Hi,
on my Intel and PPC Macs with "convert" installed from fink, when
including PDF graphics in a LyX document, the MediaBox (document
dimensions) isn't respected.
To fix this, I replaced the shipped script "convertDefault.py" by a
modified version in "~/Library/Application\ Support/LyX-1.5/scripts/"
that looks a bit simpler, see below. The script in the distribution
executes a test of the convert utility's options _everytime_ a file
conversion is done. I just erased that test and added a different
option to the convert command line ("-trim"). That way, included
figures always create only the minimum amount of empty space in the
LyX document.
Jens
#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# file convertDefault.py
# This file is part of LyX, the document processor.
# Licence details can be found in the file COPYING.
# \author Herbert Vo<C3><9F>
# \author Bo Peng
# Full author contact details are available in file CREDITS.
# The default converter if no other has been defined by the user from
the
# Conversion->Converter tab of the Preferences dialog.
# The user can also redefine this default converter, placing their
# replacement in ~/.lyx/scripts
# converts an image from $1 to $2 format
import os, sys
opts = "-trim -depth 8"
# for pdf source formats, check whether convert supports the -define
option
# NO, DON'T CHECK. I deleted this part.
if os.system(r'convert %s "%s" "%s"' % (opts, sys.argv[1], sys.argv
[2])) != 0:
print >> sys.stderr, sys.argv[0], 'ERROR'
print >> sys.stderr, 'Execution of "convert" failed.'
sys.exit(1)
