Hi, The next beta will have a more efficient metafun filldraw option named 'fillup' (flaw and drill were rejected as operator names): \starttext \startMPpage fill fullsquare scaled 4cm withpen pencircle scaled 1cm; draw fullsquare scaled 4cm withpen pencircle scaled 1cm; \stopMPpage \startMPpage fillup fullsquare scaled 4cm withpen pencircle scaled 1cm; \stopMPpage \stoptext The second page will have more efficient pdf code. The beta also has some new arrow trickery that Alan will reveal at the next context meeting. Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------