Dear list,

On TeX.SX there was a question about why ConTeXt starts the document with a left instead of a right page. Turns out the OP merely confused "marginedge" with "inmargin". However, that made me wonder, is "marginedge" perhaps misnamed when it does not place the pagenumber in the margin close to the edge of the page? I think it should be named "marginspine" instead. The below MWE should illustrate the problem.

Cheers, Henri

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\setuppagenumbering [ alternative=doublesided, location={footer,marginedge}, ]

\starttext Behold the pagenumber on the left \stoptext

On 6/8/2017 8:59 AM, Henri Menke wrote: the edge is the area next to the margin (outer sides) and mostly meant as independent area for interactive purposes (so one can simply set their width to zero for paper) ... the terminology will not change as it's been so for a long time Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | www.pragma-ade.nl | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------