Am 11.09.2017 um 14:12 schrieb Pavel Sanda <sa...@lyx.org>: > > Stephan Witt wrote: >> What can I do to convert the LyX documents containing inset-info instances >> without ImageMagick? >> >> ATM, LyX seems to have a hard dependency on the ImageMagick tools. On a Mac >> this implies the installation of MacPorts of HomeBrew to get it. To do so >> one has to install Xcode from Apple. That???s a big hurdle and I???d like to >> avoid it and stick to the available command line tools. > > The inset-info is just symptom of much bigger problem - without ImageMagick > lot of LyX capabilities with graphics is gone and we should strive to have it > installed by default with lyx. Until this is solved, svgz in inset info is > just tiny issue compared to much bigger one... > > If it's not easily possible we should at least make clear to newcomers that > lyx without tex & imagemagick will have lot of problems.
LyX without TeX is a problem. This can be solved by a newcomer by installing MacTeX. Easy. LyX without ImageMagick shouldn’t be a problem for a user who is working with PNG, EPS and PDF images only, IMHO. To install ImageMagick on a Mac you have to install Xcode and MacPorts (or HoweBrew) and use the terminal to get a running ImageMagick. What is the fundamental problem I have without ImageMagick? What graphics capabilities of LyX do you refer to? Stephan
