On Sunday 09 May 2010 09:47:56 Pieter Reynders wrote: > Dear Madam, Sir, > > I'm using the following preamble (I put it in italic to be clear): > > *% DO NOT ALTER THIS PREAMBLE!!!* > > *%* > > *%This preamble is designed to ensure that the document prints* > > *% out as advertised. If you mess with this preamble,* > > *% parts of the document may not print out as expected. If you* > > *% have problems LaTeXing this file, please contact * > > *% the documentation team* > > *% email: [email protected]* > > ** > > *\usepackage{ifpdf} % part of the hyperref bundle* > > *\ifpdf % if pdflatex is used* > > ** > > *% set fonts for nicer pdf view* > > *\IfFileExists{lmodern.sty}{\usepackage{lmodern}}{}* > > ** > > *\fi % end if pdflatex is used* > > ** > > ** > > *% redefine the \LyX macro for PDF bookmarks* > > *\def\LyX{\texorpdfstring{%* > > *l\kern-.1667em\lower.25em\hbox{y}\kern-.125e...@}* > > *{LyX}}* > > ** > > *\usepackage{pdflscape}* > > *\usepackage{threeparttable}* > > *\usepackage{booktabs}* > > *\usepackage{colortbl}* > > *\definecolor{lightgray}{gray}{0.8}* > > > > When I want to run my file with tables in PDF, I get the following error > message: > > > > LaTeX Error: File `colortbl.sty' not found. > > > > with description: > > \definecolor > > {lightgray}{gray}{0.8} > > *** (cannot \read from terminal in nonstop modes) > > > > I need the colortbl command as I colour some rows of my tables. > > > > > > I'm not really sure what to do now and am under some time pressure as I > have to hand in my thesis tomorrow. Would you be so kind to help me? > > > > Thank you very much, > > Pieter > Colortbl is available from http://www.ctan.org/tex- archive/macros/latex/contrib/colortbl/
In my setup, colortbl.sty is at /usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/colortbl/colortbl.sty You need to install it in the equivalent location on your setup. John
