Am Montag, 27. August 2007 05:53:26 schrieb Angus Leeming:
> Martin Vermeer wrote:
> > I am also using XFig, and text in special mode, and include the figure
> > as "external material". For me it Just Works. You don't even have to
> > start up a separate XFig session manually, just click the button in LyX.
>
> You've just made an old man very happy :-)
>
> He'd be less happy if asked to explain the code :-( The external code
> is one of those boost experiments that failed IMO. Totally impenetrable.
I also wonder if the UI could be improved: Actually, "external material" does
not say very much. In which respect does it differ from including graphics
(or even include files)? Technically, it's very different, I agree, but from
a user's POV? I noticed because I have the "lyx view", "rotate", "scale",
and "crop" tabs, but
a) the same set of options is using a different, (tab-based) layout
b) I missed the subfigure options.
Also, I wonder why the "crop" tab is disabled for XFig files; I thought they
were first converted to PDF for inclusion?
(Please tell me if that changed in 1.5.x, since I went back to 1.4.4 and
cannot check right now.)
--
Ciao, / /
/--/
/ / ANS
