Hi all,
I'd like to add to the recent inundation of questions relating to xfig.
I have recently noticed some resolution issues when I insert *.fig graphics generated in xfig directly into my LyX document.
If I view the document using View->PDF they appear fine, however, if I use View->pdflatex they appear at low resolution.
Interestingly, I have noticed that if I view the pdflatex first it is poor quality, then just pdf they are fine, and then if I look at it again with pdflatex then it seems okay.
When looking into the lyx temporary directory, it seems as though pdflatex produces a png file of the graphic, whereas pdf produces an eps. If there is an eps in the temp directory when running pdflatex it seems to use that, otherwise it creates a png.
Does this seem correct? And is there anyway of forcing pdflatex to use eps for fig graphics?
All of the converters in the LyX preferences seem okay.
pdflatex and xfig is possible. Take a look at http://www.aitel.hist.no/~helgehaf/sw/figpdf.html
This is a different external inset for xfig files, that produce a .pdf from the .fig, and pdflatex then includes the .pdf with no need for further conversions.
Helge Hafting
