in particular \startsection for example breaks the mecanism \setuppapersize [A4] \setupheader [state=empty, no] \usetypescript[ibmplex] \setupbodyfont[ibmplex, serif, 11pt] % \setupinterlinespace[14pt] % LET DEFAULT \setuplayout[% backspace=10mm, topspace=20mm, header=0mm, footer=0mm, height=180mm, ] \definelayout[one][width=98.8mm] \definelayout[two][width=158.2mm] \definelayout[1,2,5,6][one] \definelayout[3,4,7,8][two] %================================================= \startuseMPgraphic{testA} path p ; p := fullsquare xscaled 98.8mm yscaled 180mm; lmt_parshape [ path = p,] ; \stopuseMPgraphic \startuseMPgraphic{testB} path p ; p := fullsquare xscaled 158.2mm yscaled 180mm; lmt_parshape [ path = p,] ; \stopuseMPgraphic \startshapetext [testA,testB,testA,testB,testA,testB, testA,testB,testA,testB,testA,testB, testA] \setupalign[verytolerant,stretch,normal] {\bf\strut This is the beginning}.\endgraf % DON'T FORGET THE STRUT HERE \dorecurse{30} {\strut\color[middlemagenta]{\bf \recurselevel}\endgraf \startsection[title={section \recurselevel}]\input knuth\stopsection} {\bf This is the end}. \stopshapetext %================================================= \showframe \showgrid \starttext \dorecurse{13}{\getshapetext} \stoptext