On Wed, 22 Nov 2023 14:17:29 +0100
Hans van der Meer via ntg-context <ntg-context@ntg.nl> wrote:

> I would like to change the width of the margins on the page.
> In the MWE here, the pagelayout does not seem to obey the
> \setuplayout command. Why are the margins shown uneffected by
> \setuplayout?

Works as expected here. The margins have changed and \showlayout
gives you:

  \leftmarginwidth  =  6cm
  \rightmarginwidth = 10cm

Change the example to:

  \setuplayout
    [leftmargin=6mm,  %% mm, not cm
     rightmargin=10mm]

That way you better see the effect on the page.

Marco
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