On Wed, 27 Jun 2018 02:03:32 -0600, Wolfgang Schuster  
<schuster.wolfgang@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>> Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي حامد <mailto:Idris.Hamid@colostate.edu>
>> 23. Juni 2018 um 23:49
>> On Sat, 23 Jun 2018 07:10:27 -0600, Wolfgang Schuster
>> <schuster.wolfgang@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> When you use the global whitespace settings in footnotes you get the
>>> same space between each footnote entry. What can be done is to add a
>>> whitespace key to setupnote which is easier than using
>>> setups-environment.
>>
>> Could this be a feature request then? So
>>
>> \setupnote[whitespace=big,bidi=on]
> I forgot that you can set the whitespace also with the style-key from
> \setupnotation.
>
> \setupnotation[footnote][style={\setupwhitespace[line]}]
>
> \starttext
> \input ward\footnote{\input{knuth}}
> \stoptext

Many thanks. Although bidi is not technically a "style" option, and one  
may be accused of mixing apples and oranges here, decided to test - see  
attached and below:

=======
\setupdirections[bidi=global]
\setupwhitespace[big]
\setupnotation[footnote][style={\setupwhitespace[big],\setupdirections[bidi=global]}]

\starttext
\definedfont[file:almfixed.otf*arabic at 14pt]
Test امتحان test \par Test امتحان test
\startfootnote
\definedfont[file:almfixed.otf*arabic at 14pt]
Test امتحان test \par Test امتحان test
\stopfootnote{}
\stoptext
=======

Why does bidi=global get applied to the second paragraph of the footnote,  
but not to the first?

Idris
-- 
Idris Samawi Hamid, Professor
Department of Philosophy
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80512