[Sorry for the re-post--the first one seems to have evaporated into the ether.]
On Dec 2, 2013, at 11:22 PM, Murat Yildizoglu <murat.yildizo...@u-bordeaux4.fr> wrote: > > > ---------- Message transféré ---------- > De : Murat Yildizoglu > Date : mardi 3 décembre 2013 > Objet : Can't insert PDF image into LyX > À : Jerry <lancebo...@qwest.net> > > > Lyx needs to convert the graphic to a bitmap format to show it on the screen. > It seems that your installation is missing InageMagick or Ghostscript that > are generally used by lyx. I use MacPorts (like the ports of BSD) which tells me that I have ImageMagick @6.8.0-2_0+q16 and ghostscript @9.06_1 installed and active. (The version designations are a little weird here because that's the way that MacPorts reports them.) Is there a path problem with LyX that is causing these not to be seen? > > Your final PDF document should nevertheless compile and contain these > graphics if they are correct PDF files. The final document does indeed contain the PDF file. Jerry > Le mardi 3 décembre 2013, Jerry a écrit : > 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 > > > > -- > Prof. Murat Yildizoglu > > Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV > GREThA (UMR CNRS 5113) > Avenue Léon Duguit > 33608 Pessac cedex > France > > Bureau : E-331 > > mail: yildi-at-u-bordeaux4.fr > > web: yildizoglu.info > > > > > -- > Prof. Murat Yildizoglu > > Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV > GREThA (UMR CNRS 5113) > Avenue Léon Duguit > 33608 Pessac cedex > France > > Bureau : E-331 > > mail: yildi-at-u-bordeaux4.fr > > web: yildizoglu.info >
