Hello, while browsing thru the source and trying some examples, I can't sensible output of the following code. (No MP stuff is visible) %output=pdf \setupcolors[state=start] \def\cw#1{\color[green]{#1}} \def\TableShade#1#2% {\startMPpositiongraphic initialize_area(\MPpos{b:#1},\MPpos{e:#1}) ; show pxy; linear_shade(pxy,0,.4#2,.9#2) ; anchor_area(\MPanchor{b:#1}) ; \stopMPpositiongraphic} \dosetpositionaction{b:x}{\TableShade{x}{red}} \dosetpositionaction{b:y}{\TableShade{y}{green}} \dosetpositionaction{b:z}{\TableShade{z}{blue}} \starttext \starttable[|c|c|c|] \GFC[b:z] \cw{this is a small} \NC \cw{table} \NC in which we \NC \FR \NC \cw{will demonstrate} \GFC[c:y] \cw{that this} \GTC[c] \cw{positioning} \NC \MR \GSC[a:x] \cw{mechanism also} \GTC[b] \cw{works quite well} \NC in tables \NC \LR \stoptable \stoptext Any ideas how to get the MPpositiongraphic working? Patrick