On 2017-01-31 15:52, Alan Bowen wrote:
> I am trying to set some poetry in a footnote and have encountered a 
> problem.
>
> \starttext
> Here is a footnote.
> \footnote{Some text:
> \startlines
> a
> b
> c
> d
> \stoplines
> And some more text.}
>
> \stoptext
> produces
>  a b c  d
> (a single line). Is this a wee bug or have I missed something?
>
> I am using the latest minimals.
>
> Alan
>
Place that section into a buffer:

    \starttext
    Here is a footnote.
    \startbuffer[fn:abcd]
      \startlines
       a
       b
       c
       d
      \stoplines
    \stopbuffer
    \footnote{Some text:
    \getbuffer[fn:abcd]
    And some more text.}
    \stoptext

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Rik