On Sat, Oct 02, 2021 at 06:09:03PM -0500, javier ignacio carrero mantilla wrote: > A suggestion for lyx development: to change the file format in such a way > that it includes the graphics, as word processors do. For example: pasting > myGraphic.png into myDocument.lyx makes it part of myDocument.lyx > structure. > The current need to move, copy, paste, or e-mail all graphics alongside the > lyx file is annoying and makes the use of lyx prone to lost links. However, > it can be solved as proposed here, embedding the graphics in the lyx file > itself, as word processors do. In fact, the last version of Scientific Word > (SW) worked this way. As far as I remember, from some SW sales pitch, it > used some kind of xml format, but unfortunately SW is now defunct and the > details are probably lost (I'm not a programmer). > P. D. > The current lyx scheme, that is, linked graphics, should be maintained for > compatibility as an option, in fact word processors allow it.
Hi Javier, I've seen this requested a few times but currently no one is working on this feature. I don't think it would be *that* hard to implement it. Embedding graphics, or any file I believe, is common in other applications and file formats. But it would still take time to get everything working smoothly. Here's another place it was requested: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/62955438/embed-graphics-into-lyx-files-instead-of-linking-an-external-file I don't think we have a trac ticket (https://www.lyx.org/trac) yet for this enhancement request. Best, Scott
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