Dear gang, In the following, we middle align both \placetable's: ================ \setupbodyfont[tt] \definefont[ALM][file:almfixed.otf*arabic at 12pt] \setupdirections[bidi=global] \setupxtable[width=1in] \showframe \starttext \startalignment[middle] \ALM \placetable[middle,none]{} {\startxtable \startxrow \startxcell Text 1 \stopxcell \startxcell[align=r2l] النص ١ \stopxcell \stopxrow \stopxtable} \placetable[middle,none]{} {\righttoleft \startxtable \startxrow \startxcell[align=r2l] النص ١ \stopxcell \startxcell Text 1 \stopxcell \stopxrow \stopxtable} \stopalignment \stoptext ================ Only the first \placetable is aligned correctly; how do we get the second one -- \righttoleft table -- middle aligned? See attached. Best wishes Idris -- Idris Samawi Hamid Professor of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523