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Other modes are useful for very specific situations. Some of these are described

below.

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<code>*first</code> mode is handy&mdash;it is active only on the first run of the

document.

encountered. Similarly, a mode <code>*text</code> is enabled when

<code>\starttext</code> is encountered, and likewise for the others.

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if you want macros that work differently in different section blocks, you can

check for modes <code>*frontpart</code>, <code>*bodypart</code>, and so on.

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Sometimes you want a macro to behave differently if it is part of a section head, a section number, a list, a marking, or a register. For section heads, you can check for modes <code>*chapter</code>, <code>*section</code>, <code>*subsection</code>, etc. Similarly, <code>*list<code> is enabled inside a list, <code>*marking</code> is enabled inside a marking, and <code>*register</code> is enabled inside a register.

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English and the current language is Dutch, the modes <code>**en-us</code> and

<code>*nl</code> are set (notice the extra <code>*</code> in <code>**en-us</code>).

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