i installed BasicTex as the website i read said this should be sufficient, 
but I guess for certain things its not. Can i add the titlesec style ti 
this? Or do i need to install another Tex version?

Thanks,

Russ

On Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 2:35:02 AM UTC-5 denis...-FfwAq0itz3ofv37vnLkPlQ@public.gmane.org wrote:

> Exactly, it’s about the titlesec package not being available. (What’s your 
> installed TeX-Distribution ?)
>
> \definecolor just happens to be on the next line, but the error is not 
> about adding colors. 
>
> Otherwise you’d get an error like
>
> Undefined control sequence \definecolor
>
> or similar...
>
> Best,
>
> Denis
>
>  
>
> *Von:* pandoc-...-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org <pandoc-...-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org> *Im 
> Auftrag von *gnpan
> *Gesendet:* Samstag, 15. Mai 2021 09:31
> *An:* pandoc-discuss <pandoc-...-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org>
> *Betreff:* Re: Markdown to PDF via TeX: Tyring to change section title 
> color
>
>  
>
> It should work OK. Maybe the titlesec package is not installed, check your 
> TeX installation (<https://www.tug.org/texlive/>).
>
> On Saturday, 15 May 2021 at 00:22:02 UTC+3 rurq...-Zl5T1cyB3pc@public.gmane.org wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
>  
>
> I found several items on the web about customizing my pdf output from 
> Pandoc.
>
>  
>
> I am calling pandoc with the following parameters:
>
>  
>
>      pandoc *.md -H seccolor.tex -o test_doc.pdf --table-of-contents 
> --number-sections --indented-code-classes=javascript 
> --highlight-style=monochrome -V mainfont="Palatino" -V documentclass=report 
> -V papersize=A5 -V geometry:margin=1in -V monofont="Courier" 
> --pdf-engine=xelatex
>
> The seccolor.tex file is:
>
>     \usepackage{titlesec}
>
> \definecolor{DPurple}{rgb}{.75,.52,.153}
>
> \titleformat*{\section}{\color{DPurple}}
>
> % \sectionfont{\color{DPurple}}
>
> When i run the command i get:
>
> Error producing PDF.
>
> ! LaTeX Error: File `titlesec.sty' not found.
>
>  
>
> Type X to quit or <RETURN> to proceed,
>
> or enter new name. (Default extension: sty)
>
>  
>
> Enter file name: 
>
> ! Emergency stop.
>
> <read *> 
>
>          
>
> l.98 \definecolor
>
> Should i be using another style? I WAS able to generate a standard PDF, 
> but just wanted to add a splash of color. From what I read, this snippet of 
> TeX should work.
>
> Can anyone suggest how I can fix this?
>
> Thanks,
>
>  
>
> Russ
>
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