Hi Adam, This is an example: \starttext \definition{HMV} blablabla \definition{TTV} blablabla %I also have items sometime afterwards: \startitemize[r] % \head My head \par \startitemize[triangle] \item First Item \item Second Item \item Third Item \stopitemize % \stopitemize \stoptext At this point, it compiles, but when i add a third definition, lets say \definition{QTV} blablabla It generates the error: ! Undefined control sequence. <write> ... \twopassentry {\s!list }{\currentlist }{\currentlist :\noflistel... <inserted text> }\endwrite \immediatewriteutilitycommand ...ti {c \string #1} \stopitemgroup ...th =\zerocount \dolistreference \fi \iffirstlist \else \en... l.360 \stopitemize I have just tried \par after each definition as follows \definition{QTV} blablabla \par I can now compile but the doc does talk about this! Question: Do we have to put a \par. It is really bizarre that it solves the problem, cause my items are defined far away in my document from the definitions.

Hi Patrick, cont-eni.pdf chapter 10.2

texexec --version

TeXExec 5.2.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2004 texexec : TeXExec 5.2.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2004 texutil : TeXUtil 9.0.0 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2004 tex : pdfeTeX, 3.141592-1.20a-2.2 (Web2c 7.5.3) context : ver: <not found> cont-en : ver: 2004.11.16 fmt: 2004.11.18 mes: english total run time : 4 seconds.

Thanks to you all, \par solves the problem as i said. A blank line does obviously the same thing. The documentation has only 2 explicit examples and no \par is used within (I assume a blank line was used instead). The box where the command is defined specifies the \par argument which isn't obvious to see because there is a mistake (\description appears instead of \definition which can be confusing). Still don't know why it worked with 2 \definitions but anyway, i know my error now :) Bye. Dirar.

Dirar BOUGATEF wrote:

Still don't know why it worked with 2 \definitions but anyway, i know my error now :)

\something bla bla \something bla bla <empty line> will work in many cases because \something also triggers a \par, but don't depend on it too much Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

Hello Dirar,

This is an example:

[this is what I mean with complete, but minimal example. The itemize environment has nothing to do with the problem] \definedescription [definition] \starttext \definition{HMV} blablabla \definition{TTV} blablabla % uncomment this to see the error % \definition{QTV} blablabla \stoptext

l.360 \stopitemize

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I can now compile but the doc does talk about this!

I guess you meant to write "does not". If you do, than please have a look at 10.2 again. All examples have a \par at the end (at least at a quick glance). And an empty line as you had in your second description is equivalent to \par. The description in texshow-web (and alike) is incorrect. (http://texshow.contextgarden.net/cmd=description)

Question: Do we have to put a \par.

Yes.

It is really bizarre that it solves the problem, cause my items are defined far away in my document from the definitions.

What I think is more bizarre, that the problem did not already occur with two \definition{...}. Patrick -- ConTeXt wiki: http://contextgarden.net