In tabulate- or frameenvironement for example they are reseted.
\definefontfeature[default][default][expansion=quality,protrusion=quality]
\usetypescript[palatino]
\setupbodyfont[palatino,11pt]
\setupbodyfontenvironment[default][em=italic]
\setupalign[hz,hanging]
\setuptolerance[horizontal,stretch]
\starttext
\subject{Normal Text}
align working, tolerance working.
\input knuth
\subject{Table}
Table resets align/tolerance:
\starttabulate
\NC aling/tolerance not working \NC \input knuth \NC\NR
\NC align/tolerance working \NC \setupalign[hz,hanging]
\setuptolerance[horizontal,stretch] \input knuth \NC\NR
\stoptabulate
\subject{Frame}
Framedtext resets align/tolerance:
\startframedtext[width=0.6\textwidth]
aling/tolerance not working
\input tufte
\stopframedtext
\startframedtext[width=0.6\textwidth]
\setupalign[hz,hanging]
\setuptolerance[horizontal,stretch]
aling/tolerance working
\input tufte
\stopframedtext
\stoptext