LaTeX forum ⇒ Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Option Clash for Package

[Curious George]

Trying to use the x11names option for xcolor in a beamer presentation, getting an "option clash" error. Example below. What is going on?

Danke/gracias/merci/thanks for your help.

This is the code.

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\documentclass{beamer}
\usepackage[x11names]{xcolor}
\begin{document}
begin{frame}
This is a test
\end{frame}
\end{document}
 

The following error occurs.

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This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-1.40.10 (TeX Live 2009/Debian) (format=pdflatex 2012.10.18)  18 APR 2013 17:35
 
...
 
! LaTeX Error: Option clash for package xcolor.
 
See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
Type  H <return>  for immediate help.
  ...                                              
 
l.3 \begin
           {document}

[tom]

Hi!

Because beamer loads xcolor, you have to use a trick to pass the option to the package.

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\PassOptionsToPackage{x11names}{xcolor}
\documentclass{beamer}
\begin{document}
\begin{frame}{Title}
   This is an x11 color: \fcolorbox{black}{SlateGray1}{test}.
\end{frame}
\end{document}

[localghost]

According to Section 2.6 of the beamer user guide Tom's approach can be simplified a bit.

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\documentclass[xcolor=x11names]{beamer}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
 
\begin{document}
 
\begin{frame}{Title}
   This is an x11 color: \fcolorbox{black}{SlateGray1}{test}.
\end{frame}
 
\end{document}

More than one single option for xcolor would require additional braces for grouping.

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\documentclass[xcolor={dvipsnames,x11names}]{beamer}

Thorsten