If you mention \includeonly, something different comes into my mind: \includeonly expects a comma-seperated list like \includeonly{file1,file2}. This is quite intuitive but has a few restrictions, especially with spaces in filenames. (Though I think spaces should be avoided, they definitely don't make life easier.) The graphics package provides an other kind if list syntax: \graphicspath{{file1}{file2}}. In LaTeX3 it would be better to have only one type of list syntax, at least at user level. Regards, Reinhard -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reinhard Kotucha Phone: +49-511-4592165 Marschnerstr. 25 D-30167 Hannover mailto:[log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Microsoft isn't the answer. Microsoft is the question, and the answer is NO. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------