On 2013–08–04 Tim Steenvoorden wrote:

> \starttext
> \input knuth
> \placefigure[left]{}{\externalfigure[figurename]}
> \input knuth
> \placefigure[inner]{}{\externalfigure[figurename]}

What do you want to do? Place it in the margin?

  \placefigure[inleft]{}{\externalfigure[figurename]}

Marco