Hi Dillon, First of all, I'm against defining such a complex macro, since that can be very confusing when you use it. I personal prefer the key-value definition: \def\DEFINETEST[#1]{% \getXXXparameters [paraA=defaultValueForParameterA% ,paraB=% or just empty ,#1]% \doSomethingWith[\XXXparameter\paraA]% \doSomethingElse... } You might want to refer to the following link and other valuable materials on the wiki for more information: http://wiki.contextgarden.net/System_Macros/Key_Value_Assignments If you insist on that, I guess you can define a temporary macro inside your macro. That's very dirty, but can be a little more efficient? I'm not sure. I was given to understand that the ConTeXt MKVI now accepts parameters such as #position#color rather than meaningless #1#2. I GUESS that's lua-based, so maybe it'll break the TeX limitation. On 07/05/2015 09:55 AM, 土卜皿 wrote: > > hi, all > > For testing, I have a definition: > > |\define[9]\DEFINETEST{#1,#2,#3,#4,#5,#6,#7,#8,#9}| > > |context test| can work fine, when I modify the above into: > > |\define[10]\DEFINETEST{#1,#2,#3,#4,#5,#6,#7,#8,#9,#10}| > > I got a error: > > |test.tex: ! Illegal parameter number in definition of\DEFINETEST| > > From StackExchange, I got a answer: > > Since ConTeXt is based on TeX, the maximum number of 9 parameters is > inherited > > So, in Context mkiv, what should I do for more than 9 parameters? > > Thanks! > > Best Regards > > Dillon > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! > > maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net > archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ > wiki : http://contextgarden.net > ___________________________________________________________________________________ -- Best regards, ℤh𝕚chu ℂh𝕖n