Hi there, Just a testing code: ============================= \setupcolors [state=start] \definecolor [testcolor] [r=1,g=.62,b=.0625] \starttext \startcolor [testcolor] \startcolumns [direction=left] \dorecurse{15}{\input knuth\endgraf} \stopcolumns \stopcolor \stoptext ============================= And I find it's not perfectly what I really want. Is there any tricks I can do to treat the color correctly when I start a multi-column with the option "*direction=left*?" -- Sincerely yours, Chen ---------------------------------------------------------------- Zhi-chu Chen | Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility No. 2019 | Jialuo Rd. | Jiading | Shanghai | P.R. China tel: 086 21 5955 3405 | zhichu.chen.googlepages.com | www.sinap.ac.cn ----------------------------------------------------------------