\def\tabulateuse#1{% \dorecurse{\numexpr2*#1-1\relax} {\span\omit}} \appendtoks \let\use\tabulateuse \defineTABLEshorthands \to \everytabulate
\starttext \starttabulate[|l|Bc|c|c|c|r|] \NC a\NC b\NC c \NC d\NC e\NC f\NC\NR \NC a\NC b\use2 \NC d\NC e\NC f\NC\NR \NC a\NC b\use3 \NC e\NC f\NC\NR \NC a\use4 \NC e\NC f\NC\NR \stoptabulate \stoptext why is the 2nd line ok and the 3rd and 4th not? http://perce.de/temp/xx.png Herbert ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________