[NTG-context] columnsets and footnotes (minimal example)

[Steffen Wolfrum]

Am 09.01.2006 um 11:06 schrieb Taco Hoekwater:
>
>
> Steffen Wolfrum wrote:
>> ... and here is an example that shows the problem:
>
> Oops, that doesn't look right at all.
>
> Do you really need column sets, or is "normal" columns
> mode ok as well?

1)

Yes, column sets would be better.


>
>   \startcolumns[n=2]
>   \dorecurse{10}{\input tufte\footnote{\input ward \relax}}
>   \stopcolumns
>
> Looks about right.
>
> Cheers, Taco

2)

When I try ...

\setupfootnotes[n=3]
\starttext
   \startcolumns[n=2]
   \dorecurse{10}{\input tufte\footnote{\input ward \relax}}
   \stopcolumns
\stoptext

at the bottom of page 1 there is a lot of white space before the  
footnote text of footnote 1-4 (the footnotemarkers 1 to 4 come up the  
next page).
So in this example it doesn't seem to be possible to keep footnote  
markers and text at the same page:

Wouldn't it be better in this case to fill page 1 also with the  
footnote text of the following footnotes?
In this way the pages would look much better.

Is there a way (penalty?) to express how *urgent* footnote markers  
and text need to be forced to the same page?
Or - in other words - to loosen the connection?

Thanks,
Steffen