Dear Hans and ConTeXt developers,

When you compile the following code with ConTeXt ver: 2021.10.28 10:19, you will see that:

* in 1-column text the top spacing of the circle is normal,

* in 2-column text, the top spacing of the circle is too large.

Here is the link to the output PDF: https://live.contextgarden.net/cgi-bin/result.cgi?id=7K5tLW

\def\example{%
Lorem ipsum. Lorem ipsum. Lorem ipsum.
Lorem ipsum. Lorem ipsum. Lorem ipsum.
Lorem ipsum. Lorem ipsum. Lorem ipsum.
Lorem ipsum. Lorem ipsum. Lorem ipsum.
Lorem ipsum. Lorem ipsum. Lorem ipsum.
Lorem ipsum. Lorem ipsum. Lorem ipsum.
\startMPcode draw fullcircle scaled 1cm; \stopMPcode\
Lorem ipsum. Lorem ipsum. Lorem ipsum.}

\starttext
\example
\startcolumns
\example
\stopcolumns
\stoptext

Best regards,

Marcin Ciura