Scott, are you sure that Lyx uses EPS for showing the graphics on the screen? I have had the impression that it was rather using a bitmap format like PNG.
Jerry, is the ImageMagick command convert attainable from the console? What happens when you execute convert -version in the console? 2013/12/3 Jerry <lancebo...@qwest.net> > > 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. > > Jerry > > P.S. Did you see Murat's comment in this thread? -- 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
