[XeTeX] Default values of \pdfpage{width, height} (was: XeTeX and pdfpages: no dice?)

[Andreas Matthias]

Andreas Matthias wrote:

> There's still one thing that puzzles me: Why doesn't
> \pdfpage{width,height} have sensible defaults?
> 
> 
> \documentclass{article}
> %\pdfpagewidth=\paperwidth
> %\pdfpageheight=\paperheight
> \begin{document}
> aaa
> \newpage
> \begingroup
> \pdfpagewidth=80mm
> \pdfpageheight=150mm
> bbb
> \newpage
> \endgroup
> ccc
> \end{document}
> 
> 
> I am pretty sure most (or nearly all?) users wouldn't be
> able to tell what they get from the above example before
> running it -- with and without the two line uncommented.
> 
> I really hope that it's not just me for whom the result of this
> example is highly unexpected.
> 
> However, I still cannot see any advantage of this weird default. :-(

No opinions? Do all of you agree?

Ciao
Andreas