Table row shading throws compile error

[Daniel]

On 06/07/2022 00:55, Paul A. Rubin wrote:
> On 7/5/22 18:14, Rich Shepard wrote:
>> On Tue, 5 Jul 2022, Paul A. Rubin wrote:
>>
>>> I tried this in a fresh document (KomaScript Report class) by adding
>>> \usepackage{xcolor, colortbl} to the preamble, and my table with your 
>>> ERT
>>> and column name in row 1, column 1 compiled just fine. You didn't 
>>> specify
>>> what module you are using, and a MWE would be helpful.
>>
>> Paul,
>>
>> I had \usepackage{colortbl}; just added xcolor. Made no difference. MWE
>> attached, with the build log.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Rich
>>
> Well, the introduction of table borders causes LyX to introduce 
> "multicolumns" of one column each, which somehow seems to conflict 
> (slightly) with the \rowcolor command. Maybe a TeXpert can figure out a 
> workaround, but I suspect this is one of those LaTeX things you just 
> need to accept ... unless maybe you want to experiment with using LaTeX 
> commands to introduce the border lines yourself.
> 
> FWIW, I tried editing the LaTeX to move the \rowcolor file before rather 
> than in the first cell. It seemed to fix the problem, but I can't find 
> any way in LyX to wedge a custom command/setting into a table before the 
> first row. The Embedded Objects help manual says to color rows the way 
> you are currently doing it, if that is any consolation.
> 
> Paul

For columns, LyX supports an ominous "LaTeX argument" in the table 
settings which injects LaTeX code into the column header. Maybe 
something similar would be needed for the row settings?

Daniel