Hi, the \nobreak command after \p_strc_constructions_inbetween in the top alternative inserts a unwanted parskip. strc-con.mkvi: \startsetups[\??constructionrenderings:\v!top] \strc_sectioning_prevent_page_break\plusone \let\\=\space \noindent \copy\constructionheadbox % why copy ? \par \nobreak \edef\p_strc_constructions_inbetween{\constructionparameter\c!inbetween}% \ifx\p_strc_constructions_inbetween\empty \else \p_strc_constructions_inbetween \par \nobreak \fi \useconstructionstyleandcolor\c!style\c!color \ignorespaces \stopsetups %% begin example \definedescription [testdescription] [alternative=top, inbetween=\nowhitespace, title=yes] \setupwhitespace[2cm] \starttext \starttestdescription{Ward} \input ward \stoptestdescription \stoptext %% end example Wolfgang