I think this can only be solved if you save the user's guide to an external file, bisect that new file until you localize the error to a reasonably small portion of the file, and then inspect the LaTeX log.
Jens On Feb 6, 2012, at 1:09 PM, Rich Talley wrote: > Thanks. As convert is now working, I'll put off installing software I > probably don't actually need. I am able to convert the problematic files > (such as mobius.eps) to pngs at the command line using convert manually. The > problem appears to be that my installation of LyX is not using convert. > > As one of the wiki pages recommend, I ran this command: > > lyx -dbg graphics > > A bunch of graphic formats are listed as loadable. Pdf files are not; is this > correct? > > I confirmed that I only have one copy of convert and that it's in my path. > > I looked at LyX -> Preferences -> File Handling -> Converters -> EPS -> PNG > > This shows 'convert $$i $$o', which I believe is correct. > > I show only two PDF converters, PDF(ps2pdf) to EPS and to Postscript. Should > there be more? > > > -- Rich > > > > On Sun, Feb 5, 2012 at 7:40 PM, Jens Nöckel <noec...@uoregon.edu> wrote: > Assuming convert is really the problem, perhaps you can try a different > imagemagick installation. > > Two options would be Macports, > http://www.macports.org/install.php > or Fink, > http://www.finkproject.org/download/index.php?phpLang=en > > You only need one of these. Most people seem to choose Macports nowadays, but > it really doesn't matter for your purposes. > After following the installation instructions for one of these package > managers, you can then install imagemagick by typing either > sudo port install imagemagick > (for Macports) > or > fink install imagemagick > (for Fink). > > This won't interfere with the MacTeX installation, so it can't hurt to try. I > have used both methods and found convert to work fine. > > Jens > > On Feb 5, 2012, at 5:41 PM, Richard Talley wrote: > >> So I found a problem with the 'convert' utility (part of ImageMagick 6.6.9) >> that MacTex 2011 installs. The installation fails to install the necessary >> xml files that 'convert' needs to function correctly at the command line. >> >> Over at the macosx-tex mailing list, Dick Koch provided a link to the >> necessary xml files with this comment: >> >> "We supply convert mainly for tex4html, thinking that users familiar with >> the Unix version >> will want to install the full ImageMagick. So the conversion you are using >> was never tested." >> >> So I got 'convert' working at the command line. Unfortunately, this turned >> out to be a red herring. I still can't typeset LyX's user manual >> from within LyX. Pdf and eps files (such as mobius.eps) still don't display >> within LyX ('Error converting to loadable format') and >> typesetting still fails. >> >> I tried exporting the LyX user manual to LaTeX(plain) and typesetting the >> resulting TeX file in TeXShop. That actually works, >> except cross references break ('see section ??' in the resulting pdf). But >> the pdf and eps files that are problematic in LyX typeset >> in TeXShop. >> >> What am I missing? >> >> -- Rich >> >> >> On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 2:47 PM, Richard Talley <rich.tal...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I had been running MacTex 2009 and Lyx 1.6.8. and using them extensively for >> technical documentation and homework assignments. >> >> I upgraded this morning to MacTex 2011 (using the Tex Live Utility to bring >> all the packages up to date) and Lyx 2.0.2. >> >> I tried to create a pdf of the UserGuide (located in >> /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/doc/ - opens as read only) >> >> Four eps files are generating 'Error converting to loadable format' in the >> LyX document. The LaTeX error dialog shows: >> >> Package pdftex.def Error: File >> `34_Applications_LyX_app_Contents_Resources_doc_clipart_mobius.pdf} >> >> Using draft setting for this image. >> Try typing <return> to proceed. >> If that doesn't work, type X <return> to quit. >> >> >> - OR - >> >> Package pdftex.def Error: File >> `42_Applications_LyX_app_Contents_Resources_doc_clipart_escher-lsd.pdf}} >> \hfill{}\subfloat[\label{f... >> >> >> So my system doesn't seem to be converting eps files correctly into pdfs for >> LyX to use. Any suggestions for troubleshooting? I've saved the complete >> LaTeX log, but it's huge and I'm not sure what's relevant. >> >> -- Rich >> MacBook Pro/OS X 10.6.8 >> >> > >
