On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 2:33 AM, Jerry <lancebo...@qwest.net> wrote: > > 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.
OK then you might want to try running the command manually on the pdf file. For example, you could run: pdftops -eps -f 1 -l 1 myfile.pdf myfile.eps To get more information on what LyX is doing in the background, you could do the following: lyx -dbg graphics I forget how you're supposed to run the command from the terminal in a Mac. I remember JMarc said something like you have to specify the full path. Hopefully you know. > P.S. Did you see Murat's comment in this thread? Yes. What I'm telling you is just a guess so if something I say contradicts what he says, try both :) Best, Scott
