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@Stefan_K
Ok I did look into this package, but I doubt that I will be able to get this running. I am not have the root password and I am not clever enough to do it. But thx a lot for your help - even if I am not going to use this macro, it was very helpful. I have a similar problem with a package ...

The problem is that I am working on a linux machine, hence all my pictures are in the eps-format. But yes you are right. If I try to compile gmedina's example with pdflatex it does work. So there is no way to use this macro?

sure!

Ok, now I just copied everything - like it is on the web page - into the preamble. Now I can compile the document, but I cannot call the macro.

\greybox{verferf} produces the error message

./chapter3.tex:99:Undefined control sequence. \greybox{verferf}

Is it a problem, that I defined the macro in ...

Hi!

I want to include a grey text box in my code. Fortunately I did find a little macro in the internet, which is doing the job. Unfortunately I am too stupid to use it :(.

\newcommand{\greybox}{\long\def\greybox#1{%
\newbox\contentbox%
\newbox\bkgdbox%
\setbox\contentbox\hbox to \hsize ...