I'm not a Mac user, but it sounds like an SVG support problem. I personally like Inkscape for SVG, but there are other solutions.
I would try to - install inkscape on MacOS - make sure LyX sees the directory for it in the path section of the settings - do the "configure" command. My understanding is that it will create the SVGx to Y converters. Hope this is useful! On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 2:13 PM, Chandler1,D (pgr) <d.chandl...@lse.ac.uk> wrote: > Hello, > > I installed LyX on my MacBook Pro (10.12.5) today. > > I want to work through the tutorial, and decided it would be useful to > have a pdf version. However, when I click the View button to create a pdf I > get the following error message: > > "No information for converting svgz format files to pdf6. > Define a converter in the preferences.” > > If I tell LyX to go ahead and create a PDF anyway, then various bits come > out a mess (see attached, p8-9 for example). The issue seems to be with > “toolbar buttons”. > > I have searched for forums discussing this issue but cannot find anything > that resolves my problem. One forum suggested installing “homebrew" and > then typing in the command “brew install librsvg” but this didn’t help. > > I would be very grateful for any advice. I am wary of continuing with LyX > if this means I won’t be able to format any files. > > Thanks, > > Daniel > >
