Dear John, There is no need to change anything, it is already there: \starttext \setupitemize[1][symbol=n] \setupitemize[2][symbol=a] \setupitemize[3][symbol=A] \setupitemize[4][symbol=R] \startitemize \item One \startitemize \item Second level \startitemize \item Capitals at third level \startitemize \item Roman numerals at fourth level \stopitemize \stopitemize \stopitemize \item Two \stopitemize \stoptext Kind regards Willi John R. Culleton wrote:

It is possible to nest \startitemize sequences, But each level requires a different parameter in the \startitemize statement.

OTOH the \orderedlist command in eplain.tex uses 1,2,3 for the outside list, then a,b,c for the first nest, roman numerals for the next nest and finally "*" for the innermost list.

A similar automatic sequence or sequences would be useful in Context.