I can circumvent it with \defineframedtext[framedcode][strut=yes,width=local,align=flushleft,frame=off]
\startxmlsetups xml:demo:codi \blank \startframedcode \startlinenumbering\xmlverbatim{#1}\stoplinenumbering \stopframedcode \blank \stopxmlsetups Xan. ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________