Many thanks for the reply Hans.&nbsp; I'm a little puzzled by what happens when I use \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided].&nbsp; For example:<br><br>\showframe<br>\setuppapersize[letter][letter]<br><br>\setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided]
<br><br>\setuplayout[<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; grid=no,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; % grids make a mess of complex float placement<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; topspace=0.50in,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; % the space at the very top of the page<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; backspace=1.75in,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; % the space for binding gutter
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; header=0.40in,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; % the space for headers<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; footer=0.40in,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; % the space for footers<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; leftmargin=0.75in,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; % the space for margin notes<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; rightmargin=1.00in,&nbsp;&nbsp; % the space for margin notes
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; height=fit,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; width=5.25in]<br><br>\starttext<br><br>test<br><br>\startspread<br><br>\placefigure<br>&nbsp;[page]<br>&nbsp;[Fig:a] <br>&nbsp;{Figure a caption goes here}<br>&nbsp;{\externalfigure[a][width=0.8\makeupwidth]}<br><br>
\placefigure<br>&nbsp;[page]<br>&nbsp;[Fig:b] <br>&nbsp;{Figure b caption goes here}<br>&nbsp;{\externalfigure[b][width=0.8\makeupwidth]}<br><br>\stopspread<br><br>\stoptext<br><br>Cheers,<br>Randall<br><br>---<br>&nbsp;TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005
<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; texexec : TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; texutil : TeXUtil 9.0.0 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2004<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; tex : pdfeTeX, 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5
)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; context : ver: 2006.02.03 21:03<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; cont-en : ver: 2006.02.03 21:03&nbsp; fmt: 2006.2.10&nbsp; mes: english<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; cont-nl : ver: 2006.02.03 21:03&nbsp; fmt: 2006.2.10&nbsp; mes: dutch<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; total run time : 7 seconds
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