\environment columnsets-000

\definecolumnset[example][n=4,page=left]

\definecolumnsetarea
  [title][left]
  [x=1,y=1,nx=8,ny=8,
   background=contrast,state=repeat]

\setupcolumnsetareatext
  [title][left][\setups{cow}]

\startsetups[cow]

  \externalfigure
    [cow.pdf]
    [height=15\lineheight,
     width=2\dimexpr\makeupwidth+\backspace\relax]

\stopsetups

\starttext

\startcolumnset[example]

  \dorecurse{30}{\fakewords{50}{100}\par}

\stopcolumnset

\stoptext
