Dear syndicate, Hartmut may be right that this is a pdfetex problem***, but the following example makes me think there is more to it. Indeed, the following is actually more to the point of my own problem: Consider the following typescript type-test.tex and and example file hanging.tex. When TeX hyphenates the word, the dash is kerned into the margin, but when a dash is manually inserted, no kerning occurs. Note: in this example neither `-' nor \hyphen works, whereas in the previous posted problem \hyphen did work. This makes me think that this is a macro, not an engine, issue. Please help! Best to all and thnx Idris *** I am using ConTeXt ver: 2005.03.16, the full mswincontext.zip. If there is a compatible up-to-date pdfetex binary out there please point me to it (or send it to me)! =============type-test.tex============== %% font mapping \starttypescript [serif] [test] [texnansi] \definefontsynonym [LMRSerif] [texnansi-lmbx12][encoding=texnansi] \stoptypescript %% general names \starttypescript [serif] [test] [name] \definefontsynonym [Serif] [LMRSerif] \stoptypescript %% font sizes \starttypescript [serif] [test] [size] \definebodyfont [4pt,5pt,6pt,7pt,8pt,9pt,10pt,11pt,12pt,14.4pt,17.3pt] [rm] [tf=Serif sa 1] \stoptypescript %% hanging \starttypescript [serif] [hanging][test] \setupfontsynonym [Serif] [handling=normal] \setupfontsynonym [SerifCapt] [handling=normal] \stoptypescript %% final typeface \starttypescript[LMRTest] \definebodyfontenvironment [LMRTest] [default] [interlinespace=2.8ex] \definetypeface [lmrtest] [rm] [serif] [test] [test] [encoding=texnansi] \stoptypescript =================================== =============hanging.tex=============== \setupoutput[pdftex] \setuplayout[width=4in] \usetypescriptfile[type-test] \usetypescript[serif] [hanging] [test] \usetypescript[LMRTest] \setupbodyfont[lmrtest,10pt] \setupalign[hanging] \showframe \starttext \dorecurse{40}{lots of hy\-phen\-a\-tion\hyphen\ } \blank \dorecurse{40}{lots of hy\-phen\-a\-tion- } \hyphen\ - \stoptext =================================== ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523