nico wrote:

On Sat, 13 May 2006 04:08:58 -0400, Sanjoy Mahajan wrote:

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I can't figure out what causes the brace error with this test.tex example file:

\starttext \placefigure[margin]{A caption}{\externalfigure[]}

{test}. \stoptext

Yes, strange. Looks like a grouping issue around this in page-flt:

\ifmargeblokken % waarschijnlijk gebroken ! ! ! ! \doifinset\v!margin{#2} {\endgraf \bgroup\everypar{\egroup\the\everypar}% \hsize\@@mbwidth}% \fi

inmargin seems to work, but i don't know if it should do the same thing.

no, the margin option collects graphics in the margin \def\dodocomplexplacefloat[#1][#2][#3]#4% {\flushnotes \flushsidefloats % here ! \ifsomefloatwaiting % this was \checkwaitingfloats spread all over \doifinsetelse\v!always{#2} {\showmessage\m!floatblocks5\empty} {\expanded{\doifcommonelse {#2}{\flushfloatslist}}\doflushfloats\donothing}% % but which should be done before using box \floatbox \fi \ifmargeblokken \doifinset\v!margin{#2}\endgraf \fi \global\insidefloattrue \begingroup % ** \ifmargeblokken \doifinset\v!margin{#2}{\hsize\@@mbwidth}% \fi \the\everyinsidefloat \let\@@extrafloat\empty \presetmorefloatvariables{#2}% \dowithnextboxcontent % better a \the\everyfloattoks {\setlocalfloathsize \getvalue{\??fl#1\c!inner}% \fuzzysnappingfalse \postponenotes} % new {\doifvaluesomething{\??fl#1\c!criterium} {\ifdim\wd\nextbox>\getvalue{\??fl#1\c!criterium}\relax \edef\forcedfloatmethod {\executeifdefined{\??fl#1\c!fallback}\v!here}% \fi}% \xdocompletefloat{#1}{#3}{#1}{#2}{#1}{#4}% ** not yet done % we need to carry over the par because of side floats \doifnotinset\v!text{#2}{\carryoverpar\endgroup}% \global\sidefloatdownshift \zeropoint \global\sidefloatextrashift\zeropoint \ifparfloat \doifinset\v!reset{#2}\forgetsidefloats \doinhibitblank \fi}% better move this to side floats \vbox} may work better ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------