This is perhaps related to what Alan Bowen reported.  Not the same, since I don't get compilation errors.

Here's a MWE.  See explanation of bad behavior below.

\setupdirections[bidi=global,method=one]

\definefont[Ar][dejavusans*arabic]

\setupfootertexts[\setups{L}][\setups{R}]

\startsetups L

%\setupdirections[bidi=on,method=one]

%\setupdirections[bidi=local,method=one]

\Ar%left

چپ

\stopsetups

\startsetups R

%\setupdirections[bidi=on,method=one]

\Ar%right

راست

\stopsetups

\starttext

Test

\stoptext

1. The right footer is placed over the left footer.

2. There's no problem if I replace the RTL text of right footer with an LTR text.

3. Left footer's text does not get proper RTL treatment.  Perhaps this is the change of behavior introduced in the past year.  My guess is that RTLed footers are moved to the other side.

4. If I use bidi=local or bidi=on in the preamble, RTL treatment is applied to neither footer.  I can't seem to turn on RTL via setupdirections inside the (left) footer.  How does one do that?

Thanks,

MHB