% tpic pn -> pa (-> fp etc.), ar \documentclass{article} \begin{document} \unitlength 0.001in PN 30 (explicit)\par \begin{picture}(850,550)(-50,-500) \special{pn 30}% \special{ar 400 250 400 250 0 6.28319}% \put(400,-250){\makebox(0,0){document}}% \end{picture} \newpage PN 30 (implicit from previous page)\par \begin{picture}(850,550)(-50,-500) \special{ar 400 250 400 250 0 6.28319}% \put(400,-250){\makebox(0,0){document}}% \end{picture} \newpage PN 5 (explicit)\par \begin{picture}(850,550)(-50,-500) \special{pn 5}% \special{ar 400 250 400 250 0 6.28319}% \put(400,-250){\makebox(0,0){document}}% \end{picture} \newpage No TPIC picture \newpage PN 5 (implicit from previous page)\par \begin{picture}(850,550)(-50,-500) \special{ar 400 250 400 250 0 6.28319}% \put(400,-250){\makebox(0,0){document}}% \end{picture} \newpage PN 5 (implicit from previous page)\par Note that IA has nothing to do with PN!\par \begin{picture}(850,550)(-50,-500) \special{sh 0.1} \special{ia 400 250 400 250 0 6.28319}% \put(400,-250){\makebox(0,0){document}}% \end{picture} \newpage PN 30 (explicit)\par \begin{picture}(600,400)(0,-300) \special{pn 30}% \special{pa 100 0}% \special{pa 500 0}% \special{pa 500 200}% \special{pa 100 200}% \special{pa 100 0}% \special{fp}% \end{picture} \newpage PN 30 (implicit from previous page)\par \begin{picture}(600,400)(0,-300) \special{pa 100 0}% \special{pa 500 0}% \special{pa 500 200}% \special{pa 100 200}% \special{pa 100 0}% \special{fp}% \end{picture} \newpage PN 30 (implicit from previous page) and PN 5 in the middle\par \begin{picture}(850,550)(-50,-500) \special{pa 100 0}% \special{pa 500 0}% \special{pa 500 200}% \special{pa 100 200}% \special{pa 100 0}% \special{fp}% \special{pn 5}% \special{ar 400 250 400 250 0 6.28319}% \end{picture} \newpage \end{document}