Hi all, can someone test the attached example with the (latest) alpha version of ConTeXt? Using mkiv I get no additional space in case of the \scratchdimen example. I tried it with two new installations (minimals) from the scratch and also used several luatex versions, but the error remains. Strange... Best wishes, Peter MtxRun | current version: 2009.01.04 22:10 This is LuaTeX, Version snapshot-0.30.3-2008112822, build 1587 OS is Windows XP SP3 \starttext \def\Space#1#2% {\framed[width=#1,height=#2,frame=on,framecolor=green,rulethickness=.25pt,offset=overlay]{}} \scratchdimen\dimexpr3cm\relax \newdimen\MYscratchdimA \MYscratchdimA\dimexpr3cm\relax A dummy placeholder to skip \Space\scratchdimen{1ex} some space. A dummy placeholder to skip \Space\MYscratchdimA{1ex} some space. \stoptext