Quick addenda. I attempted to read the code in page-mar.tex and tried \def\inRightParCount{% \inrightedge{\vi\bf\the\parCount} \global\advance\parCount by 1 } instead of \def\inRightParCount{% \inright{\vi\hfill\bf\the\parCount} \global\advance\parCount by 1 } and the former worked just fine - the font got smaller in the right margin and the text was aligned to the right. Although the original problem appears to be solved, still, I would greatly appreciate if someone explained to me why \inright does not seem to pay any attention to \vi whereas \inrightedge does. Thank you! Boris On Nov 25, 2007 5:58 PM, Boris Dagaev wrote:

Hello ConTeXt Experts!

I am looking for a proper ConTeXt of solving a problem I've solved through a hack (my solution is right after the need and problem are stated below).

Preface: I am learning ConTeXt as I go. I do apologize if mine is a rookie question. I'd appreciate your help very much.

Need: number every paragraph and place its number on the right margin in a smaller (6pt) font.

Problem: when I try to switch to a smaller font directly in an \inright: \inright{\vi\hfill\bf\the\parCount} that outputs the count in the main paragraph font (14pt) until I prefix every paragraph with a hack {\vi\ \setbox0=\hbox{\ }\kern-\wd0} then \inright outputs the number correctly in a 6pt font (if I add the hack to \everypar, the inright font is still 14pt)

Question: is there a way to switch to a smaller font directly in \inright{}?

My solution:

\setupoutput[pdftex]

\definepapersize[MYBOOK][width=10.5cm,height=18.5cm] \setuppapersize[MYBOOK][letter] \setuplayout[width=fit, height=fit, topspace=0cm, header=1cm, footer=0.2cm, location=middle, marking=on, leftmargin=0cm, leftmargindistance=0cm, rightmargin=0.5cm, rightmargindistance=0cm, leftdistance=0cm, rightdistance=0cm, backspace=0cm]

\setupbodyfont[14pt] \setupwhitespace[big]

\setupinmargin[align=right]

\newcount\parCount \parCount=1

\def\inRightParCount{% %% ADDING THE HACK HERE DOES NOT HELP {\vi\ \setbox0=\hbox{\ }\kern-\wd0} \inright{\hfill\bf\the\parCount} \global\advance\parCount by 1 }

\appendtoks \inRightParCount \to \everypar

\starttext

{\vi\ \setbox0=\hbox{\ }\kern-\wd0}Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. In arcu justo, iaculis eu, adipiscing nec, lacinia a, eros. Proin consequat, nisl eu commodo dignissim, dolor sapien facilisis turpis, vitae mattis felis sapien ac enim. Donec nisi. Pellentesque nec enim. Vestibulum dignissim tincidunt eros. Proin pretium elit sed mi. Aenean eu magna. Integer elementum mollis nibh. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Nam nisi. Praesent feugiat est. Duis pharetra cursus orci. Fusce pede. Donec vitae nunc eget mauris condimentum sagittis.

% WITHOUT THE HACK THE PARCOUNT IS IN 14pt % {\vi\ \setbox0=\hbox{\ }\kern-\wd0} Nunc vel ipsum. Fusce posuere. Praesent id sem in mi gravida molestie. Proin ultrices leo eget enim. Pellentesque faucibus, massa in aliquet mollis, turpis neque sollicitudin tortor, sed bibendum velit est id risus. Duis at massa. Curabitur euismod cursus libero. Integer pharetra, nisl eu laoreet sodales, sem lorem fermentum enim, in euismod odio velit at pede. Sed eget dui. Curabitur vitae turpis ut velit sollicitudin venenatis. Phasellus vel lectus. Nullam mi sapien, varius congue, imperdiet vitae, aliquet eget, orci. Donec purus.

{\vi\ \setbox0=\hbox{\ }\kern-\wd0}Vivamus ut metus. Mauris ac. Aenean urna sem, interdum id, pellentesque ut, tincidunt vitae, magna. Morbi facilisis purus sit amet nisi. Quisque eleifend egestas ante. Vivamus eleifend sollicitudin ipsum. Praesent et tortor vestibulum dui aliquet accumsan. Vestibulum massa mauris, tristique sit amet, hendrerit vitae, euismod a, magna. Nulla erat. Maecenas tincidunt. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Curabitur sit amet pede. Phasellus pretium sagittis metus.

\stoptext

Thank you, Boris