On Thu, Apr 25, 2002 at 08:56:45PM -0400, Ronald Florence wrote: > > the image and the message `Error converting to loadable format.' I > > assume that I need some configuration of LyX-1.2.0 to enable on-screen > > rendering of these images. > > No, it should just work. > > A small example 1.1.5 document and the EPS file would be good. > > The LyX Help file with the mobius.eps image is an example that gives > the behavior described above. I'm guessing from reading a few of the > help files that LyX-1.2.0 requires ghostview (which we don't have > installed) to render Postscript images on screen.
No, we require neither ghostview nor ghostscript. But you do need to install "convert" from ImageMagick, or a similar facility such as the netpbm tools (and then set converters for them). lyx -dbg any should give you some useful info... regards john -- "I continue to be amazed at what Andrei can make templates do. Some of it still makes my head hurt." - Herb Sutter