\setupfootnotes[n=0,columndistance=3em,] seems to cause a problem with context ver: 2008.10.23 When it's commented out, everything is fine. When it is left in, I get the error below. Thanks! mjg ConTeXt ver: 2008.10.23 17:32 MKIV fmt: 2008.10.27 int: english/ english [snip] fonts : resetting map file list {/Volumes/Data/Users/mjg14747/Applications/context/tex/texmf-context/ fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-empty.map} fonts : using map file: original-base {/Volumes/Data/Users/mjg14747/Applications/context/tex/texmf-context/ fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-base.map} fonts : using map file: lm-math {/Volumes/Data/Users/mjg14747/Applications/context/tex/texmf/fonts/map/ dvips/lm/lm-math.map} fonts : using map file: lm-rm {/Volumes/Data/Users/mjg14747/Applications/context/tex/texmf/fonts/map/ dvips/lm/lm-rm.map} fonts : using map file: original-ams-base {/Volumes/Data/Users/mjg14747/Applications/context/tex/texmf-context/ fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-ams-base.map} fonts : using map file: original-ams-euler {/Volumes/Data/Users/mjg14747/Applications/context/tex/texmf-context/ fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-ams-euler.map} fonts : using map file: original-public-lm {/Volumes/Data/Users/mjg14747/Applications/context/tex/texmf-context/ fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-public-lm.map} [1.1] ! Missing } inserted. <inserted text> } <to be read again> \unvbox \doplacenoteinserts ...ing \unvcopy \else \unvbox \fi \currentnoteins \or \i... \next3 ...oprocessnotes {\doplacenoteinserts }{#1} \doprocesscommaitem <argument> \relax footnote, endnote,linenote \doprocesscommalist ...aitem \gobbleoneargument #1 ,]\relax \global \advance ... ... l.120 \stoptext