Re: No one answered a simple topic :(

2005-10-24 Thread Helge Hafting
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just wanna know: What's worth to use, PDF (dvipdfm) or PDF (pdflatex)? And why? pdflatex is much faster, because PDF is produced directly from the .tex file lyx makes. One step only. dvipdfm is slower, as a dvi is produced first, followed by conversion to pdf.

Re: No one answered a simple topic :(

2005-10-24 Thread Helge Hafting
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just wanna know: What's worth to use, PDF (dvipdfm) or PDF (pdflatex)? And why? pdflatex is much faster, because PDF is produced directly from the .tex file lyx makes. One step only. dvipdfm is slower, as a dvi is produced first, followed by conversion to pdf.

Re: No one answered a simple topic :(

2005-10-24 Thread Helge Hafting
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just wanna know: What's worth to use, PDF (dvipdfm) or PDF (pdflatex)? And why? pdflatex is much faster, because PDF is produced directly from the .tex file lyx makes. One step only. dvipdfm is slower, as a dvi is produced first, followed by conversion to pdf.

Re: No one answered a simple topic :(

2005-10-22 Thread Georg Baum
Am Samstag, 22. Oktober 2005 00:12 schrieb Rich Shepard: No. At least, not for me. I use .eps graphics in book, article, report, and beamer classes with no problems compiling with pdflatex. AFAIK eps can not be handled by pdflatex directly, but LyX converts included eps files to something

Re: No one answered a simple topic :(

2005-10-22 Thread Juergen Spitzmueller
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just wanna know: What's worth to use, PDF (dvipdfm) or PDF (pdflatex)? And why? In addition to the things already mentioned: pdflatex supports some nifty microtypographical features that latex (and hence dvipdfm) doesn't. Google for character protusion and font

Re: No one answered a simple topic :(

2005-10-22 Thread Georg Baum
Am Samstag, 22. Oktober 2005 00:12 schrieb Rich Shepard: No. At least, not for me. I use .eps graphics in book, article, report, and beamer classes with no problems compiling with pdflatex. AFAIK eps can not be handled by pdflatex directly, but LyX converts included eps files to something

Re: No one answered a simple topic :(

2005-10-22 Thread Juergen Spitzmueller
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just wanna know: What's worth to use, PDF (dvipdfm) or PDF (pdflatex)? And why? In addition to the things already mentioned: pdflatex supports some nifty microtypographical features that latex (and hence dvipdfm) doesn't. Google for character protusion and font

Re: No one answered a simple topic :(

2005-10-22 Thread Georg Baum
Am Samstag, 22. Oktober 2005 00:12 schrieb Rich Shepard: >No. At least, not for me. I use .eps graphics in book, article, report, and > beamer classes with no problems compiling with pdflatex. AFAIK eps can not be handled by pdflatex directly, but LyX converts included eps files to

Re: No one answered a simple topic :(

2005-10-22 Thread Juergen Spitzmueller
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I just wanna know: > What's worth to use, PDF (dvipdfm) or PDF (pdflatex)? And why? In addition to the things already mentioned: pdflatex supports some nifty microtypographical features that latex (and hence dvipdfm) doesn't. Google for "character protusion" and "font

Re: No one answered a simple topic :(

2005-10-21 Thread Rich Shepard
On Fri, 21 Oct 2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just wanna know: What's worth to use, PDF (dvipdfm) or PDF (pdflatex)? And why? Douglas, I've used only pdflatex and it produces everything very well. I have not looked at other output processors because this one works for everything I do.

Re: No one answered a simple topic :(

2005-10-21 Thread Bruce Pourciau
Correct me someone if I'm wrong, but doesn't PDF (pdflatex) fail when the document has graphics in eps format? But PDF will work fine. Don't know about PDF (dvipdfm). Bruce On Friday, October 21, 2005, at 03:23 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just wanna know: What's worth to use, PDF

Re: No one answered a simple topic :(

2005-10-21 Thread Stephen Harris
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lyx Contribute lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 1:23 PM Subject: No one answered a simple topic :( I just wanna know: What's worth to use, PDF (dvipdfm) or PDF (pdflatex)? And why? -- It depends on what type

Re: No one answered a simple topic :(

2005-10-21 Thread Paul A. Rubin
Stephen Harris wrote: - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lyx Contribute lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 1:23 PM Subject: No one answered a simple topic :( I just wanna know: What's worth to use, PDF (dvipdfm) or PDF (pdflatex)? And why? -- It

Re: No one answered a simple topic :(

2005-10-21 Thread Rich Shepard
On Fri, 21 Oct 2005, Bruce Pourciau wrote: Correct me someone if I'm wrong, but doesn't PDF (pdflatex) fail when the document has graphics in eps format? But PDF will work fine. Don't know about PDF (dvipdfm). Bruce, No. At least, not for me. I use .eps graphics in book, article, report,

Re: No one answered a simple topic :(

2005-10-21 Thread Stephen Harris
- Original Message - From: Paul A. Rubin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 2:56 PM Subject: Re: No one answered a simple topic :( Stephen Harris wrote: - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lyx Contribute lyx-users

Re: No one answered a simple topic :(

2005-10-21 Thread Rich Shepard
On Fri, 21 Oct 2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just wanna know: What's worth to use, PDF (dvipdfm) or PDF (pdflatex)? And why? Douglas, I've used only pdflatex and it produces everything very well. I have not looked at other output processors because this one works for everything I do.

Re: No one answered a simple topic :(

2005-10-21 Thread Bruce Pourciau
Correct me someone if I'm wrong, but doesn't PDF (pdflatex) fail when the document has graphics in eps format? But PDF will work fine. Don't know about PDF (dvipdfm). Bruce On Friday, October 21, 2005, at 03:23 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just wanna know: What's worth to use, PDF

Re: No one answered a simple topic :(

2005-10-21 Thread Stephen Harris
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lyx Contribute lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 1:23 PM Subject: No one answered a simple topic :( I just wanna know: What's worth to use, PDF (dvipdfm) or PDF (pdflatex)? And why? -- It depends on what type

Re: No one answered a simple topic :(

2005-10-21 Thread Paul A. Rubin
Stephen Harris wrote: - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lyx Contribute lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 1:23 PM Subject: No one answered a simple topic :( I just wanna know: What's worth to use, PDF (dvipdfm) or PDF (pdflatex)? And why? -- It

Re: No one answered a simple topic :(

2005-10-21 Thread Rich Shepard
On Fri, 21 Oct 2005, Bruce Pourciau wrote: Correct me someone if I'm wrong, but doesn't PDF (pdflatex) fail when the document has graphics in eps format? But PDF will work fine. Don't know about PDF (dvipdfm). Bruce, No. At least, not for me. I use .eps graphics in book, article, report,

Re: No one answered a simple topic :(

2005-10-21 Thread Stephen Harris
- Original Message - From: Paul A. Rubin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 2:56 PM Subject: Re: No one answered a simple topic :( Stephen Harris wrote: - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lyx Contribute lyx-users

Re: No one answered a simple topic :(

2005-10-21 Thread Rich Shepard
On Fri, 21 Oct 2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just wanna know: What's worth to use, PDF (dvipdfm) or PDF (pdflatex)? And why? Douglas, I've used only pdflatex and it produces everything very well. I have not looked at other output processors because this one works for everything I do.

Re: No one answered a simple topic :(

2005-10-21 Thread Bruce Pourciau
Correct me someone if I'm wrong, but doesn't PDF (pdflatex) fail when the document has graphics in eps format? But PDF will work fine. Don't know about PDF (dvipdfm). Bruce On Friday, October 21, 2005, at 03:23 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I just wanna know: What's worth to use, PDF

Re: No one answered a simple topic :(

2005-10-21 Thread Stephen Harris
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Lyx Contribute" Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 1:23 PM Subject: No one answered a simple topic :( I just wanna know: What's worth to use, PDF (dvipdfm) or PDF (pdflatex)? And why? -- It depends on what

Re: No one answered a simple topic :(

2005-10-21 Thread Paul A. Rubin
Stephen Harris wrote: - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Lyx Contribute" Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 1:23 PM Subject: No one answered a simple topic :( I just wanna know: What's worth to use, PDF (dvipdfm) or PDF (pdflatex)? And why? --

Re: No one answered a simple topic :(

2005-10-21 Thread Rich Shepard
On Fri, 21 Oct 2005, Bruce Pourciau wrote: Correct me someone if I'm wrong, but doesn't PDF (pdflatex) fail when the document has graphics in eps format? But PDF will work fine. Don't know about PDF (dvipdfm). Bruce, No. At least, not for me. I use .eps graphics in book, article, report,

Re: No one answered a simple topic :(

2005-10-21 Thread Stephen Harris
- Original Message - From: "Paul A. Rubin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <lyx-users@lists.lyx.org> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 2:56 PM Subject: Re: No one answered a simple topic :( Stephen Harris wrote: - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]&g