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* {{cmd|definelistalternative}} and {{cmd|setuplistalternative}}: These commands allow you to define and customize options for the {{code|alternative}} key in {{cmd|setuplist}}.
* {{cmd|definedescription}} and {{cmd|setupdescription}}: With these commands, you can define and customize your own ''descriptions''. For more details about descriptions, see the [[Description]] page.
* {{cmd|definecombinedlist}} and {{cmd|setupcombinedlist}}: Use these to define and custsomize combined lists. A ''combined list'' is a generalization of the table of contents. See the [[Table of contentsContents]] page for further details.
* {{cmd|definepagebreak}}: This allows you to define a configuration for page breaks, as used in many different commands (including {{cmd|pagebreak}} and {{cmd|page}}.)
* {{cmd|defineframed}}, {{cmd|setupframed}}: Use these to define and configure ways to place frames around single paragraphs of text. Note that this doesn’t break across pages.
* {{cmd|defineframedtext}} and {{cmd|setupframedtext}}: Use these to define and configure ways to place frames around multiple paragraphs of text. Note that this doesn’t break across pages.
* {{cmd|definetextbackground}} and {{cmd|steuptextbackgroundsetuptextbackground}}: Use these to define and configure ways to place frames around multiple paragraphs of text, in a way that will break across pages.* {{cmd|definemathframed}} and {{cmd|setupmathframed}}: Use these to define and configure ways to place frames around symbols within mathematics.({{cmd|definemathframed}} does not seem to be documented at this point, so it may or may not be implemented.)
* {{cmd|defineblank}} and {{cmd|setupblank}}: These allow you to configure empty vertical space to insert in your document with {{cmd|blank}}.
* {{cmd|definehspace}}: This allows you to configure empty horizontal space to insert in your document with {{cmd|hspace}}.
These commands relate to how text is laid out on the page, and possibly involve moving or positioning the text.
* {{cmd|definepapersize}} and {{cmd|setuppapersize}}: Use these commands to define paper sizes and to set a document’ paper size.* {{cmd|definelayout}} and {{cmd|setuplayout}}: These allow you to define page layouts (which include the margins) and to set a document’s page layout. See the [[Layout]] page for further details.* {{cmd|setuppagenumbering}}: Use this to set how a document's pages are to be numbered. This setting is valid starting from where the {{cmd|setuppagenumbering}} is issued, so to set the numbering for the whole document, put this command at the start.* {{cmd|definelayer}} and {{cmd|setuplayer}}: A ''layer'' is ConTeXt’s way to allow for absolute positioning on a page. These commands allow you to define and configure layers. See the [[Layers]] section for more information.* {{cmd|definecolorsetupcolors}} and : This command allows you to set configure how color will be used in the document. See the [[Color]] page for more information.* {{cmd|setupcolorsdefinecolor}}: Use this to give a name to a specific color.* {{cmd|definecolorgroup}}: Use this to give a number to a group of colors.* {{cmd|definepalet}} and {{cmd|setuppalet}}: Use these to define and activate color palettes that can then be switched among throughuout the document. See the documentation for {{cmd|setuppalet}} for further information.* {{cmd|defineoverlay}}: ''overlays'' are predefined snippets that you can stack on each other. This command allows you to create overlays. See the [[Overlays]] page for further information.* {{cmd|definecombination}} and {{cmd|setupcombination}}: A ''combination'' is an alignment of several images. Use these commands to define and customize combinations. See the [[Combinations]] page for further information.
