% The example text is based on example posted on the mailing list.

\definepapersize
  [mine]
  [width=8cm,
   height=6cm]

\setuplayout
  [location=middle,
   width=middle,
   height=middle,
   headerdistance=5mm]

\setuppapersize
  [mine]
  [oversized]

\definelinenote
  [MyNote]

\setupnote
  [MyNote]
  [paragraph=yes]

\setupnotation
  [MyNote]
  [alternative=serried,
   distance=.5em,
   width=broad]

\setupalign
  [verytolerant]

\showframe

\startbuffer
    \setupfootertexts[\ttxx compress=\namednoteparameter{MyNote}{compress}\quad compressmethod=\namednoteparameter{MyNote}{compressmethod}]
    \startlinenumbering
        This\MyNote{That} context\MyNote{document} is\MyNote{was} a
        sample\MyNote{an example} that I\MyNote{she} want\MyNote{didn’t
        want} to show\MyNote{publish}
    \stoplinenumbering
    \page
\stopbuffer

\starttext
    \setupnote[MyNote][compress=yes,compressmethod=stopper]   \getbuffer
    \setupnote[MyNote][compress=yes,compressmethod=separator] \getbuffer
    \setupnote[MyNote][compress=yes,compressmethod=space]     \getbuffer
    \setupnote[MyNote][compress=yes,compressmethod=]          \getbuffer
    \setupnote[MyNote][compress=no,compressmethod=stopper]    \getbuffer
    \setupnote[MyNote][compress=no,compressmethod=separator]  \getbuffer
    \setupnote[MyNote][compress=no,compressmethod=space]      \getbuffer
    \setupnote[MyNote][compress=no,compressmethod=]           \getbuffer
\stoptext
