Raphael Clifford wrote: > I know this has been asked a number of times so I apologise if I > have missed the answer that is relevant to me but I get > > "Error converting to loadable format" when I insert an eps file into > a lyx document. > > I am starting to think there may be a problem with latex, dvips or > convert. Here is what I have done > > latex approx-pic.tex > dvips approx-pic -E -o approx-pic.eps > > I then tested by hand (assuming that is roughly what lyx does) > > convert approx-pic.eps pic.jpg
You're confused. 1. latex can handle eps files fine. No conversin needed. 2. pdflatex requires either pdf files (preferable as they retain the vector graphics info) or png/jpg files (bitmapped versions of the oiginal). 3. The preview you see on the lyx screen is generated from a format loadable by the gui-library. Either xforms or qt. Neither can load eps files natively, so we invoke a conversion step to a loadable format behind the scenes. > and I get > Unrecoverable error: rangecheck in .putdeviceprops > Unrecoverable error: rangecheck in .putdeviceprops > convert: Postscript delegate failed [No such file or directory]. > What should I do? As stated above, you don't need any conversion step to enable the latex compiler to handle eps files. More generally, if you believe that your version of convert is broken then I guess you should file bug report with either Fedora or ImageMagick. Incidentally, does $ gs approx-pic.eps work? -- Angus
