Hi Idris, Your code works fine on my machine (version 2023.09.26 18:19 LMTX on MacOS 11.7.10). I see both bars correctly. Best regards: Otared > On 24 Oct 2023, at 02:24, Hamid,Idris wrote: > > Dear gang, > > The appears to be something wrong with the sidebar and marginrule mechanisms. MWE: > > ============== > % ConTeXt ver: 2023.09.26 18:19 LMTX > > \setupmarginrule[1][rulecolor=darkred] > > \definesidebar[Sidebar][rulethickness=0.28pt,distance=3pt,rulecolor=darkgreen] > \setupsidebar[rulecolor=darkgreen] > > \starttext > \startmarginrule[1] > \input ward > \stopmarginrule > > \blank > > \startsidebar[Sidebar] > \input zapf > \stopsidebar > \stoptext > ============== > > In the output, either > > i) the rules do not appear at all (most attempts); or > ii) the rules appear for a split-second then disappear (using sumatrapdf as the viewer, so the pdf updates on the fly). > > Is is a bug? > > A second question: Is either mechanism preferable over the other? That is: In LMTX, what is the best mechanism to use? > > Thank you in advance for any guidance. > > Best wishes > -- > Idris Samawi Hamid, Professor > Department of Philosophy > Colorado State University > Fort Collins, CO 80523 > > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! > > maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / https://mailman.ntg.nl/mailman3/lists/ntg-context.ntg.nl > webpage : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / https://context.aanhet.net (mirror) > archive : https://github.com/contextgarden/context > wiki : https://wiki.contextgarden.net > ___________________________________________________________________________________ Otared Kavian e-mail: otared@gmail.com Phone: +33 6 88 26 70 95