The following code numbers the pages as I desired and the TOC lists those page numbers. However, it is not doing two things as I desire and would appreciate it if someone could indicate precisely which lines of code need to be corrected. In the front matter, page headers should be on the recto of the TOC (page vi) and pages 2 and 3 of the introduction. Page headers seem to be operating correctly in the body of the book. \placeinitial is not creating drop capitals on the first page of each chapter in the body of the text. Example code follows: %figure on left - chapter number and title on right \def\MyChapterCommandM#1#2% #1 is number, #2 is text {\startfiguretext[left]{none} {\externalfigure[flowers][width=.2\textwidth]} {\framed[frame=off,align=middle,width=broad] {\switchtobodyfont[15pt] #1\\\blank[small] #2}} \stopfiguretext} %no figure on left - chapter number and title on right \def\MyFrontMatterCommand#1#2% #1 is number, #2 is text {\framed[frame=off,align=middle,width=broad] {\switchtobodyfont[15pt] #1\\\blank[small] #2}} %eliminate headers on blank page at end of chapter \definepagebreak[mychapterpagebreak][yes,header,right] %put pagenumber on bottom of first page of chapter \definetext[chapter][footer][pagenumber] \setuphead[chapter][header=high,footer=chapter,page=mychapterpagebreak] \setuphead[title][header=high,footer=chapter,page=mychapterpagebreak] %turn off putting naked page numbers on pages \setuppagenumbering[location=] \setupsectionblock[bodypart][page=chapter] \setupsectionblock[frontpart][page=chapter] \startsectionblockenvironment[frontpart] \setuphead[title] [command=\MyFrontMatterCommand,textstyle=\ss\bf,number=no, header=empty,footer=chapter,page=mychapterpagebreak, after=\vskip 0.5in] \setuphead[chapter] [command=\MyFrontMatterCommand,textstyle=\ss\bf,number=no, header=empty,footer=chapter,page=mychapterpagebreak, numbercommand=\ss\bf\em\tfd,after=\vskip 0.5in,before=\vskip 1.0in \placeinitial %comment out this line to eliminate drop capitals ] \setupheadertexts[chapter] [chapter][pagenumber][pagenumber][chapter Example] \setupheadertexts[title] [title][pagenumber][pagenumber][title] \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] %\setupheader[state=stop] \stopsectionblockenvironment \startsectionblockenvironment[bodypart] \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] \setupheadertexts [chapter][pagenumber][pagenumber][Content Example] \setuphead[chapter] [command=\MyChapterCommandM,textstyle=\ss\bf, header=empty,footer=chapter,page=mychapterpagebreak, numbercommand=\ss\bf\em\tfd,after=\vskip 0.5in,before=\vskip 1.0in\placeinitial] %comment out this line to eliminate drop capitals \stopsectionblockenvironment \startsectionblockenvironment[appendix] \setupsectionblock[appendix][page=appendicespagebreak] \stopsectionblockenvironment \starttext \startfrontmatter Some random text to occupy front matter pages. \blank[medium] \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \page[right] \setuppagenumbering[state=start,alternative=doublesided,conversion=romannume rals,location=] \setupheader[state=start] \title{Contents} \placecontent[alternative=c,criterium=all] \blank[medium] Random text added to push TOC onto a second page to test page headers. \blank[medium] \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \chapter{Preface} \input knuth \page[right] %switch from lower case Roman numerals to Arabic numbers \setuppagenumbering[state=start,alternative=doublesided,conversion=numbers] \setuppagenumber[state=start,number=1] \setuphead[chapter] [command=\MyChapterCommandM,textstyle=\ss\bf,number=no, header=empty,footer=chapter,page=mychapterpagebreak, numbercommand=\ss\bf\em\tfd,after=\vskip 0.5in,before=\vskip 1.0in \placeinitial %comment out this line to eliminate drop capitals ] \chapter{Introduction} \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \stopfrontmatter \startbodymatter \chapter{Chapter One} \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \chapter{Chapter Two} \input knuth \chapter{Chapter Three} \input knuth \page \stopbodymatter \startappendices \stopappendices \page[stop] \stoptext Tom Benjey 717-258-9733 voice 717-243-0074 fax Twitter: @TomBenjey