Hans, This didn't quite achieve what I was looking for. I was hoping for the formatting of circuit 4 in the output file test.pdf, rather than what was produced for circuit 8. I modified the definition of \spare so that by default a 15A breaker is assumed unless otherwise specified. However, a more pressing problem is this: If I remove the comments from the row previous, i.e., I have two rows for which I want nr=2, I get the strange artifact in test+.pdf where the second row gets wrapped up a row. Even with the comments in place, the last row is single height. What I really want are two double height rows similar to circuits 2 and 4 but for the entire row. advTHANKSance > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:38:51 +0100 > From: Hans Hagen > To: pavneet_arora@waroc.com, mailing list for ConTeXt users > > Subject: Re: [NTG-context] Natural Tables---Including a bit of cell > style in a \define > Message-ID:<4ECCB11B.2010805@wxs.nl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > On 22-11-2011 13:08, Pavneet Arora wrote: >> I am creating documentation labeling the circuits of electrical and >> network panels for a project of mine. >> >> Enclosed is a minimal example. >> >> What I would like is to define two macros: \unused and \spare (\unused >> referring to a circuit with no breaker installed, while \spare referring >> to a circuit with a breaker, but no load). I wish these definitions to >> not only include the represented text and font directives, i.e., {\tt >> [Unused]}, but also shade the cell in a background color. However, I >> cannot seem to figure out how to do that. Including the >> `[background=color,backgroundcolor=gray]' in the \define seems to be >> expanded back simply as text. >> >> Any suggestions? > > \define\unused > {\inframed > [foregroundstyle=type, > background=color, > backgroundcolor=gray, > frame=off] > {[Unused]}} > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE > Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands > tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com > | www.pragma-pod.nl > ----------------------------------------------------------------- -- ----- - Pavneet Arora