\def\relationsFontSize{8pt} \starttext Hello World!\crlf \switchtobodyfont[\relationsFontSize] Hello, world! \stoptext  dr. Hans van der Meer

On 19 May 2023, at 11:43, Gerben Wierda via ntg-context wrote:

I want to use a variable for a font size so I can set it based on language (as some translated texts have widely different sizes)

This fails:

%=========================== \newdimen\relationsFontSize \relationsFontSize=8pt \starttext \switchtobodyfont[\relationsFontSize] Hello, world! \stoptext %===========================

How can I use a variable to steer \switchtobodyfont size?

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