[Tugindia] How to make tables with shaded columns and rows with customized column width?

[Mr M senthil kumar]

Hi,
Please try something first and if it does not work, tell the people what
you had done and they might be able to help you.

On Wed, 16 Mar 2005, Prakash Mukre wrote:
> Hi All,
> Please help me to do the table of the following format,
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> | <gray color> | <gray color> | < gray color>|
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> | width(2in)      | (width (3in)   | width (1.5in)  |
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
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> First Row and First column should have gray background with letters in
> Bold face.
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Regarding Xfig question, you can export the figure as .eps file. Then you
can include the eps file in your LaTeX document. I've used Xfig to create
complex figures and had no problems when i used .eps files in LaTeX
documents and got the figures right in the pdf output.

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> Also I have one more problem with regard to Xfig, I am exporting the
> figure in latex format and using \input {filename.latex} to import in
> tex file. But the figures with filled box or circle is not depicted in
> pdf file generated. Is there any other alternative than exporting
> figure in pdf and using? Please give me different alternatives..
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HTH,

Senthil