Re: AucTex and master file and pdf mode

[Ralf Angeli]

* Richard Riley (2009-12-10) writes:

> Ralf Angeli <dev.null@caeruleus.net> writes:
>
>> You probably have something in your LaTeX files which makes AUCTeX
>> believe you do not want to use TeX PDF mode, like a `dvips' package
>> option.
>
> Actually I did have
>
> \usepackage[usenames,dvips]{colortbl}
>
> but thats only so I can get the color names e.g BrickRed and Goldenrod.
>
> Is there another non dvips way to get the same constants?

Have you considered looking into the manual of color.sty?  It mentions
the `dvipsnames' option.

-- 
Ralf