>>>>> "Alfredo" == Alfredo Braunstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Alfredo> Lyx is finding the first converter from lyxpreview to a known
Alfredo> format instead of the shortest conversion from lyxpreview to
Alfredo> a loadable format.

Alfredo> So if you have both converters (lyxpreview->{png,ppm} defined
Alfredo> (as I had in my case) lyx will choose the first one, even if
Alfredo> that is costier (because then the loader will have to make
Alfredo> the png->ppm conversion).

The converter code should definitely be reworked to try to get the
cheapest conversion; we could even give weights to conversions
assessing (1) how long they take and (2) how lossy they are.

I guess that if you try to do something about that. people will
rejoice :)

JMarc

Reply via email to