Angus Leeming wrote: > Georg Baum wrote: >> What is the difference? > > Using the latex compiler: > [e]ps images should not be converted. > all other image formats should be converted to eps. > > Using the pdflatex compiler: > pdf and png images should not be converted. > [e]ps images should be converted to pdf. > all other image formats should be converted to png.
Thanks, I did not see this as "bitmap" <-> "vector" but "formats pdflatex can handle" <-> "formats latex can handle". > I don't see any difficulty in writing a VectorImage external template > to sit alongside the existing RasterImage template. Why not steal findTargetFormat() from insetgraphics and call it for the updateresult? Then you gain this advantage not only for a specific template, but for all templates. >> 4. The external inset does not use the fallback converter >> convertDefault.sh. This renders the bitmap external template >> unusable in default installations. > > Sure, because we removed all the interesting converters from > lib/configure. > > Anyway, I have a violent dislike for convertDefault.sh. Me neither (it was a reliable way to crash my machine before the asynchronous conversion was implemented), because convert uses approx. 10 times more memory than the netpbm tools. Nevertheless the default installation should provide converters ;-) >> 5. The filename is not exported correctly in some complicated cases, >> as Jean-Marc pointed out recently. > > Really? I don't recall seeing this post. Will your improved mangling > improve things? It was this one: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg67615.html It is working in the "not nice" case, but the latex export is wrong. This is independent from the mangling stuff, but I'll try to fix it when I touch this area. Georg
