[OS X TeX] Error when trying to use the beamer style

Franck Pastor pastor at fusl.ac.be
Sun Jul 2 02:36:29 EDT 2006


Le 02-juil.-06 à 08:19, John Maindonald a écrit :

> I've just started trying to use the beamer package again, after a  
> lapse
> of several months.  Whatever I try, even the simple beamerexample1,
> I am getting the message
>
> (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.gwtex/tex/generic/pgf/basiclayer/ 
> pgfbaseimage.cod
> e.tex)) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.gwtex/tex/latex/pgf/utilities/ 
> xxcolor.sty
> ! Undefined control sequence.
> <argument> \XC at mcolor
>
> I have updated my latex installation, using i-installer, but to no  
> effect.
> I am using the 2005 installation, but that has not changed since I
> started using beamer.
>
> Any clues?   Other things work fine.
> John Maindonald
>
> John Maindonald             email: john.maindonald at anu.edu.au
> phone : +61 2 (6125)3473    fax  : +61 2(6125)5549
> Mathematical Sciences Institute, Room 1194,
> John Dedman Mathematical Sciences Building (Building 27)
> Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200.

You probably need to have a more recent version of xcolor (check CTAN  
for it).

The most recent version of PGF is required, too.


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