Am Samstag, dem 04.03.2023 um 18:06 +0100 schrieb Mario D: > So, to sum up. > > If the file "test.lyx" is in the working directory $HOME/test/ and I > want all its tikz pictures to be stored in the directory > "$HOME/test/picts" using the "external" library, then it looks like > that using the following template > > \usetikzlibrary{external} > \tikzexternalize[prefix=picts/] > \usepackage{shellesc} > \ShellEscape{ln -s $HOME/test/picts picts} > \usepackage{atveryend} > \AtVeryEndDocument{\ShellEscape{rm -f picts}}
Yes. But: > \AtVeryEndDocument{\ShellEscape{rm -f $HOME/test/picts/picts}} You don't need this if you use \ShellEscape{rm -f picts ; ln -s $HOME/test/picts picts} in the first command. This will remove an existing link before attempting to create a new one, thus avoiding the creation of the link in the target dir (in some ln implementations, there is the -n option which could also be used, but this is not globally available and also implementation-specific). I am surprised that this can happen, as we remove the link anyway after compilation, but anyways ... > For what I am concerned, I am happy with this workaround. > > Maybe it is worth to be noted somewhere in Lyx documentation, when it > debates the use of shell-escape and/or the external library, I think the wiki is a good place for this. I have added some documentation: https://wiki.lyx.org/Tips/UsingTikZ-PGF > > Thank you SO much!! You're welcome. -- Jürgen -- lyx-devel mailing list lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-devel