>>>>> "Uwe" == Uwe Stöhr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Uwe> This seems to be a smart solution. I'll have a closer look and Uwe> implement this. Thanks for the hint, I wasn't aware that there is Uwe> a \setboolean command. It can be done as easily without package % used for tables with dashed lines \newif\arydshln \IfFileExists{arydshln}{% \usepackage{arydshln} \aryshlntrue }{\arydshlnfalse} And then use the same \ifarynshln (what an horrible name!). ifthen.sty only provide a thin wrapper in this case. JMarc