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The following example produces a line break after the second text. 

\define[2]\smallfigure{\placefigure[margin][#1]{#2}{!}}%

\starttext 
text text\smallfigure{fig1}{A}text text 
\stoptext

linebreak_example

The ConTeXt FAQ addresses this explicitly. However, although the problem seems identical, changing the macro to

\define[2]\smallfigure{\dontleavehmode\placefigure[margin][#1]{#2}{!}}%

does not work as intended and avoiding the macro altogether 

\starttext 
text text\dontleavehmode\placefigure[margin][]{A}{!}text text 
\stoptext

does not work either. Is there a way to avoid the line break?

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    How about inserting the figure at the beginning of the paragraph?
    – Marco
    Commented May 18, 2012 at 13:32
  • I would normally do that. In this case I prepare documents with different layouts, but the same content. Then it is advantagous to put the figure exactly where it is also mentioned in the text the first time. Otherwise, I would have to tweak every document by itself. It would be great, if that is possible.
    – Andy
    Commented May 18, 2012 at 14:34
  • Would “What is the ConTeXt or plain TeX equivalent of \nolinebreak?” help?
    – cgnieder
    Commented May 18, 2012 at 15:11
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    This is a known property of floats and crops up on the mailing list every now and then. If it’s a problem for you, then you might be able to bypass it using the postponing mechanism. In some cases where you don’t need a caption, the hangaround environment may lead to acceptable results too.
    – Philipp Gesang
    Commented May 18, 2012 at 19:02
  • @phg Could you make your comment an answer?
    – Joseph Wright ♦
    Commented Aug 6, 2012 at 20:52

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Move the placefigure call

One solution would be to place the figure at the beginning of the paragraph. This keeps the text together.

\starttext

\startplacefigure [title=Caption,location=margin]
  \externalfigure [dummy]
\stopplacefigure
text text
text text

\stoptext

Use the postponing mechanism

The postponing mechanism keeps the text together. However, it influences the float placement. The float appears on the page after the text, which might be undesirable.

text text
\startpostponing [+1]
  \startplacefigure [title=Caption,location=margin]
    \externalfigure [dummy]
  \stopplacefigure
\stoppostponing
text text
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