herve.brunel@wanadoo.fr: > when i compil a file.tex this message happen: "french.sty" file not found > where can i find this one? Are you using \usepackage{french} instead of \usepackage[french]{babel} ? Have you run texconfig? -- \\// peter - http://www.softwolves.pp.se/ - and God said: nohup make World >& World.log &