John Pye wrote: > Hi Jean-Pierre, > >> >> Re: Lyx 1.4.0pre3 + SVG + pdflatex >> >> Georg Baum >> Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:56:43 -0800 >> >> Alfonso Gazo wrote: >> >> > After, when generating the PDF file, it produces a messy graphic just >> > in the place the SVG graphic should be. I've found that LyX is somewhat >> > converting from SVG to EPS and then to PNG. Finally, PNG image is >> > included in PDF file. >> >> Correct. This is unfortunately hardcoded in LyX. > > Is that still true?
Yes. > I take it to mean that I can't bypass LyX's use of > 'convert' in converting my SVG first to a PNG? No, you misunderstood. You can configure any converter you like for svg->png conversion. You can currently not change the target format png: For pdflatex export included graphics are always converted to png if they cannot be used directly. The workaround to get svg->pdf conversion is to create an external template (IIRC more detailed instructions are in the list archive). Georg
