On Fri, Apr 26, 2002 at 09:23:40AM -0400, Ronald Florence wrote:
> Not exactly a complaint, but is it possible to revive the .ps/.eps
> rendering scheme of LyX-1.1.5 and before with LyX-1.2.0? I've
Over my dead body...
> What troubles me, as I contemplate upgrading my xforms library and run
> the risk of breaking Lyx-1.1.5, is that the multi-step rendering
> process for on-screen images in Lyx-1.2.0 seems complicated,
> kluge-like, wasteful of temporary file space, and s-l-o-w.
LyX 1.2.0 is not yet out. And I've already told you there's no need to
break 1.1.5 at all - read up about library paths.
I haven't noticed any speed difference at all.
> Can I configure Lyx-1.2.0 to use ghostscript to directly render the
> on-screen images in the manner of Lyx-1.1.5? Or is the use of
> intermediate file formats (xpm or ppm) just a fact-of-life for the new
> version of LyX?
No, xforms' image loader can load several formats directly.
Like Angus said, eventually his own code will die anyway.
regards
john
--
"I continue to be amazed at what Andrei can make templates do. Some of it
still makes my head hurt."
- Herb Sutter
