Again: (can be better done global) ???

[Steffen Wolfrum <st.wolfrum@estfiles.de>]

Sorry, 

maybe the last mail was a bit confusing. So I make another try - hopefully clearer:


The problem was when defining an unusual size for my footnotes
> \setupfootnotes[bodyfont=8.5pt, ... ]
I get an amazing amount of messages
> bodyfont: bodyfont XXpt is defined (can be better done global)
with XX being various sizes. Which makes processing real slow...

So the original question is:
What is meant by "global defining"?
Where should I write a "global" definition and how does it look like?


On this, Hans gave me the advice:
> \setupbodyfont   [...] : global settings, document level, main text as well as headers footers etc
> \switchtobodyfont[...] : local, inside a box or in page stream, but no headers etc  

I was not sure how to use this for footnotes, so I asked:
> Well, yes - I use setupbodyfont for defining  the main text 
> \setupbodyfont[AGaramondOldStyle,10.5pt]
> But what would be the syntax when I want to define the main text's *and* the footnote's font with setupbodyfont??
> It's not \setupbodyfont[AGaramondOldStyle,10.5pt,8.8pt] ?

And then Hans wrote:
> \setupfootnotes[bodyfont=8.8pt] % or [bodyfont={whatever,you,want,10pt}]


But this is the initial problem (see top here). The circle is closed...

Does this mean there is actually no answer to my problem?


Thank you for assistance,

Steffen