Understanding penalties for orphans and widows

Understanding penalties for orphans and widows

[denis.maier]

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Hi,

I've read in the wiki (https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Widows_and_orphans_control) that this setting can be used to keep at least two lines together:

\startsetups[grid][mypenalties]
    \setdefaultpenalties
    \setpenalties\widowpenalties{2}{10000}
    \setpenalties\clubpenalties {2}{10000}
\stopsetups

After experimenting with the first argument (see below) it looks to me as if the wording on the wiki should be changed a bit, from <Example how to keep at least 2 lines together> to <Example how to keep at least 2 full lines together> (penalties1 gives me one full line and a second line that is almost full ; penalties2 results in two full lines with a third line that is almost full.).

Is my interpretation correct?

Denis

\setuppapersize[A6]
\setuplayout[lines=20]
\setupalign[line]

\showframe

\startsetups[penalties1]
    \setdefaultpenalties
    \setpenalties\widowpenalties{1}{10000}
\stopsetups

\startsetups[penalties2]
    \setdefaultpenalties
    \setpenalties\widowpenalties{2}{10000}
\stopsetups

\starttext

\setuplayout[setups=penalties1]

\samplefile{tufte}\par
Here we are writing some more words to see the effect.
Here we are writing some more words to see the effect.
Here we are writing some more words to see the effect.

\page
\setuplayout[setups=penalties2]

\samplefile{tufte}\par
Here we are writing some more words to see the effect.
Here we are writing some more words to see the effect.
Here we are writing some more words to see the effect.

\stoptext

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