Hi, now I have got a quite good working solution with all individual settings... \setupbodyfont[4pt]\setupinterlinespace[line=55pt] \defineconversion[HowAboutIt][\ss] \setupfootnotes[style=italic,conversion=HowAboutIt,numbercommand=] \def\setfootnotebodyfont {\let\setfootnotebodyfont\relax \restoreglobalbodyfont \switchtobodyfont[8.5pt]\setupinterlinespace[line=12pt]} \starttext \input tufte \input tufte \footnote{\input knuth } test {\bf bold test} {\it italic test}\footnote{normal footnote {\rm roman footnote} {\it italic footnote} {\bf bold footnote} normal footnote {\rm roman footnote} {\it italic footnote} {\bf bold footnote} normal footnote {\rm roman footnote} {\it italic footnote} {\bf bold footnote}} \stoptext ... BUT really annoying is this -- endless error messages; bodyfont : bodyfont xxxpt is defined (can be better done global) bodyfont : bodyfont xxxpt is defined (can be better done global) bodyfont : bodyfont xxxpt is defined (can be better done global) bodyfont : bodyfont xxxpt is defined (can be better done global) bodyfont : bodyfont xxxpt is defined (can be better done global) ... In documents with more than 1 page this is really horrible (thousands of error messages!!) How to avoid it?? Thank you, Steffen