Hi all,
I’m trying to setup a book layout where each chapter begins with a quote and an image on the left page, followed by title and text start on the right page.

While the quote & image thing works, I can’t get the title on the right page, ConTeXt always puts it right of the image, even if that’s as wide as the text width. \page[right] doesn’t do anything.
Where’s my mistake?

There are also chapters without that intro, therefore I use \doifnot{\structureuservariable{subtitle}}, but those should also start on a right page. I could also use a different section name. But I don’t think that’s the problem.

(The page number should appear on the right page; it wouldn’t hurt on the left page, but the chapter title should only appear on following pages.)

Best, Hraban

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\define[2]\FancyChapter{%
\doifnot{\structureuservariable{subtitle}}{}{%
\startstandardmakeup
  \framed[
    width=\textwidth,height=fit,
    offset=overlay,
    align=flushleft,
  ]{%
    \definedfont[SerifItalic at 16pt]
    \structureuservariable{subtitle}%
  }
  \framed[width=\textwidth]{%
    \externalfigure[dummy][width=\textwidth]%
  }
  %\hfill\vfill\strut % doesn’t help
\stopstandardmakeup
}
\page[right]
%
\framed[
  width=\textwidth,
  offset=overlay,
  align=flushleft,
]{%
  \definedfont[Sans at 32pt]%#2
  \structurevariable{title}%
}%
}

\setupheadertexts[][pagenumber][pagenumber][chapter]
\setuphead[chapter][
  page=left,
  number=no,
  header=high,
  command=\FancyChapter,
]

\starttext

\startchapter[title={My Normal Text}]

\input knuth

\stopchapter

\startchapter[title={My Fancy Story}]
[subtitle={\quotation{I thought that was real.}}]

\input tufte

\stopchapter

\stoptext
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

For what it is worth, here is how I address this. This lets me place epigraphs on the facing verso of a chapter, or under the section title, and set lettrines and first line treatment for chapters. I set page numbers in a separate overlay to better control the positioning. Perhaps a bit overthought, but it works for me ...

\setupheadertexts [][{\it\getmarking[section]}]
                  [{\it\getmarking[chapter]}][]

\startsetups section:epigraph
  \doifelsebuffer{SectionEpigraph}
    {\getbuffer  [SectionEpigraph]
     \resetbuffer[SectionEpigraph]}
    {\donothing}
\stopsetups

\startsetups chapter:epigraph
  \setupheadertexts [][][][]
  \doifelsebuffer{ChapterEpigraph}
    {\doifoddpageelse
      {\page[left]}
      {\donothing}
     \centerbox{\getbuffer[ChapterEpigraph]}
     \resetbuffer[ChapterEpigraph]
    }
    {\donothing}
  \page[right]
  \setupheadertexts [][{\it\getmarking[section]}]
                    [{\it\getmarking[chapter]}][]
\stopsetups

\startsectionblockenvironment[bodypart]
\setuphead  [chapter][
                      style=\tfc\HeadFont,
                      page=yes,
                      separator=,
                      numbercolor=darkgray,
                      alternative=inmargin,
                      before=\directsetup{chapter:epigraph},
                      after={\resetshownsynonyms[dictionary]
                        \setupsynonyms[dictionary][alternative=first]
                        \doifsomething{\structureuservariable{setFirst}}
                            {\setfirstline[\structureuservariable{setFirst}]}
                        \doif{\structureuservariable{Lettrine}}
                             {yes}{\setinitial}},
                     ]
\setuphead  [section][
                      style=\tfb\HeadFont,
                      insidesection=\setups{section:epigraph},
                      before={\blank[big]},
                      sectionseparatorset=reddot,
                      numbercolor=darkgray,
                      alternative=inmargin,
                     ]
\setuphead  [subsection]
                     [
                      style=\tfa\HeadFont,
                      number=no,
                      distance=0pt,
                      insidesection=\setups{section:epigraph},
                      before={\blank[big]},
                      alternative=normal,
                      after={\blank[halfline]},
                      numbercolor=,
                      sectionseparatorset=,
                     ]
\stopsectionblockenvironment

\definefirstline [5W][alternative=word, n=5,style=smallcaps]% and so on as you like
\definefirstline [1L][alternative=line,     style=smallcaps]

...

\starttext

...

\startbuffer[ChapterEpigraph]

\startEpigraph% brings in its own formatting

The stuff of the epigraph

\stopEpigraph

\stopbuffer

\startchapter[reference={cha:blah},
              list={blah},     % toc
              marking={blah},  % page heading
              bookmark={blah}, % pdf bookmark
              title={blah}]    % chapter head
             [Lettrine=yes,setFirst=5W]

...

\stopchapter

\startchapter[reference={cha:more},
              title={more stuff}]
              [lettrine=yes]

...

\stopchapter