This should do the trick:
\define[1]\PagenumberCommand {\smash[d]{#1}}
\setuppagenumbering [ strut=no, command=\PagenumberCommand]
And how well it does it!
Now I managed to align the last line of the grid with the textblock's frame: --- \definemeasure [gridWidth] [\dimexpr\paperwidth/9\relax] \definemeasure [gridHeight] [\dimexpr\paperheight/9\relax] \definemeasure [leading] [\dimexpr(6\measure{gridHeight}+\strutdepth)/20\relax] \setuplayout [grid=yes, backspace=\measure{gridWidth}, width=\dimexpr6\measure{gridWidth}\relax, topspace=\measure{gridHeight}, height=\dimexpr7\measure{gridHeight}\relax, leftmargin=\zeropoint, rightmargin=\zeropoint, header=\zeropoint, footer=\measure{gridHeight}] \setupinterlinespace [line=\measure{leading}] \define[1]\PageNumberCommand{\smash[d]{#1}} \setuppagenumbering [alternative=doublesided, location={footer,right}, strut=no, command=\PageNumberCommand] \starttext \showframe \showgrid É \dorecurse{10}{\input zapf\par} \stoptext --- This only leaves the task of aligning the first line, too. How would I achieve this? Oliver