Dear list,

having this basic xtable (adapted from xtables-mkiv.pdf):

\starttext
\startxtable[option=stretch]
\startxrow
\startxcell one \stopxcell
\startxcell two \stopxcell
\stopxrow
\startxrow
\startxcell alpha \stopxcell
\startxcell beta \stopxcell
\stopxrow
\stopxtable
\stoptext

Is there any way to apply properties to the first column and the second
column without having to add an identifier to each xcell?

In this sample, it would be easy. In a longer xtable, I would like to
avoid it :-).