On Dec 3, 2013, at 3:49 AM, Murat Yildizoglu <murat.yildizo...@u-bordeaux4.fr> wrote:
> Hi Jerry, > > It seems that convert in on your Path. > I do not know if this is enough, but the Path in my Lyx preferences > (Preferences/Paths/Path prefix) contains the MacPorts binary folder: > /opt/local/bin > If it is not in your's, you could maybe add it and reconfigure Lyx. > Maybe that could help? > > Murat Thanks for that tip, Murat. I checked the path prefix as you suggest and /opt/local/bin is in fact listed, as is /usr/local/bin/ where a slightly older version of convert exists. Since /opt/local/bin is first in the list, presumably the convert there is used, but which one is used shouldn't matter, I suppose. So the path list shouldn't be the problem. Jerry > > > 2013/12/3 Jerry <lancebo...@qwest.net> > > On Dec 3, 2013, at 2:41 AM, Murat Yildizoglu > <murat.yildizo...@u-bordeaux4.fr> wrote: > >> Scott, are you sure that Lyx uses EPS for showing the graphics on the >> screen? I have had the impression that it was rather using a bitmap format >> like PNG. >> >> Jerry, is the ImageMagick command convert attainable from the console? What >> happens when you execute >> convert -version >> in the console? > > MBPro:~ me$ convert -version > Version: ImageMagick 6.8.0-2 2012-11-21 Q16 http://www.imagemagick.org > Copyright: Copyright (C) 1999-2012 ImageMagick Studio LLC > Features: OpenCL > > Jerry > P.S. I'll be "offline" for a few hours beginning now. 8^) > >> >> >> 2013/12/3 Jerry <lancebo...@qwest.net> >> >> On Dec 2, 2013, at 11:20 PM, Scott Kostyshak <skost...@lyx.org> wrote: >> >> > On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 1:00 AM, Jerry <lancebo...@qwest.net> wrote: >> >> I am unable to insert PDF image files into LyX 2.0.6 on OS X 10.8.5. When >> >> I try to do this, in the area where the graphic would be displayed, I >> >> first see the message "Converting to loadable format" and then "Error >> >> converting to loadable format." The name of the file is then displayed >> >> but not the image. >> >> >> >> I am trying this in a new LyX document. The graphic is a simple plot >> >> saved from Mathematica in several file formats. Of those other formats, I >> >> am able to successfully insert bmp, eps, gif, jpg, png and tiff. (svg >> >> displays incorrectly in LyX as a black rectangle even though it is >> >> displayed correctly in other viewers.) >> >> >> >> I thought PDF was a "native" format for LyX, so I don't understand why it >> >> is trying to convert the PDF file into anything. Have I set a preference >> >> to something stupid? >> >> >> >> Jerry >> > >> > Hi Jerry, >> > >> > I believe that LyX converts PDFs to EPS files. To see the command that >> > is being run, go to Tools > Preferences > File Handling > Converters >> > and select "PDF (graphics) -> EPS" >> > For me the command is: >> > pdftops -eps -f 1 -l 1 $$i $$o >> > >> > Best, >> > >> > Scott >> >> Thanks, Scott. I have an item in the Converters list called PDF (ps2pdf) -> >> EPS which is probably the equivalent. In any case, the Converter command is >> pdftops -eps -f 1 -l 1 $$i $$o, the same as yours. >> >> Jerry >> >> P.S. Did you see Murat's comment in this thread? >> >> >> >> -- >> Prof. Murat Yildizoglu >> >> Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV >> GREThA (UMR CNRS 5113) >> Avenue Léon Duguit >> 33608 Pessac cedex >> France >> >> Bureau : E-331 >> >> mail: yildi-at-u-bordeaux4.fr >> >> web: yildizoglu.info > > > > > -- > Prof. Murat Yildizoglu > > Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV > GREThA (UMR CNRS 5113) > Avenue Léon Duguit > 33608 Pessac cedex > France > > Bureau : E-331 > > mail: yildi-at-u-bordeaux4.fr > > web: yildizoglu.info
