It seems that displaystyle fractions insert extra vertical space before the main item. With textstyle fractions, the code works fine. \blank[back,overlay] can get rid of the gap above the first row, but not the space inserted by \dfrac. \defineitemgroup[alex] \setupitemgroup [alex] [each] [a,two] [ margin=2cm, before={\blank[overlay,-depth]}, after={\blank[nowhite]}, stopper=) ] %\showboxes \autofences \starttext \samplefile{ward} \startitemize[n][style=\bf,before={\blank[back,overlay]},after={\blank[medium]}] \startitem \startalextable \startitem \m{6(x - \frac{5}{12})^2 - \frac{1}{24}} \stopitem \startitem \m{-3(x - \frac{1}{3})^2 + \frac{1}{3}} \stopitem \startitem \m{7(x + \frac{5}{14})^2 + \frac{199}{28}} \stopitem \startitem \m{-\frac{1}{2}(x + 2)^2 + \frac{9}{2}} \stopitem \stopalextable \stopitem \stopitemize \samplefile{ward} \stoptext Alexandre Christe 於 2023年8月22日 週二 下午5:48寫道： > Hi Mikael, > > That looks very attractive. However, with the following code, I end up > with a large gap above the first row. > > \defineitemgroup[alex] > > \setupitemgroup > [alex] > [each] > [a,two] > [ > margin=2cm, > before=\blank[overlay,-depth], > stopper=) > ] > > \showboxes > \autofences > > \starttext > \samplefile{ward} > > \startitemize[n][style=\bf] > \startitem > \startalextable > \startitem $6(x - \dfrac{5}{12})^2 - \dfrac{1}{24}$ \stopitem > \startitem $-3(x - \dfrac{1}{3})^2 + \dfrac{1}{3}$ \stopitem > \startitem $7(x + \dfrac{5}{14})^2 + \dfrac{199}{28}$ \stopitem > \startitem $-\dfrac{1}{2}(x + 2)^2 + \dfrac{9}{2}$ \stopitem > \stopalextable > \stopitem > \stopitemize > > \samplefile{ward} > \stoptext > > A. Christe > Le 22 août 2023 à 07:12 +0200, Alexandre Christe , > a écrit : > > It’s true that \vtop{…} does the job for a single line of items, but it > doesn’t in the case there’re multiple (\vtop{}) aligns with the bottom. > > Here’s a modified MWE > > \startitemize[n][style=\bf] > \item \godown[-\lineheight] \startitemize > [a,columns,two,packed,broad][stopper=),before={\blank[nowhite]}] > \item $6(x - \dfrac{5}{12})^2 - \dfrac{1}{24}$ > \item $-3(x - \dfrac{1}{3})^2 + \dfrac{1}{3}$ > \item $7(x + \dfrac{5}{14})^2 + \dfrac{199}{28}$ > \item $-\dfrac{1}{2}(x + 2)^2 + \dfrac{9}{2}$ > \stopitemize > \stopitemize > > A. Christe > Le 22 août 2023 à 04:08 +0200, fv leung , a écrit : > > I'd do it this way: > > \starttext > \startitemize[n][style=\bf] > \item\vtop{% > \startitemize[a,horizontal,four][stopper=\)] > \startitem > $6(x - \dfrac{5}{12})^2 - \dfrac{1}{24}$ > \stopitem > \startitem > $-3(x - \dfrac{1}{3})^2 + \dfrac{1}{3}$ > \stopitem > \startitem > $7(x + \dfrac{5}{14})^2 + \dfrac{199}{28}$ > \stopitem > \startitem > $-\dfrac{1}{2}(x + 2)^2 + \dfrac{9}{2}$ > \stopitem > \stopitemize > } > \stopitemize > > \stoptext > > Alexandre Christe 於 2023年8月22日 週二 上午2:58寫道： > >> Dear ConTeXt users, >> >> Time goes by but I haven't yet found a nice solution to this issue. When >> having mathematics, I'd not like to adjust by hand the factor of \linewidth >> for the \godown command. >> >> Here's a MWE >> >> \starttext >> >> \startitemize[n][style=\bf] >> \item \godown[-\lineheight] \startitemize >> [a,columns,four,packed,broad][stopper=),before={\blank[nowhite]}] >> \item $6(x - \dfrac{5}{12})^2 - \dfrac{1}{24}$ >> \item $-3(x - \dfrac{1}{3})^2 + \dfrac{1}{3}$ >> \item $7(x + \dfrac{5}{14})^2 + \dfrac{199}{28}$ >> \item $-\dfrac{1}{2}(x + 2)^2 + \dfrac{9}{2}$ >> \stopitemize >> \stopitemize >> >> \stoptext >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> Le ven. 2 sept. 2022 à 11:24, fv leung via ntg-context < >> ntg-context@ntg.nl> a écrit : >> >>> >>> \starttext >>> >>> \startitemize[n] >>> \item\godown[-\lineheight] >>> >>> \startitemize[a,columns,packed][before={\blank[nowhite]},right=\),stopper=] >>> \item bla >>> \item bla >>> \item bla >>> \item bla >>> \stopitemize >>> \item\godown[-\lineheight] >>> >>> \startitemize[a,columns,packed][before={\blank[nowhite]},n=3,right=\),stopper=] >>> \item bla >>> \item bla >>> \item bla >>> \item bla >>> \item bla >>> \item bla >>> \stopitemize >>> \item\godown[-\lineheight] >>> >>> \startitemize[a,columns,packed][before={\blank[nowhite]},n=4,right=\),stopper=] >>> \item bla >>> \item bla >>> \item bla >>> \item bla >>> \item bla >>> \item bla >>> \item bla >>> \item bla >>> \stopitemize >>> \stopitemize >>> >>> \stoptext >>> >>> Alexandre Christe via ntg-context 於 2022年9月2日 週五 >>> 下午5:08寫道： >>> >>>> Dear all, >>>> >>>> I'm struggling to setup a nested itemize with no blank line and several >>>> columns. >>>> >>>> What I mean is something like >>>> 1. a) bla c) bla >>>> b) bla d) bla >>>> >>>> The following MWE is my starting point >>>> >>>> \starttext >>>> \startitemize[n] >>>> \item \blank[-line] >>>> \startitemize[a,horizontal,two] [margin=2cm] >>>> \item First >>>> \item Second >>>> \item Third >>>> \item Fourth >>>> \stopitemize >>>> \item \blank[-line] >>>> \startitemize[a,horizontal,columns,two] >>>> \item First >>>> \item Second >>>> \item Third >>>> \item Fourth >>>> \stopitemize >>>> \stopitemize >>>> \stoptext >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance >>>> >>>> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >>>> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry >>>> to the Wiki! >>>> >>>> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / >>>> https://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context >>>> webpage : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://context.aanhet.net >>>> archive : https://bitbucket.org/phg/context-mirror/commits/ >>>> wiki : https://contextgarden.net >>>> >>>> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >>>> >>> >>> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >>> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry >>> to the Wiki! >>> >>> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / >>> https://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context >>> webpage : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://context.aanhet.net >>> archive : https://bitbucket.org/phg/context-mirror/commits/ >>> wiki : https://contextgarden.net >>> >>> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >>> >> >> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to >> the Wiki! >> >> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / >> https://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context >> webpage : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://context.aanhet.net >> archive : https://bitbucket.org/phg/context-mirror/commits/ >> wiki : https://contextgarden.net >> >> ___________________________________________________________________________________ > > > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to > the Wiki! > > maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / > https://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > webpage : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://context.aanhet.net > archive : https://bitbucket.org/phg/context-mirror/commits/ > wiki : https://contextgarden.net > > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > > > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to > the Wiki! > > maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / > https://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > webpage : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://context.aanhet.net > archive : https://bitbucket.org/phg/context-mirror/commits/ > wiki : https://contextgarden.net > > ___________________________________________________________________________________