>>>>> "Lars" == Lars Gullik Bjønnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Lars> The InsetFigure in LyX 1.0.x, with the use of a gs (ghostscript)
Lars> process writing directly on the X window has shown to
Lars> complicated and hard to debug. It has been ridden by stuck
Lars> processes.
Right.
Lars> All format conversions should either be done by external
Lars> programs or through library calls. IMHO external programs with a
Lars> cache of graphic files on disk is the most foolproof solution
Lars> and the easiest to implement.
But then you'll have to wait for the external program to finish its
work, like we have to wait for gv now... Why would it be significantly
better?
Lars> There should perhaps be two caches one "on file" and another "in
Lars> memory" to keep memory usage low. Still some more memory that
Lars> 1.0 will most likely be needed.
We can load them in pixmaps as we do now. Then no memory cache is
necessary, excpet if the same image is at several places, which is IMO
a rare event.
JMarc
