Hi Hans, after the change for \defineheadplacement i suggest to remove the parameters from \definelistplacement too. \unprotect \unexpanded\def\definelistplacement {\dodoubleempty\dodefinelistplacement} \def\dodefinelistplacement[#1][#2]% {\doifnextbgroupelse {\dodefinelistplacementyes[#1][#2]} {\dodefinelistplacementnop[#1][#2]}} \def\dodefinelistplacementyes[#1][#2]% {\dodefinelistplacementnop[#1][#2]##1##2##3} \def\dodefinelistplacementnop[#1][#2]% {\setvalue{\@@dodolistelement#1}% {\doifelsenothing{#2} {\getvalue{\@@dodolistelement\v!command}}% {\executeifdefined{\@@dodolistelement#2}{\getvalue{\@@dodolistelement\v!command}}}% \setvalue{\??li\currentlist\c!command}{\getvalue{\@@dodolistelement::#1}}}% \setvalue{\@@dodolistelement::#1}} \protect \definehead[sectiona][section] \definehead[sectionb][section] \setuplist[sectiona][alternative=ListA,before=\blank,after=\blank] \setuplist[sectionb][alternative=ListB,before=\blank,after=\blank] \definelistplacement[ListA][none]#1#2#3% {(#1) (#2) (#3)} \definelistplacement[ListB][none]% {[#1] [#2] [#3]} \starttext \placelist[sectiona,sectionb] \sectiona{A} \sectionb{B} \stoptext Wolfgang