Absolute positioning

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From: pedz
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1987 19:19

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How do I move to an absolute position on the page with TeX?  This can
be answered if I can find the current possition on the page (in
absolute terms) and then do the apropriate relative movements.  So if
I can find the current position, that would answer my question as
well.
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Subject: Absolute positioning
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Date: Wed, 4-Mar-87 14:19:53 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar  4 14:19:53 1987
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