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> A question about accented characters. Which is the preferred method
> to enter accented characters in a Context file?

Use a 8 bit TeX and fonts. Works sometimes fine :-)

I'm not sure when 8bit chars break down, can remember things like the 8bit
\"e that didn't translate well in pdf or maybe it didn't survive in pdf
bookmarks or something like that.

Groetjes,

Berend.