Hi, grouping is necessary to keep \ttbf local. \startxmlsetups xml:setups:typeset:line + \bgroup \ttbf \nohyphens \xmlsetup{#1}{xml:setups:make:prepare} \directsetup{xml:setups:make:start} \xmldoif{#1}{/arguments} { \bgroup \settrue\c_cmd_doing_line \global\c_cmd_current_argument\zerocount \ignorespaces \xmlfilter{#1}{/arguments/text()} \egroup } \directsetup{xml:setups:make:stop} + \egroup \stopxmlsetups Wolfgang