Hey there,

I suggest you use the extreme tables mechanism instead. AFAIK it is the most consistent way to-date. A simple table would look like (also see attached output jpg at the bottom of the mail):

\starttext
 
  \startxtable[height=3cm] % Use it globally...
   
    \startxrow
      \startxcell
        first top
      \stopxcell
      \startxcell
        second top
      \stopxcell
    \stopxrow
   
    \startxrow[height=1cm] % ... or locally.
      \startxcell
        first bot
      \stopxcell
      \startxcell
        second bot
      \stopxcell
    \stopxrow
   
  \stopxtable
 
\stoptext

Cheers.

What is the (preferred) way to set the height of table rows?
e.g. the online documentation tells me how to set the width, not the height.
or how to set the height of the table?

\starttable[*{4}{|w(7mm)}|][textwidth=max]\HL[5]
\VL[5]{1} \VL[1]{0} \VL[5]{2} \VL[1]{8} \VL[5]\AR\HL[1]
\VL[5]{8} \VL[1]{~} \VL[5]{~} \VL[1]{1} \VL[5]\AR\HL[5]
\VL[5]{0} \VL[1]{~} \VL[5]{~} \VL[1]{2} \VL[5]\AR\HL[1]
\VL[5]{2} \VL[1]{8} \VL[5]{1} \VL[1]{0} \VL[5]\AR\HL[5]
\stoptable



Thanks
.F

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