Jose' Matos wrote:
> On Wednesday 21 June 2006 09:16, Georg Baum wrote:
>> The workaround to get svg->pdf conversion is to create an external
>> template (IIRC more detailed instructions are in the list archive).
>
> Georg I think that here you mean an external inset or am I wrong?
Yes and no: First you need yo create a template , then you can use it in an
external inset. I attach a template that I created some time ago. It might
or might not work, I forgot.
Georg
Template VectorGraphics
# By default, InsetExternal is displayed as a grey button
# containing this text.
GuiName "Vector: $$AbsOrRelPathParent$$Basename"
# This text is used in the External dialog.
# Provide enough information to explain to the user just
# what the template can provide him with.
HelpText
A vector drawing.
HelpTextEnd
# ANY file type can be displayed as a RasterImage.
# Specifically, LyX will attempt to interrogate the file itself
# in order to deduce its format.
InputFormat "*"
# Globbing pattern used when browsing for a Raster image file.
FileFilter "*.{pdf,eps,fig,obj,tgo,svg}"
# Set to "true" if the file represented by the template
# must be generated by LyX.
AutomaticProduction true
# LyX has hard-coded support for these transformations
Transform Rotate
Transform Resize
Transform Clip
Transform Extra
Format LaTeX
TransformOption Rotate RotationLatexOption
TransformOption Resize ResizeLatexOption
TransformOption Clip ClipLatexOption
TransformOption Extra ExtraOption
Option Arg "[$$Extra,$$Rotate,$$Resize,$$Clip]"
# This string is what is output to the LaTeX file.
Product "\\includegraphics$$Arg{$$AbsOrRelPathMaster$$Basename}"
UpdateFormat eps
UpdateResult "$$AbsPath$$Basename.eps"
Requirement "graphicx"
ReferencedFile latex "$$AbsPath$$Basename.eps"
ReferencedFile dvi "$$AbsPath$$Basename.eps"
FormatEnd
Format PDFLaTeX
TransformCommand Rotate RotationLatexCommand
TransformCommand Resize ResizeLatexCommand
# FIXME: use native pdfximage resizing
# FIXME: support Clip
# FIXME: support Extra
Product
"$$RotateFront$$ResizeFront\\pdfximage{$$AbsOrRelPathMaster$$Basename.pdf}$$ResizeBack$$RotateBack"
UpdateFormat pdf
UpdateResult "$$AbsPath$$Basename.pdf"
Requirement "graphicx"
ReferencedFile latex "$$AbsPath$$Basename.pdf"
FormatEnd
Format Ascii
Product "$$Contents(\"$$AbsPath$$Basename.asc\")"
UpdateFormat asciiimage
UpdateResult "$$AbsPath$$Basename.asc"
FormatEnd
Format DocBook
Product "<graphic
fileref=\"$$AbsOrRelPathMaster$$Basename.eps\"></graphic>"
UpdateFormat eps
UpdateResult "$$AbsPath$$Basename.eps"
ReferencedFile docbook "$$AbsPath$$Basename.eps"
ReferencedFile docbook-xml "$$AbsPath$$Basename.eps"
FormatEnd
Format LinuxDoc
Product "[VectorGraphic: $$FName]"
FormatEnd
TemplateEnd
