Hi, given the following XeConTeXt document (I use ConTeXt ver: 2007.01.12): \definetypeface[MyMainFace][rm][Xserif][Charis SIL][default][encoding=uc] \definetypeface[MyMainFace][mm][math][euler][euler] \setupbodyfont[MyMainFace,10pt] \startuseMPgraphic{foo} for i = 0 upto 10: % Draw a label at position (i*cm,0) endfor; \stopuseMPgraphic \starttext \midaligned{\useMPgraphic{foo}} \stoptext is it possible to replace the comment with an instruction (or a macro), such that I do not get compilation errors and I get consistent font usage? I have tried the following possibilities: a) label("test",(i*cm,0)); % Complains about missing metrics for font b) label(\textext{test},(i*cm,0)); % Ditto c) label(btex test $x$ etex,(i*cm,0)); % Results in wrong font d) label(\sometxt{test},(i*cm,0)); % Ok, right font, but loop is ignored The best option to my knowledge is \sometxt, but I have read that it cannot be used in loops. Before I start unrolling all the loops in my figures 1) is it possible to specify the fonts in an MPenviroment? If so, how? 2) is there some hack, maybe along the lines of the following (not working) example? vardef prepare(expr n) = save s; string s; s = ""; for i = 0 upto n-1: s := s & "label(\sometxt{test},(" & decimal(i) & "*cm,0));"; endfor; s enddef; scantokens(prepare(10)); Nicola