Thank you, Ray; that's the sort of clue/hint that I find very helpful a… it's the sort of clever slickness that a beginner hopes for, ahead, on the path to high-level competence.
Best regards; Gordon On 24/05/2013, at 6:19 PM, Ray Rashif wrote: > On 24 May 2013 05:00, Gordon Watson <gordon.wat...@me.com> wrote: >> With LyX working nicely with my text-input, I now need to learn how to >> prepare and insert figures in that text. >> >> 1. Given my system -- MacOSX 10.7.5, LyX 2.0.5.1 -- where best to start >> drawing for LyX? >> >> 2. What search-terms are best for learning how to insert such figures into >> my document? >> >> PS: I recognise that it's mostly my problem, but I have trouble with some of >> the LyX documentation; also with archive-search. It's therefore very helpful >> when I'm given some early pointers and advice. When I'm more familiar with >> the LyX scene, I plan to contribute to the documentation team as a >> "concerned beginner/user." >> >> Thank you; Gordon -- MacOSX 10.7.5, LyX 2.0.5.1 > > If perhaps you're looking for some pointers on creating charts, graphs > and other illustrations, the most efficient way I've found is to use > whatever third-party tool does the drawing best, and then export to > PDF, trim the whitespace with pdfcrop (PDF Cropper on Windows), and > import that into the LyX. This allows the illustration to remain a > vector image that is very portable, so it can be stretched and > squeezed (and edited with other tools) at will. > > -- > GPG/PGP ID: C0711BF1
