diff --git a/pdf/src/plugin-resources/project2fo.xslt b/pdf/src/plugin-resources/project2fo.xslt
index 9db4ec9f..b6d0e5df 100644
--- a/pdf/src/plugin-resources/project2fo.xslt
+++ b/pdf/src/plugin-resources/project2fo.xslt
@@ -270,22 +270,34 @@
 </xsl:template>
 
 <xsl:template match="table">
-  <!-- FIXME: Do Nothing is not acceptable -->
-<!-- realistically, FOP doesn't support tables with auto, so we can
-     short term, count the number of td's or th's in the first row
-     and use that as a guide for an evenly spaced table
-  <fo:table>
-    <fo:table-column column-width="1cm"/>
-    <fo:table-column column-width="13cm"/>
-    <fo:table-column column-width="1cm"/>
-
-    <fo:table-body>
-         <xsl:apply-templates mode="toc"/>
-
-    </fo:table-body>
-
-  </fo:table>
--->
+    <fo:table>
+        <xsl:for-each select="tr[last()]/td">
+            <fo:table-column/>
+        </xsl:for-each>
+        
+        <fo:table-body>
+            <xsl:for-each select="tr">
+                <xsl:if test="th">
+                    <!-- FOP doesn't like the table-header, hence a basic table-row -->
+                    <fo:table-row>
+                        <xsl:apply-templates/>
+                    </fo:table-row>
+                </xsl:if>
+                <xsl:if test="td">
+                    <xsl:if test="(position() mod 2)=0">
+                        <fo:table-row background-color="#efefef" color="#000">
+                            <xsl:apply-templates/>
+                        </fo:table-row>
+                    </xsl:if>
+                    <xsl:if test="(position() mod 2)=1">
+                        <fo:table-row background-color="#ddd" color="#000">
+                            <xsl:apply-templates/>
+                        </fo:table-row>
+                    </xsl:if>
+                </xsl:if>
+            </xsl:for-each>
+        </fo:table-body>
+    </fo:table>
 </xsl:template>
 
 <!-- XHTML stuff -->