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Hello All,

In certain fonts the -- produces weird effects because the - isn't a
straight dash, but something a bit more fancy.

Is it possible in context to replace -- by {\ss --} (or so)?

With \setuphypenmark the default hyphenation can be corrected. Also with
\setuplanguage |<| and |>| can be corrected.

Can \installcompoundcharacter be used?

The -- is used in: `the year 1999--2000', `in grades 4--8', etc.

Groetjes,

Berend. (-: