patch---
---new file: mathmsb.mtx---
\relax
\metrics
\ProvidesMtxPackage{mathmsb}
%:based on newlatin.mtx
\foreach(accent){hatwide,hatwide,%
tildewide,tildewider}
\ifisglyph{\str{accent}}\then
\resetglyph{\str{accent}}
\glyph{\str{accent}}{1000}
\resetdepth{0}
\endresetglyph
\Fi
\endfor(accent)
\endmetrics
---end new file---
Would those work?
Best,
cfr
