C Y wrote:
>
> >From: Rachel Greenham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: best way to make PDF files?
> >Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 10:37:49 +0100
> >
> >Ronald Florence wrote:
> > >
> > > Shawn Boyette writes:
> > >
> > > While we're on the subject, I've noticed that PDF output seems to
> > > rapidly be moving towards the preferred format. Are there plans to
> > > integrate PDF production more tightly into LyX?
> > >
> > > I'd second this suggestion. It's possible to configure pdflatex on
> > > the export->custom menu, but we already preconfigure an envelope
> > > printing script into that menu, so it would be handy if PDF output
> > > were a regular menu option for output, with lyxrc configuration
> > > options like those offered for html.
> >
> >Thirded. :-) PDF is a pretty universal way of sending formatted documents
> >to
> >people; regardless of operating system they can easily install a reader if
> >they don't already have one. Also, LyX does produce (indirectly) very nice
> >PDF assuming the fonts problem is resolved, but the PDF contents generation
> >is a good idea too. xdvi is a bit ugly - the rendering is nice enough, but
> >the UI is 'orrid.
> >
> >--
> >Rachel
>
> What the heck. I'll fourth it. Has anyone done a study to see what the
> most efficient way to produce pdf is? (I.e. not just found A way to do it,
> but tried lots of them to see which gives the smallest file size, etc.) My
> way is to export to tex and then use pdflatex, converting any graphics with
> ps2pdf first. I've seen several other ways described. Any ideas on how to
> evaluate them?
Well, today actually I had a problem converting to PDF a Lyx file with
EPS figures. pdflatex produced errors about not recognising .eps files
or something. It worked fine if I exported as Postscript and ran ps2pdf
on it.
--
Rachel
