> You can?t use blocks within other commands but when you use only enumerations in your block you can simplify your code a little bit.
> 
> \defineblock[Block]
> \defineenumeration[Enum][location=left,text=Test]
> 
> \setupblock[Block][before=\startEnum,after=\stopEnum]


Thanks very much Wolfgang, that seems to work well enough for me.

Interestingly though, the formatting is slightly different between defining the blocks and using (recalling) the blocks.  When I recall the blocks, the text appears a line below the enumeration labels (see example + attachment below).


I had always assumed that \define just did a text replacement (like in c).... looks like I was wrong. 

How does \define actually work?  Could you point me towards some documentation.... I'm struggling to find anything about \define.

thanks
Glen

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\defineblock[Block]
\defineenumeration[Enum][location=left,text=Test] 
\setupblock[Block][before=\startEnum,after=\stopEnum]

\starttext

\section{Use}

	\useblocks[Block]
	\reset[Enum]

\section{Define}

	\beginBlock 
	jhdsa hdsfhj  lh dsfjh jkhasdf
	sdakjhfsal sdkajhf kljsdh
	\endBlock 
	
	\beginBlock 
	jhdsa hdsfhj  lh dsfjh jkhasdf
	sdakjhfsal sdkajhf kljsdh fhlkjsad kah dkjh akjhd flkjs 
	lkjsad flkjh salkjhf asd
	\endBlock 

\stoptext