Hello Michael,
Adding the following code before or after \setuppagenumbering might be what you
are looking for.
\setupsectionblock[frontpart][page=no]
\setupsectionblock[bodypart][page=yes]
Kind regards,
Riviera
On 05/12/2025 19:26, Michael Guravage wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This mwe has a frontmatter bit with a table-of-contents and a bodymatter bit
> with parts and chapters. The desired effect is to have the parts begin on
> verso pages and the chapters on recto pages. The mwe does this; except that
> there are two empty pages in-between the table-of-contents and the first
> part, i.e. between the frontmatter and the bodymatter. How do I avoid pages
> 2&3 so that the table-of-contents is followed directly by 'Part One?'
> --
>
> Cheers,
>
> Michael
>
> %% start mwe
>
> \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided]
>
> \setuphead
> [part]
> [placehead=yes,
> number=no,
> textcommand=\centerbox,
> ]
>
> \setuphead
> [part]
> [page={left}]
>
> \starttext
> \startfrontmatter
> \completecontent
> \stopfrontmatter
>
> \startbodymatter
> \startpart[title={Part One}]
> \startchapter[title={First Chapter}]
> \dorecurse{7} {\samplefile{tufte}\par}
> \stopchapter
> \stoppart
>
> \startpart[title={Part Two}]
> \startchapter[title={Second Chapter}]
> \samplefile{tufte}
> \stopchapter
> \startchapter[title={Third Chapter}]
> \samplefile{tufte}
> \stopchapter
> \stoppart
>
> \startpart[title={Part Three}]
> \startchapter[title={Fourth Chapter}]
> \samplefile{tufte}
> \stopchapter
> \stoppart
> \stopbodymatter
> \stoptext
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> [%](http://literatesolutions.com)% stop mwe___________________________________________________________________________________
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