Hi, I uploaded a new version of mkiv (regular zip). - attribute based color support, thanks to peter rolf for extensive testing of metapost related issues (colo-new.* files, original colo-ini still present do deleting the new ones brings you the old mechanism) - intercharacter spacing based on attributes and node processing - pre/post character spacing (for french) using similar mechanism - case changing using attributes and node processing simple test file for spacing and casing: \starttext test: oeps {\setcharacterspacing[frenchpunctuation] x: xx \bfd x: xx} oeps: test test \WORD{test TEST \TeX} test test \word{test TEST \TeX} test test \Word{test TEST \TeX} test {\setcharacterkerning[extrakerning]\input zapf\endgraf } {\setcharacterkerning[extrakerning]bla bla||bla bla effe fietsen} \hbox{\setcharacterkerning[extrakerning]fietsen} \hbox{\setcharacterkerning[extrakerning]fiet\-sen} \hbox{\setcharacterkerning[extrakerning]} \hbox{\setcharacterkerning[extrakerning]f} \hbox{\setcharacterkerning[extrakerning]fi} \stoptext Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------