First, just guessing but maybe if more adds a line there might also be a less parameter.
Anyway, this here works for me as well (adapted from Hans’s example, https://mailman.ntg.nl/archives/list/ntg-context@ntg.nl/message/6MRZEFJD5SGI...):
\starttext
\startlinenumbering
\startparagraph
\input ward
Bla bla bla bla bla Bla.
\stopparagraph
\stoplinenumbering
\blank
\startlinenumbering
\startparagraph\looseness=+1
\input ward
Bla bla bla bla bla Bla.
\stopparagraph
\stoplinenumbering
\blank
\startlinenumbering
\startparagraph
\input ward
Bla bla bla bla bla Bla.
\looseness=+1\updateparagraphproperties\stopparagraph
\stoplinenumbering
\blank
\startlinenumbering
\startparagraph
\input ward
Bla bla bla bla bla Bla Bla.
\stopparagraph
\stoplinenumbering
\blank
\startlinenumbering
\startparagraph\looseness=-1
\input ward
Bla bla bla bla bla Bla.
\stopparagraph
\stoplinenumbering
\stoptext
Von: John Was
Hello. Is there a ConTeXt equivalent for plain TeX's \loosness (which allows the program to lengthening a paragraph, or shorten it if the number is negative). At the final stages of a book this is often useful for getting rid of unsightly gaps.
\showgrid \starttext \samplefile{zapf} \page \startalignment[normal,verytolerant,stretch,more] \samplefile{zapf} \stopalignment \page \startalignment[normal,verytolerant,stretch,2*more] \samplefile{zapf} \stopalignment \stoptext Wolfgang ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl mailto:ntg-context@ntg.nl / https://mailman.ntg.nl/mailman3/lists/ntg-context.ntg.nl webpage : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / https://context.aanhet.net (mirror) archive : https://github.com/contextgarden/context wiki : https://wiki.contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________