Hi David,
Am 23.04.2013 um 15:15 schrieb David Carlisle <davidc at nag.co.uk>:
> I think you need to put the restore at the same place as the save:
>
> \documentclass{article}
> \begin{document}
> \rlap{\smash{\pdfsave\pdfsetmatrix{5 0 0 5}\rule{1cm}{1cm}}}\pdfrestore
> \end{document}
Works fine! Many many thanks
Patrick