Peter > Come to think about that, how about only one head area and do > everything else (e.g., n-number of head sub-areas, foot areas, > side areas) via zero-sized pictures? > For what it's worth, I have long been an advocate for this interference-free `zero-size' method of doing all the page make-up (but of course with a more specialised and suitable interface than the multi-purpose picture environment). chris