%%% Testing:basic functionality
\documentclass{article}

\usepackage[absolute,showboxes]{textpos}

\setlength{\TPHorizModule}{30mm}
\setlength{\TPVertModule}{\TPHorizModule}
\textblockorigin{10mm}{10mm} % start everything near the top-left corner

\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
\pagestyle{empty}

\textblockcolour{red}   % should have no effect, since {color} not loaded

\begin{document}

\TPShowGrid{4}{4}

\begin{textblock}{3}(0,0)
\{3\}(0,0)
\end{textblock}

\begin{textblock}{2}(2,1)
\textblocklabel{block two}
\{2\}(2,1)
\end{textblock}

\begin{textblock}{3}[0.5,0.5](3,3)
\{3\}[0.5,0.5](3,3)
\end{textblock}

\begin{textblock}{1}[0,0](4,2)
[0,0]
\end{textblock}
\begin{textblock}{1}[0,1](4,2)
[0,1]
\end{textblock}
\begin{textblock}{1}[1,0](4,2)
[1,0]
\end{textblock}
\begin{textblock}{1}[1,1](4,2)
\hfill [1,1]  % push this to the right of the box
\end{textblock}

\begin{textblock}{2.5}(3,3)
\{2.5\}(3,3)
\end{textblock}

\begin{textblock}{3.5}(1.5,1.5)
\{3.5\}(1.5,1.5)
\end{textblock}

\begin{textblock*}{5cm}(25mm,50mm)
\{5cm\}(25mm,50mm)
\end{textblock*}

\begin{textblock*}{284.52756pt}[0.5,0.5](50.0mm,2.5cm)
\{284.52756pt\}[0.5,0.5](50.0mm,2.5cm)
\end{textblock*}

\TPReferencePosition{0.5,0.5}
\begin{textblock}{1}(2,4)
\{1\}(2,4)\hfil\break (refpos [0.5,0.5])
\end{textblock}

% The following is for testing the _experimental_ (in v1.9) discardcontent=true mode
% \TPoptions{discardcontent=true}
% Here is content

\end{document}