\environment pagecolumns-000

\definepagecolumns[example][n=2,distance=\emwidth]

\setupbackgrounds[text][background=color,backgroundcolor=color-1]

\useMPlibrary[dum]

\starttext

\startbuffer[small]
    \framed
      [width=3cm,
       height=2cm,
       frame=off,
       background=color,
       backgroundcolor=color-2]
      {Small}
\stopbuffer

\startbuffer[large]
    \framed
      [width=12cm,
       height=6cm,
       frame=off,
       background=color,
       backgroundcolor=color-2]
      {Large}
\stopbuffer

\startpagecolumns[example]
    \samplefile{tufte}\par
    \startplacefigure[location=here,title=Test]
        \getbuffer[small]
    \stopplacefigure
    \startplacefigure[location=here,title=Test]
        \getbuffer[small]
    \stopplacefigure
    \samplefile{tufte}\par
\stoppagecolumns

\startpagecolumns[example]
    \samplefile{tufte}\par
    \startplacefigure[location=here,title=Test]
        \getbuffer[small]
    \stopplacefigure
    \startplacefigure[location=here,title=Test]
        \getbuffer[large]
    \stopplacefigure
    \samplefile{tufte}\par
\stoppagecolumns

\startpagecolumns[example]
    \samplefile{tufte}\par
    \startplacefigure[location=here,title=Test]
        \getbuffer[large]
    \stopplacefigure
    \startplacefigure[location=here,title=Test]
        \getbuffer[large]
    \stopplacefigure
    \samplefile{tufte}\par
\stoppagecolumns

\stoptext


