On Dec 2, 2013, at 11:20 PM, Scott Kostyshak <skost...@lyx.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 1:00 AM, Jerry <lancebo...@qwest.net> wrote: >> I am unable to insert PDF image files into LyX 2.0.6 on OS X 10.8.5. When I >> try to do this, in the area where the graphic would be displayed, I first >> see the message "Converting to loadable format" and then "Error converting >> to loadable format." The name of the file is then displayed but not the >> image. >> >> I am trying this in a new LyX document. The graphic is a simple plot saved >> from Mathematica in several file formats. Of those other formats, I am able >> to successfully insert bmp, eps, gif, jpg, png and tiff. (svg displays >> incorrectly in LyX as a black rectangle even though it is displayed >> correctly in other viewers.) >> >> I thought PDF was a "native" format for LyX, so I don't understand why it is >> trying to convert the PDF file into anything. Have I set a preference to >> something stupid? >> >> Jerry > > Hi Jerry, > > I believe that LyX converts PDFs to EPS files. To see the command that > is being run, go to Tools > Preferences > File Handling > Converters > and select "PDF (graphics) -> EPS" > For me the command is: > pdftops -eps -f 1 -l 1 $$i $$o > > Best, > > Scott Thanks, Scott. I have an item in the Converters list called PDF (ps2pdf) -> EPS which is probably the equivalent. In any case, the Converter command is pdftops -eps -f 1 -l 1 $$i $$o, the same as yours. Jerry P.S. Did you see Murat's comment in this thread?