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% richard@mevis.de

% layout
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\setuppapersize[A4][A4]

\setuplayout[leftmargin=0.5in,rightmargin=2.3in,textwidth=5in]
\setuplayout[width=fit,
             backspace=\dimexpr(\leftmarginwidth+\leftmargindistance)]

\setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided]

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\starttext
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The very first page with a small image in the (bigger) margin.
\placefigure[inmargin]{a margin image}
  {\framed[width=\marginwidth,height=3cm]{image}}

\input tufte

An now a larger image in the text and margin are
\placefigure[here,inmargin]{a text+margin image}
  {\framed[width=1.2\textwidth,height=3cm]{image}}

\inmargin{Tufte text}
\input tufte

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\page
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The second page  with a small image in the (bigger) margin.
\placefigure[inmargin]{a margin image}
  {\framed[width=\marginwidth,height=3cm]{image}}

\input tufte

An now a larger image in the text and margin are
\placefigure[here,inmargin]{a text+margin image}
  {\framed[width=1.2\textwidth,height=3cm]{image}}

\inmargin{Tufte text}
\input tufte

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\stoptext
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