+% if pdflatex is used
+\usepackage{ifpdf}
+\ifpdf
+
+% set fonts for nicer pdf view
+\IfFileExists{lmodern.sty}
+ {\usepackage{lmodern}}{}
+
+\fi % end if pdflatex is used
+
+% use this when you only need the document language captions in the list of figures/tables