% ConTeXt LMTX, build 2026.04.27
% New column-set mechanism (oldcolumnsets module deliberately NOT loaded).
%
% Per the mvlcolumnsets manual, the placement directive "fixd" means
% "force the graphic here and don't float", so a span given method=fixd
% should appear exactly where it is entered.

\setuppapersize[A5]

\definecolor[spangray][s=0.7]

\definecolumnset[two][n=2]

\definecolumnsetspan[wide]
  [n=2, background=color, backgroundcolor=spangray]

\starttext
\startcolumnset[two]

  \dorecurse{20}{\samplefile{knuth}\par }

  \startcolumnsetspan[wide][method=fixd]
    \samplefile{ward}
  \stopcolumnsetspan

  \dorecurse{6}{\samplefile{knuth}\par }

    \startcolumnsetspan[wide][method=fixd]
    \samplefile{ward}
  \stopcolumnsetspan

\stopcolumnset
\stoptext