Konrad Hofbauer wrote:
John Pye wrote:
HOWEVER, it doesn't fix the problem. When I switch DOT to a vector
format, I get a blank two page document, with page numbers but
nothing else, instead of the expected PDF with one page and diagram.
Could it be that now the actual DOT->PDF conversion fails?
Don't know. The command works fine from the command line, and there are
no embedded filename references that could be causing problems with
'file copiers'. And there is no error message from LyX. Just a blank
two-page document.
If I make a DOT->PNG converter and use that, it works fine. So there is
nothing wrong with LyX's ability to make some form of file conversion
here. It fails when I attempt to configure a conversion from DOT to PDF.
Make sure to check your console.log and system.log for error messages.
Where will I find those files? There are not in the same directory as
the document, and they are not in ~/.lyx. And they are not listed in the
LyX menus, and no path for log files is given in Preferences. And
nothing on Google.
Did it work for you with the test document I sent?
I did not try. I do not use Graphviz, and as well I would not have
your converters defined. Sorry.
The whole problem here is in the user interface for the definition of
converters. LyX gives very poor feedback on errors related to file
formats and converters.
Cheers
JP
