Chris Karakas wrote: >> latex: eps, eps and eps >> pdflatex: jpg, png, pdf >> docbook: same as above if going thru latex, else jpg, png and png >> htlatex: ??? >> others: ??? >> > > Note that for PDF output via SGML and pdfjadetex, you need an EPS > file with the .pdf ending! Sounds crazy but it is so, see > > http://www.karakas-online.de/mySGML/explain-figures.html > > I am not sure if conversion of images is LyX's business or the > user's. In case it is done by LyX, it should allow the user to enter > his "converters", just as it is done for document formats already. > It should then supply just some sensible, default scripts that do > the job.
I think that LyX can do everything necessary, so long as it knows 'what is reasonable' for each 'output format'. At the moment, this information is hard coded within LyX. We could move it outside of LyX if we use something similar to your description of some of the attributes to be found in Norman Walsh's style sheets. Doing so will enable the compiler (latex, pdflatex, htlatex, sgml-tools, ...) that transforms LyX's 'output format' further to proceed happily on its way. -- Angus
