[pdftex] Placing text in the page

[Robin Fairbairns]

> On 2001-12-26 05:50:02 -0800, Daniel Garcia wrote:
> > I would like to know how to place text in an arbitrary
> > place in the page, for example something like a
> > \parbox that is 34cm from the top margin, and 25cm
> > from the left margin. That would be very useful for
> 
> \usepackage{eso-pic}

ah.  i plainly don't know eso-pic well enough.

i regularly recommend

  http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=abspos

am i missing things, martin? -- i'ld welcome advice.