eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread Ronald Pagel
Dear lyx-users, I have drawn a figure in xfig which itself contains an eps-file. This figure is correctly shown within xfig and lyx. However, when I try to export the lyx-document which contains the figure to dvi or pdf, the eps-file is not shown in the output. I get an error message: No such

Re: eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread
I get an error message: No such picture file: foo_1.eps. Can someone explain that, please? There is no problem when I export the figure to eps (in xfig) and put that in my lyx-document. As I know, LaTeX supports only PostScript (PS) pictures (.ps files). When one use LyX to preview the

Re: eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread Angus Leeming
Ronald Pagel wrote: Dear lyx-users, I have drawn a figure in xfig which itself contains an eps-file. This figure is correctly shown within xfig and lyx. However, when I try to export the lyx-document which contains the figure to dvi or pdf, the eps-file is not shown in the output. I get an

Re: eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread Angus Leeming
Angus Leeming wrote: Does it work if you specify an absolute path to foo_1.eps within the xfig file? I suspect that xfig generates an eps file that references the foo_1.eps file rather than contains a copy of it. That's why the bitmap file shown on the lyx screen works ok, because the bitmap is

Re: eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread Georg Baum
Angus Leeming wrote: Angus Leeming wrote: Does it work if you specify an absolute path to foo_1.eps within the xfig file? I believe so, see below. I suspect that xfig generates an eps file that references the foo_1.eps file rather than contains a copy of it. That's why the bitmap file

Re: eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread Ronald Pagel
Angus, thank you for your response. Now I see the problem. Angus Leeming wrote: Does it work if you specify an absolute path to foo_1.eps within the xfig file? That's what I thought I did. Apparently, xfig 3.2.4 does not save the whole path in the .fig if the embedded .eps is located in the

Re: eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread Angus Leeming
Georg Baum wrote: Angus Leeming wrote: Does it work if you specify an absolute path to foo_1.eps within the xfig file? I believe so, see below. I suspect that xfig generates an eps file that references the foo_1.eps file rather than contains a copy of it. That's why the bitmap file

Re: eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread Ronald Pagel
Georg Baum wrote: Angus Leeming wrote: I suspect that xfig generates an eps file that references the foo_1.eps file rather than contains a copy of it. That's why the bitmap file shown on the lyx screen works ok, because the bitmap is complete. At least on my system here (SuSE 9.0) xfig embeds

Re: eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread Jean-Pierre.Chretien
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 16:52:59 +0200 From: Ronald Pagel [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: eps in a figure is missing in output Georg Baum wrote: Angus Leeming wrote: I suspect that xfig generates an eps file that references the foo_1.eps file rather than contains a copy of

Re: eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread Georg Baum
Ronald Pagel wrote: Indeed, the preview in lyx seems to be converted on the original .fig, whereas the latex run is performed in a temp dir. Then, there exists only a copy of the .fig but no copy of the files to be embedded into it (such as foo_1.eps). I understand that a temp dir should be

Re: eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread Andre Poenitz
On Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 04:52:59PM +0200, Ronald Pagel wrote: this lot raises a question to the developers: Is it really necessary to copy the .figs (and apparently not only those) to the temp dir? Getting the tempdir stuff right is a major pain. Without the tempdir it is e.g. hard to tell

eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread Ronald Pagel
Dear lyx-users, I have drawn a figure in xfig which itself contains an eps-file. This figure is correctly shown within xfig and lyx. However, when I try to export the lyx-document which contains the figure to dvi or pdf, the eps-file is not shown in the output. I get an error message: No such

Re: eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread
I get an error message: No such picture file: foo_1.eps. Can someone explain that, please? There is no problem when I export the figure to eps (in xfig) and put that in my lyx-document. As I know, LaTeX supports only PostScript (PS) pictures (.ps files). When one use LyX to preview the

Re: eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread Angus Leeming
Ronald Pagel wrote: Dear lyx-users, I have drawn a figure in xfig which itself contains an eps-file. This figure is correctly shown within xfig and lyx. However, when I try to export the lyx-document which contains the figure to dvi or pdf, the eps-file is not shown in the output. I get an

Re: eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread Angus Leeming
Angus Leeming wrote: Does it work if you specify an absolute path to foo_1.eps within the xfig file? I suspect that xfig generates an eps file that references the foo_1.eps file rather than contains a copy of it. That's why the bitmap file shown on the lyx screen works ok, because the bitmap is

Re: eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread Georg Baum
Angus Leeming wrote: Angus Leeming wrote: Does it work if you specify an absolute path to foo_1.eps within the xfig file? I believe so, see below. I suspect that xfig generates an eps file that references the foo_1.eps file rather than contains a copy of it. That's why the bitmap file

Re: eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread Ronald Pagel
Angus, thank you for your response. Now I see the problem. Angus Leeming wrote: Does it work if you specify an absolute path to foo_1.eps within the xfig file? That's what I thought I did. Apparently, xfig 3.2.4 does not save the whole path in the .fig if the embedded .eps is located in the

Re: eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread Angus Leeming
Georg Baum wrote: Angus Leeming wrote: Does it work if you specify an absolute path to foo_1.eps within the xfig file? I believe so, see below. I suspect that xfig generates an eps file that references the foo_1.eps file rather than contains a copy of it. That's why the bitmap file

Re: eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread Ronald Pagel
Georg Baum wrote: Angus Leeming wrote: I suspect that xfig generates an eps file that references the foo_1.eps file rather than contains a copy of it. That's why the bitmap file shown on the lyx screen works ok, because the bitmap is complete. At least on my system here (SuSE 9.0) xfig embeds

Re: eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread Jean-Pierre.Chretien
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 16:52:59 +0200 From: Ronald Pagel [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: eps in a figure is missing in output Georg Baum wrote: Angus Leeming wrote: I suspect that xfig generates an eps file that references the foo_1.eps file rather than contains a copy of

Re: eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread Georg Baum
Ronald Pagel wrote: Indeed, the preview in lyx seems to be converted on the original .fig, whereas the latex run is performed in a temp dir. Then, there exists only a copy of the .fig but no copy of the files to be embedded into it (such as foo_1.eps). I understand that a temp dir should be

Re: eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread Andre Poenitz
On Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 04:52:59PM +0200, Ronald Pagel wrote: this lot raises a question to the developers: Is it really necessary to copy the .figs (and apparently not only those) to the temp dir? Getting the tempdir stuff right is a major pain. Without the tempdir it is e.g. hard to tell

eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread Ronald Pagel
Dear lyx-users, I have drawn a figure in xfig which itself contains an eps-file. This figure is correctly shown within xfig and lyx. However, when I try to export the lyx-document which contains the figure to dvi or pdf, the eps-file is not shown in the output. I get an error message: No such

Re: eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread Пашев Игорь Николаевич
> I get an error message: No such > picture file: foo_1.eps. > Can someone explain that, please? There is no problem when I export the > figure to eps (in xfig) and put that in my lyx-document. As I know, LaTeX supports only PostScript (PS) pictures (.ps files). When one use LyX to preview the

Re: eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread Angus Leeming
Ronald Pagel wrote: > Dear lyx-users, > > I have drawn a figure in xfig which itself contains an eps-file. > This figure is correctly shown within xfig and lyx. However, when I > try to export the lyx-document which contains the figure to dvi or > pdf, the eps-file is not shown in the output. I

Re: eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread Angus Leeming
Angus Leeming wrote: > Does it work if you specify an absolute path to foo_1.eps within the > xfig file? I suspect that xfig generates an eps file that references the foo_1.eps file rather than contains a copy of it. That's why the bitmap file shown on the lyx screen works ok, because the bitmap

Re: eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread Georg Baum
Angus Leeming wrote: > Angus Leeming wrote: >> Does it work if you specify an absolute path to foo_1.eps within the >> xfig file? I believe so, see below. > I suspect that xfig generates an eps file that references the > foo_1.eps file rather than contains a copy of it. That's why the > bitmap

Re: eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread Ronald Pagel
Angus, thank you for your response. Now I see the problem. Angus Leeming wrote: Does it work if you specify an absolute path to foo_1.eps within the xfig file? That's what I thought I did. Apparently, xfig 3.2.4 does not save the whole path in the .fig if the embedded .eps is located in the

Re: eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread Angus Leeming
Georg Baum wrote: >> Angus Leeming wrote: >>> Does it work if you specify an absolute path to foo_1.eps within >>> the xfig file? > > I believe so, see below. > >> I suspect that xfig generates an eps file that references the >> foo_1.eps file rather than contains a copy of it. That's why the >>

Re: eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread Ronald Pagel
Georg Baum wrote: Angus Leeming wrote: I suspect that xfig generates an eps file that references the foo_1.eps file rather than contains a copy of it. That's why the bitmap file shown on the lyx screen works ok, because the bitmap is complete. At least on my system here (SuSE 9.0) xfig embeds

Re: eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread Jean-Pierre.Chretien
>>Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 16:52:59 +0200 >>From: Ronald Pagel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: Re: eps in a figure is missing in output >> >> >> >>Georg Baum wrote: >>> Angus Leeming wrote: I suspect that xfig generates an eps file that references the foo_1.eps file

Re: eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread Georg Baum
Ronald Pagel wrote: > Indeed, the preview in lyx seems to be converted on the original .fig, > whereas the latex run is performed in a temp dir. Then, there exists > only a copy of the .fig but no copy of the files to be embedded into it > (such as foo_1.eps). I understand that a temp dir should

Re: eps in a figure is missing in output

2004-03-30 Thread Andre Poenitz
On Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 04:52:59PM +0200, Ronald Pagel wrote: > this lot raises a question to the developers: Is it really necessary to > copy the .figs (and apparently not only those) to the temp dir? Getting the tempdir stuff right is a major pain. Without the tempdir it is e.g. hard to tell