[NTG-context] Underbar

Hello everybody, I have a text, where a couple of lines are typeset with \underbar. — To me this underbar is a fraction to near the text. So I wanted to use \setupbar[…] to change the offset. Unfortunately nothing happens whatever I try. MWE: \setupbar[offset=-.5,dy=-.5] \starttext Hello!

[NTG-context] \underbar in head

Am attempting to get an underlined head style (chapter) with: \setuphead[chapter][textcommand=\underbar] But I get no underline. Am I doing something wrong? I can, of course, achieve the result at each chapter level with \startchapter[title={\underbar{text}}] but would prefer to achieve this

Re: [NTG-context] underbar aligns badly

On Wed, Aug 31, 2022 at 9:45 AM Jan Ulrich Hasecke via ntg-context wrote: > > Am Wed, Aug 31, 2022 at 09:30:33AM +0200 schrieb juh+ntg-context--- via > ntg-context: > > Now in node-rul.mkxl I have this: > > > > \protected\def\node_rules_direct#1% > > {\groupedcommand > > {\dontleavehmode %

Re: [NTG-context] underbar aligns badly

Am Wed, Aug 31, 2022 at 09:30:33AM +0200 schrieb juh+ntg-context--- via ntg-context: > Now in node-rul.mkxl I have this: > > \protected\def\node_rules_direct#1% > {\groupedcommand > {\dontleavehmode % this should not be needed but it is in \bTD > {\node_rules_set{#1}% >

Re: [NTG-context] underbar aligns badly

Am 31.08.22 um 08:54 schrieb Mikael Sundqvist via ntg-context: Hi, On Wed, Aug 31, 2022 at 8:32 AM juh+ntg-context--- via ntg-context wrote: Dear Hans, thanks a lot, but... Am 27.08.22 um 08:54 schrieb Hans Hagen via ntg-context: On 8/27/2022 8:46 AM, Jan Ulrich Hasecke via ntg-context

Re: [NTG-context] underbar aligns badly

Hi, On Wed, Aug 31, 2022 at 8:32 AM juh+ntg-context--- via ntg-context wrote: > > Dear Hans, > > thanks a lot, but... > > Am 27.08.22 um 08:54 schrieb Hans Hagen via ntg-context: > > On 8/27/2022 8:46 AM, Jan Ulrich Hasecke via ntg-context wrote: > >> Hi all, > >> > >> can nobody confirm this

Re: [NTG-context] underbar aligns badly

Dear Hans, thanks a lot, but... Am 27.08.22 um 08:54 schrieb Hans Hagen via ntg-context: On 8/27/2022 8:46 AM, Jan Ulrich Hasecke via ntg-context wrote: Hi all, can nobody confirm this bug? in: \protected\def\node_rules_direct#1%   {\groupedcommand {\dontleavehmode % this should not

Re: [NTG-context] underbar aligns badly

On 8/27/2022 8:46 AM, Jan Ulrich Hasecke via ntg-context wrote: Hi all, can nobody confirm this bug? in: \protected\def\node_rules_direct#1% {\groupedcommand {\dontleavehmode % this should not be needed but it is in \bTD \node_rules_set{#1}% add a % after that line and remake

Re: [NTG-context] underbar aligns badly

Hi all, can nobody confirm this bug? juh Am Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 09:19:40AM +0200 schrieb juh+ntg-context--- via ntg-context: > > Dear all, > > I fear I hit a bug or missed a change. > > \starttext > \underbar{First line}\\ > Second line. > \stoptext > > With lmtx from 2022.07.24 the

[NTG-context] underbar aligns badly

Dear all, I fear I hit a bug or missed a change. \starttext \underbar{First line}\\ Second line. \stoptext With lmtx from 2022.07.24 the lines align fine. With current lmtx the first line has a small indent. Ciao! juh

Re: [NTG-context] \underbar and co. not working properly in MkIV

On 3/10/2021 2:06 PM, Jairo A. del Rio wrote: Hi, list. The following works well in LMTX, but it applies underlining to the next dash sign when compiled with MkIV: \starttext %\overbar{foo}-bar \underbar{foo}-bar \stoptext I've found a workaround for it, but I want to know about the

[NTG-context] \underbar and co. not working properly in MkIV

Hi, list. The following works well in LMTX, but it applies underlining to the next dash sign when compiled with MkIV: \starttext %\overbar{foo}-bar \underbar{foo}-bar \stoptext I've found a workaround for it, but I want to know about the reason for such a strange behavior. Thanks beforehand.

Re: [NTG-context] underbar and overbar

Bump. Even a simple yes/no answer would be nice. Is this behaviour intended? Am 2017-03-29 um 17:03 schrieb Henning Hraban Ramm : > Ahoi, > > I played with the "bar" commands: > > \underbar{underlined \underbar{more and \underbar{more} > \overbar{\underbar{and} \overbar{over}}

[NTG-context] underbar and overbar

Ahoi, I played with the "bar" commands: \underbar{underlined \underbar{more and \underbar{more} \overbar{\underbar{and} \overbar{over}} and back}} While stacking bars is nice, overbar and underbar exclude each other, while underbar takes precedence. Is this intended? I expected different

Re: [NTG-context] Underbar offset

On 26 May 2016 at 18:17, Hans Hagen wrote: > On 5/26/2016 2:48 PM, Mojca Miklavec wrote: >> >> Nevertheless this doesn't entirely solve the problem. I now have a >> problem with the following: >> >> \catcode`č=\active >> \defč{\buildtextaccent\textcaron c} > > > doesn't the compose=yes

Re: [NTG-context] Underbar offset

On 5/26/2016 2:48 PM, Mojca Miklavec wrote: On 25 May 2016 at 17:35, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: With \shiftup the line under the raised text stays at the same position. \starttext \underbar{Test this \shiftup{®}} \stoptext When has \shiftup been implemented? It doesn't work in TeX Live (or

Re: [NTG-context] Underbar offset

On Thu, 26 May 2016, Mojca Miklavec wrote: \catcode`č=\active \defč{\buildtextaccent\textcaron c} Instead of creating an active character, does this work: \definefontfeature [default] [default] [compose=yes]

Re: [NTG-context] Underbar offset

On Thu, 26 May 2016 14:48:00 +0200 Mojca Miklavec wrote: > On 25 May 2016 at 17:35, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: > > > > With \shiftup the line under the raised text stays at the same > > position. > > > > \starttext > > \underbar{Test this \shiftup{®}} > > \stoptext

Re: [NTG-context] Underbar offset

On 25 May 2016 at 17:35, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: > > With \shiftup the line under the raised text stays at the same position. > > \starttext > \underbar{Test this \shiftup{®}} > \stoptext When has \shiftup been implemented? It doesn't work in TeX Live (or maybe I forgot to update TL to the

Re: [NTG-context] Underbar offset

Hans Hagen 24. Mai 2016 um 14:19 On 5/24/2016 1:54 AM, Mojca Miklavec wrote: Hi, I would like to add a continuous underbar under a paragraph or a title as in: \setupbar [color=red,offset=10pt] \starttext \underbar{Test this \high{\tfxx ®}} \stoptext ... but I'm

Re: [NTG-context] Underbar offset

On 5/24/2016 1:54 AM, Mojca Miklavec wrote: Hi, I would like to add a continuous underbar under a paragraph or a title as in: \setupbar [color=red,offset=10pt] \starttext \underbar{Test this \high{\tfxx ®}} \stoptext ... but I'm confused about two aspects: - How can I prevent \high{}

[NTG-context] Underbar offset

Hi, I would like to add a continuous underbar under a paragraph or a title as in: \setupbar [color=red,offset=10pt] \starttext \underbar{Test this \high{\tfxx ®}} \stoptext ... but I'm confused about two aspects: - How can I prevent \high{} from shifting the underbar? - How can I add more

[NTG-context] \underbar

From the contextref.pdf, p 262 \underbar A disadvantage of this command is that words can no longer be hyphenated. This is a nasty side--effect. But we do support nested underlining. This commant is wrong, right? Hyphenation is supported. Herbert

Re: [NTG-context] \underbar

On 7/21/2014 2:25 PM, Herbert Voss wrote: From the contextref.pdf, p 262 \underbar A disadvantage of this command is that words can no longer be hyphenated. This is a nasty side--effect. But we do support nested underlining. This commant is wrong, right? Hyphenation is supported. indeed,

Re: [NTG-context] \underbar problem

On 9/6/2013 10:51 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: Sorry, Hans—I had thought that it would be very complicated to produce one, but actually it was easy: \usemodule[simplefonts] \setmainfont[Antykwa-Poltawskiego][protrusion=pure, expansion=quality, mode=node, script=latn, smallcaps]

Re: [NTG-context] \underbar problem

On 9/5/2013 5:43 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: In a lengthy document, \underbar occasionally has no effect. From the wiki, I have learned that this can be rectified using \inframed[frame=off]{\underbar{….}}. The problem is that this only works for short text: lengthy text, say a paragraph, gets printed

Re: [NTG-context] \underbar problem

On 9/6/2013 10:51 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: Sorry, Hans—I had thought that it would be very complicated to produce one, but actually it was easy: \usemodule[simplefonts] \setmainfont[Antykwa-Poltawskiego][protrusion=pure, expansion=quality, mode=node, script=latn, smallcaps]

Re: [NTG-context] \underbar problem

Sorry, Hans—I had thought that it would be very complicated to produce one, but actually it was easy: \usemodule[simplefonts] \setmainfont[Antykwa-Poltawskiego][protrusion=pure, expansion=quality, mode=node, script=latn, smallcaps] \setupalign[hanging,hz] \starttext

[NTG-context] \underbar problem

In a lengthy document, \underbar occasionally has no effect. From the wiki, I have learned that this can be rectified using \inframed[frame=off]{\underbar{….}}. The problem is that this only works for short text: lengthy text, say a paragraph, gets printed as a single line. Is there a way (a

Re: [NTG-context] underbar/margin text

Am 03.09.2012 um 13:08 schrieb Daniel Schopper daniel.schop...@aon.at: Hi, I have to typeset some underlined text with margin notes by its side. Is there a way to prevent the notes themself to get underlined? I tried putting the note-command in a group, simplifying its content etc. (In my

Re: [NTG-context] underbar/margin text

On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 9:36 AM, Wolfgang Schuster wolfgang.schus...@gmail.com wrote: Am 03.09.2012 um 13:08 schrieb Daniel Schopper daniel.schop...@aon.at: Hi, I have to typeset some underlined text with margin notes by its side. Is there a way to prevent the notes themself to get

Re: [NTG-context] underbar/margin text

Am 21.11.2012 um 09:42 schrieb luigi scarso luigi.sca...@gmail.com: On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 9:36 AM, Wolfgang Schuster wolfgang.schus...@gmail.com wrote: Am 03.09.2012 um 13:08 schrieb Daniel Schopper daniel.schop...@aon.at: Hi, I have to typeset some underlined text with

Re: [NTG-context] underbar/margin text

On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 9:52 AM, Wolfgang Schuster wolfgang.schus...@gmail.com wrote: Am 21.11.2012 um 09:42 schrieb luigi scarso luigi.sca...@gmail.com: On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 9:36 AM, Wolfgang Schuster wolfgang.schus...@gmail.com wrote: Am 03.09.2012 um 13:08 schrieb Daniel

Re: [NTG-context] underbar/margin text

Thank you very much, Wolfgang and Luigi, that was exactly what I was looking for! Footnotes disable the rule with the \resetallattributes command but it’s up to Hans to add it to the margin notes. Maybe there could be parameter like

Re: [NTG-context] underbar/margin text

Am 21.11.2012 um 10:12 schrieb Daniel Schopper daniel.schop...@aon.at: Thank you very much, Wolfgang and Luigi, that was exactly what I was looking for! Footnotes disable the rule with the \resetallattributes command but it’s up to Hans to add it to the margin notes. Maybe there

Re: [NTG-context] underbar/margin text

On 11/21/2012 9:36 AM, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: Am 03.09.2012 um 13:08 schrieb Daniel Schopper daniel.schop...@aon.at: Hi, I have to typeset some underlined text with margin notes by its side. Is there a way to prevent the notes themself to get underlined? I tried putting the note-command

Re: [NTG-context] underbar/margin text

Dear all, sorry to have to ask again, but I haven't been able to find a solution to this by now… Is there no way to prevent underlining in marginal notes when it is inside an underlined group? It shouldn’t be too difficult as it does work with footnotes, but I have no clue where to start…

Re: [NTG-context] underbar/margin text

On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Daniel Schopper daniel.schop...@aon.atwrote: Dear all, sorry to have to ask again, but I haven't been able to find a solution to this by now… Is there no way to prevent underlining in marginal notes when it is inside an underlined group? It shouldn’t be too

[NTG-context] Underbar quotation

Hello, in the following example the space before the leading quotation mark (between 'f' and 'g') is not colored: \definebar[MyBar][color=green,rulethickness=2.8,order=background,offset=1.5,continue=yes] \starttext \MyBar{Abc def \quotation{ghi}.} \stoptext How to make the bar

[NTG-context] underbar/margin text

Hi, I have to typeset some underlined text with margin notes by its side. Is there a way to prevent the notes themself to get underlined? I tried putting the note-command in a group, simplifying its content etc. (In my real file I use \defineinmargin, btw.) \starttext \underbar{Test Test

[NTG-context] underbar not colored

I wonder. Shouldn't the underbar show up colored too? Hans van der Meer Example: \starttext \underbar{color this}: \startcolor[red]\underbar{but the underbar isn't!}\stopcolor \stoptext underbar.pdf Description: underbar.pdf

Re: [NTG-context] underbar not colored

On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 10:02 AM, Meer, H. van der h.vanderm...@uva.nlwrote: I wonder. Shouldn't the underbar show up colored too? Hans van der Meer Example: \starttext \underbar{color this}: \startcolor[red]\underbar{but the underbar isn't!}\stopcolor \stoptext \starttext

Re: [NTG-context] \underbar acts like \underbars (MkIV only)

Datuma 10. kolovoza 2010. 00:22 Hans Hagen pra...@wxs.nl je napisao/la: fixed in next beta Thank you! -- Vedran Miletić ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki!

[NTG-context] \underbar acts like \underbars (MkIV only)

Hi, it seems like \underbar acts like \underbars in latest beta MkIV. 2010.05.24 from TL2010 works fine. Regards, -- Vedran Miletić ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the

Re: [NTG-context] \underbar acts like \underbars (MkIV only)

On 9-8-2010 2:01, Vedran Miletić wrote: Hi, it seems like \underbar acts like \underbars in latest beta MkIV. 2010.05.24 from TL2010 works fine. example needed - Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE

Re: [NTG-context] \underbar acts like \underbars (MkIV only)

Datuma 9. kolovoza 2010. 14:32 Hans Hagen pra...@wxs.nl je napisao/la: On 9-8-2010 2:01, Vedran Miletić wrote: Hi, it seems like \underbar acts like \underbars in latest beta MkIV. 2010.05.24 from TL2010 works fine. example needed Perhaps this helps:

Re: [NTG-context] \underbar acts like \underbars (MkIV only)

On 9-8-2010 10:11, Vedran Miletić wrote: Datuma 9. kolovoza 2010. 14:32 Hans Hagenpra...@wxs.nl je napisao/la: On 9-8-2010 2:01, Vedran Miletić wrote: Hi, it seems like \underbar acts like \underbars in latest beta MkIV. 2010.05.24 from TL2010 works fine. example needed Perhaps this

[NTG-context] underbar/overbar to long with one character in mkiv

Hi, there was an earlier issue with \underbar{b} http://archive.contextgarden.net/message/20091109.094902.baf77ffc.en.html which seems somewhat related to my problem. When providing only one character as argument to \underbar or \overbar and a following space (or paragraph ending) the line

[NTG-context] underbar and \color

Hi, I need an underbar of the length it takes to print, say, 25'000 and used to do this (see minimal example). I now get no (or a white?) underbar. \starttext \underbar{\color[white]{25'000}} %no (white?) underbar \underbar{25'000} %underbar works \stoptext Context version 2010.05.08

Re: [NTG-context] underbar and \color

Jörg Hagmann wrote: Hi, I need an underbar of the length it takes to print, say, 25'000 and used to do this (see minimal example). I now get no (or a white?) underbar. \starttext \underbar{\color[white]{25'000}} %no (white?) underbar Yes, the underbar now gets the same color as the text.

Re: [NTG-context] underbar and \color

Thank you, Taco. On 5/10/10 11:47 AM, Taco Hoekwater wrote: Jörg Hagmann wrote: Hi, I need an underbar of the length it takes to print, say, 25'000 and used to do this (see minimal example). I now get no (or a white?) underbar. \starttext \underbar{\color[white]{25'000}} %no (white?)

[NTG-context] underbar/underbars interchanged?

In the (old) ConTeXT manual one finds for \underbar{} an example giving underlining of its whole argument. In contrast \underbars{} should not underline the spaces, as demonstrated by the example given.However, the actual behaviour seems just the opposite. Or has the role of these macros changed

Re: [NTG-context] underbar/underbars interchanged?

On 10-3-2010 14:39, Hans van der Meer wrote: In the (old) ConTeXT manual one finds for \underbar{} an example giving underlining of its whole argument. In contrast \underbars{} should not underline the spaces, as demonstrated by the example given. However, the actual behaviour seems just the

Re: [NTG-context] underbar to space

Am 17.05.2009 um 19:01 schrieb Xan: Hi, I just want to do \underbar{\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ } for doing something like: __ . When I do that ConTeXt does not underbar me the spaces. The same applies for \underbar{\space \space \space } How can I get that \underbar

Re: [NTG-context] underbar to space

En/na Wolfgang Schuster ha escrit: Am 17.05.2009 um 19:01 schrieb Xan: Hi, I just want to do \underbar{\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ } for doing something like: __ . When I do that ConTeXt does not underbar me the spaces. The same applies for \underbar{\space \space \space }

[NTG-context] underbar to space

Hi, I just want to do \underbar{\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ } for doing something like: __ . When I do that ConTeXt does not underbar me the spaces. The same applies for \underbar{\space \space \space } How can I get that \underbar underbars the spaces even? Thanks in

Re: [NTG-context] underbar to space

On Sun, 17 May 2009, Xan wrote: I just want to do \underbar{\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ } for doing something like: __ . When I do that ConTeXt does not underbar me the spaces. The same applies for \underbar{\space \space \space } How can I get that \underbar underbars the

[NTG-context] underbar in MP text

Hi all, if \underbar is used inside a MP text, it always uses a fixed rule thickness, regardless of the settings in ConTeXt. How can I change this? TIA, Peter \setupoutput[pdftex] \setMPtext{testtext} {} \startusableMPgraphic{mptext} draw textext.rt(\MPstring{testtext}) ;

Re: [NTG-context] underbar in MP text

Hi Peter, On Sun, 12 Nov 2006, Peter Rolf wrote: Hi all, if \underbar is used inside a MP text, it always uses a fixed rule thickness, regardless of the settings in ConTeXt. How can I change this? Does adding the settings inside \setupMPenvironment[global] \setupunderbar...

Re: [NTG-context] underbar in MP text

Hi Aditya, Aditya Mahajan wrote: Hi Peter, On Sun, 12 Nov 2006, Peter Rolf wrote: Hi all, if \underbar is used inside a MP text, it always uses a fixed rule thickness, regardless of the settings in ConTeXt. How can I change this? Does adding the settings inside

Re: [NTG-context] underbar and hyphenation

Taco Hoekwater wrote: Hi, Be warned, this entire reply does not answer any questions ;-) OK Jano Kula wrote: Not always. A year ago a graphic designer used it a quiet creative way in the book of interviews. All the questions or persons were underlined, often hyphenated. It was an

Re: [NTG-context] underbar and hyphenation

Jano Kula wrote: Imagine the form with prescribed empty lines (lines, dots, dashes) and the pieces of predifined text on them in the schoolbook. that's when we use the textbackgrounds (which then draw lines insteadof fills) Hans

Re: [NTG-context] underbar and hyphenation

Hans Hagen wrote: Jano Kula wrote: Imagine the form with prescribed empty lines (lines, dots, dashes) and the pieces of predifined text on them in the schoolbook. that's when we use the textbackgrounds (which then draw lines insteadof fills) Thanks, Hans, for both tips, I'll try them.

Re: [NTG-context] underbar and hyphenation

On 7/26/06, Aditya Mahajan wrote: On Tue, 25 Jul 2006, Mojca Miklavec wrote: Hello, is there any way to make hyphenation work when using \underbar? Perhaps you can try some of the techniques in Chapter 10 of Metafun manual. There is no mention of hypenation, but looking at Fig 10.3 it

Re: [NTG-context] underbar and hyphenation

Mojca Miklavec wrote: On 7/26/06, Aditya Mahajan wrote: On Tue, 25 Jul 2006, Mojca Miklavec wrote: Hello, is there any way to make hyphenation work when using \underbar? Perhaps you can try some of the techniques in Chapter 10 of Metafun manual. There is no mention of

Re: [NTG-context] underbar and hyphenation

Hans Hagen wrote: anyhow, underbar is from the typewriter time and just a poor mans emphasis thing Not always. A year ago a graphic designer used it a quiet creative way in the book of interviews. All the questions or persons were underlined, often hyphenated. It was an experiment and it

Re: [NTG-context] underbar and hyphenation

Jano Kula wrote: Hans Hagen wrote: anyhow, underbar is from the typewriter time and just a poor mans emphasis thing Not always. A year ago a graphic designer used it a quiet creative way in the book of interviews. All the questions or persons were underlined, often

Re: [NTG-context] underbar and hyphenation

Hi, Be warned, this entire reply does not answer any questions ;-) Jano Kula wrote: Not always. A year ago a graphic designer used it a quiet creative way in the book of interviews. All the questions or persons were underlined, often hyphenated. It was an experiment and it worked. By the

[NTG-context] underbar and hyphenation

Hello, is there any way to make hyphenation work when using \underbar? Thanks, Mojca ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

Re: [NTG-context] underbar and hyphenation

On Tue, 25 Jul 2006, Mojca Miklavec wrote: Hello, is there any way to make hyphenation work when using \underbar? Mojca, sorry I do not know the answer to that. But I was testing a few things with \underbar and now have questions of my own. Something seem to be broken with \underbar and ||.

Re: [NTG-context] underbar and hyphenation

Aditya Mahajan wrote: On Tue, 25 Jul 2006, Mojca Miklavec wrote: Hello, is there any way to make hyphenation work when using \underbar? Mojca, sorry I do not know the answer to that. But I was testing a few things with \underbar and now have questions of my own. Something seem to be

Re: [NTG-context] underbar and hyphenation

On Tue, 25 Jul 2006, Peter Rolf wrote: Aditya Mahajan wrote: On Tue, 25 Jul 2006, Mojca Miklavec wrote: Hello, is there any way to make hyphenation work when using \underbar? Mojca, sorry I do not know the answer to that. But I was testing a few things with \underbar and now have

Re: [NTG-context] underbar and hyphenation

On Tue, 25 Jul 2006, Mojca Miklavec wrote: Hello, is there any way to make hyphenation work when using \underbar? Perhaps you can try some of the techniques in Chapter 10 of Metafun manual. There is no mention of hypenation, but looking at Fig 10.3 it seems that hypenation is taken care of.

[NTG-context] underbar and overbar

Hi all, I don't understand differences between \underbar and \overbar Someone can explain ? ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

RE: [NTG-context] \underbar not allowing line-breaking

Hans wrote: % output=pdftex \starttext \definetextbackground [underbared] [alternative=1,location=text, background=,frame=] \def\underbared {\groupedcommand {\starttextbackground[underbared]} {\stoptextbackground}} \underbared{\input tufte\relax}

RE: [NTG-context] \underbar not allowing line-breaking

July 2003 19:10 To: ConTeXt Mailing List Subject: [NTG-context] \underbar not allowing line-breaking A quick question: \underbar is demonstrated in the manual as allowing lines to break normally (page 204). In my texts line breaks won't happen in an underlined phrase, meaning

[NTG-context] \underbar not allowing line-breaking

A quick question: \underbar is demonstrated in the manual as allowing lines to break normally (page 204). In my texts line breaks won't happen in an underlined phrase, meaning that they stick out into the right hand margin. Is this a known problem, or does it work for other people? Thanks Duncan