Hello Olya,
Yes, that was it! As a matter of fact, I did try \leavevmode yesterday but I
didn't try it with an empty line above it. These commands are deep-in TeX
for me and I don't try to understand them... ;=}
bolshoi spasiba isho,
Frans
----- Original Message -----
From: Olya Briginets <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Try to put \leavevmode before the first \framed:
>
> \starttext
> Example
>
> \bigskip
>
> \leavevmode
> \framed{this is the first line}\crlf
> \framed{second line}\crlf
> \framed{third}
>
> \stoptext
>
> or use \par instead of \crlf
>
>
> Olya
