After some experimentation, it became clear that to place the local  
notes properly, one must use \note[...] and \footnotetext[...]{}, and  
put the series of \footnotetext entries just before  
\placelocalfootnotes.

A.

On Jun 9, 2009, at 11;43,46 , Bowen Alan C. wrote:

> I need a table that has local notes, but have not been able to get  
> them into the proper position (at the left margin of the table) or   
> the the proper length ( extending full length of table if needed).  
> What am I missing in the following reduced example?
>
> \starttext
>
> \startlocalfootnotes[conversion=character]
> \placetable[][]
> {}
> \placelegend
> {\starttables[|p|p|p|p|p|p|]
> \NC numbers	
> 	\NC (*) \footnote{This is the first footnote.}
> 	\NC stuff \footnote{This is the second footnote.}	
> 	\NC stuff\footnote{This is the third footnote.}
> 	\NC more stuff\footnote{This is the fourth footnote}	
> 	\NC and yet more	\NC\SR
>  \HL
> \stoptables}
> {\placelocalfootnotes}
> \stoplocalfootnotes
>
> \stoptext
>
> Alan
>
>
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