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
