Hi, It seems that startalignment[middle] does not like long lines. Consider the following example (not strictly minimal, but I can not get such a marginal case with default setup). \setuppapersize[letter][letter] \setuplayout[ width=middle, height=middle, location=middle, topspace=.75in, bottomspace=0.75in, backspace=0.75in, cutspace=0.75in, leftmargin=0in, rightmargin=0in, leftmargindistance=0in, rightmargindistance=0in, header=0in, footer=0in, headerdistace=0in, footerdistance=0in, ] \definetypeface[ieee] [rm] [serif] [times] [texansi] \definetypeface[ieee] [mm] [maths] [modern] [texansi] \setupbodyfont[ieee,10pt] \definefont[TitleFont] [Regular at 24pt] \setvariables[paper] [ title={Optimal Performance of Feedback Control Systems with Limited Communication over Noisy Channels}] \starttext {\TitleFont\setupinterlinespace \getvariable{paper}{title} \blank[1.0em]\endgraf} \startalignment[middle] {\TitleFont\setupinterlinespace \getvariable{paper}{title} \blank[1.0em]\endgraf} \stopalignment \stoptext How can I get the same linebreaking as the first case, but with each line middle aligned? Aditya