Hi,
Nobody has any idea about LyX converters? I try again hoping to get a respond.
What does LyX when it converts an images? Where the input images are copied,
and what is the exact form of the line
inkscape --file=$$i --export-area-drawing --without-gui --export-pdf=$$o
line substituted the input and output path? My problem is that if I execute it
myself then the result differs from the LyX converted one (also in the white
space and the missing raster image).
Thanks, Máté
----- Original Message -----
From: Máté Salát
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 9:58 PM
Subject: Re: SVG to PDF
Hi,
I made some further test on the conversation method of LyX 1.5.5, and I found
it's behavior very strange.
The point is that I copied the SVG -> PDF converter line from the Preferences:
inkscape --file=$$i --export-area-drawing --without-gui --export-pdf=$$o
I replaced the $$ elements with my file names:
inkscape --file=C:\GombSokszog.svg --export-area-drawing --without-gui
--export-pdf=C:\GombSokszog.pdf
I opened the Run dialog of Windows, pasted it, executed it. The result was
what is expected, the C:\GombSokszog.png was included in the PDF file as well
as the other things.
So the converter of Inkscape seems to be good.
If I compile my LyX file then LyX copies the C:\GombSokszog.svg to the
temporary directory (...\lyx_tmpdir2684a05928\lyx_tmpbuf0) but it doesn't copy
the PNG file. A PDF file also appears in the temporary directory, but the PNG
image is missing from the PDF.
Copying the PNG file into the temporary directory before compiling the LyX
file doesn't help.
What is happening here? Why Inkscape doesn't find the PNG file at the moment
of converting the SVG?
All the mensioned files are in the folder http://zaradek.hu/svg/files/.
Cheers, Máté
----- Original Message -----
From: Máté Salát
To: Uwe Stöhr
Cc: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 7:03 PM
Subject: Re: SVG to PDF
Thanks, I did what you told me. It works now, in LyX Preferences SVG
converters appeared using Inkscape.
I have a problem with SVGs containing raster picture. I made a capture to
explain the case: http://zaradek.hu/svg/Linked_image_not_found.png. I use
Inkscape to put captions made by LaTeX onto the 3D raster picture. I put it
into LyX but the raster image is missing from the LyX window and (after
compiling the LyX file) from the PDF as well. It would be great to fix this
problem.
The other thing I noticed (but it's not relevant for me) is that if I open
the SVG file from LyX then the toolbar of Inkscape collapses, the button images
aren't shown up: http://zaradek.hu/svg/Crashed_toolbar.png.
Cheers, Máté
----- Original Message -----
From: Uwe Stöhr
To: Máté Salát
Cc: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: SVG to PDF
Máté Salát schrieb:
> I use LyX and Inkscape on Win XP. I compile my documents exclusively
with pdflatex.
> If I insert an SVG image into my LyX document and compile it then the
automatic
> conversation gives a wrong sized image with wide white border on the
bottom and on
> the right side. So it won't be centered on the page and so on. If I
open the SVG in
> Inkscape and save it in PDF then I get the Image with the right size.
The mentioned
> files are at http://zaradek.hu/svg.
When you install LyX using this installer:
http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/LyXWinInstaller
Inkscape is used to convert the SVG to PDF as you want it.
The whitespace problem you described was a bug in ImageMagick (that also
appears for PDF and PS
images). To get a fixed version:
- uninstall the Existing ImageMagick (if you have it installed)
- reinstall LyX 1.5.5 using the obove mentioned installer that delivers
the latest ImageMagick
regards Uwe
