Koji Yokota wrote:
Angus,
Thank you for your advice.
I'm using version 1.3.5 (actually it's CJK-Lyx-1.3.5 but I don't think
CJK patch is related to this problem) and I'm using the temporary
directory (/tmp).
Looking at the debug information of 'lyx -dbg graphics', it seems that
the created script for the conversion of image does not specify the
output file. Here is the content of the script (+debug info):
PreviewLoader::finishedInProgress(1): processing failed for
/usr/local/share/lyx/scripts/lyxpreview2ppm.py
/tmp/lyx_tmpdir79676GFtWvQ/lyx_tmpbuf0/0lyxpreview.tex 109 ppm
Recognised Fileformat: eps
Ahhhhh. This script doesn't do what you think it does...
So, it seems the phenomenon I observed is a natural consequence in my
current environment.
Do I need to modify lyxpreview2ppm.py?
lyxpreview2ppm.py is meant to be used to create WYSIWYG-type previews of
things like Math equations. See http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/InstantPreview. The
process of generating these images is rather involved, requiring a special
LaTeX package, preview.sty, together with a conversion from LaTeX document
-> dvi file -> (possibly lots and lots of) bitmap images of the math equations.
If you want to simply view your .eps images within LyX, I recommend that
you remove and explicit converter .eps -> .ppm (or .png). The converter
mechanism will then fall through to the use of scripts/convertDefault.sh
which is simply a wrapper for ImageMagick's "convert" utility. Install that
and all should work perfectly.
Let me know if you continue to have problems.
Angus
