My task requires alternating whate and gray bars for a table. I was happy to jump on the Natural Table facility. Further, I want the table to "float" in the classic TeX fashion. I don't know the exact code for this in Context. This doesn't work: -------------------------------------------------------------------- \setupcaptions[location=high] \placetable[here][tab:comp]{Comparison of Corporate and Government Bond Portfolios} \setupTABLE[r][even][background=screen] \bTABLE ... \eTABLE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I get the message: ! Missing { inserted. etc. -- John Culleton Able Indexing and Typesetting Precision typesetting (tm) at reasonable cost. Satisfaction guaranteed. http://wexfordpress.com