Re: PDF graphics is blurred in LyX when scaled

[Dr Eberhard Lisse]

Maybe rsvg-convert works better.

I use the SVGs driectly and LyX has found the librsvg package I
installed via Homebrew (Mac).

greetings, el

On 12/11/2018 14:47, Bernt Lie wrote:
> I think that the problem here is that even when the imported graphics
> is *.svg file or a *.pdf file generate from a *.svg file (e.g., using
> Inkscape) -- and hence definitely is vector graphics, the preview in
> LyX often looks blurred when the LyX preview is scaled up to be
> visible on high resolution screens.
>
> As an example, the following drawing has been made in Inkscape as
> purely vector graphics drawing (*.svg, saved as *.pdf at 300 dpi).
> When scaling it to 200% in LyX, it starts to look muddled ?  LaTeX
> math which is produced as vector graphics starts to look unreadable on
> screen:
>
> Maybe this helps if I save the pdf file at a higher resolution?  I.e.,
> maybe Inkscape converts the drawing to bitmapped PDF?
>
> I would have loved to import the file as a *.svg file, but the LyX
> previewer and PDF generator sometimes messes up the arrows :-( .
>
> -B

Re: PDF graphics is blurred in LyX when scaled

[Dr Eberhard Lisse]

Right-CLick on the image

el

On 12/11/2018 08:13, Baris Erkus wrote:
> On 12-Nov-18 1:17 AM, Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote:
>> Remember, it's not What you See is What you Get, but What you Get is
>> What You Deserve :-)-O
>>
>> The display in LyX is different than the "display" in LaTeX and usually
>> good enough to work with.  There is an Edit function which if not
>> already done can be tied to something to Edit/View the sucker :-)-O
>>
>> el
>>
> Well, it is -most of the the time- OK to have low-quality pictures. When 
> writing the text, sometimes, I would like to look at the graphics/plots 
> and it would be convenient to see a more clear image.
> 
> Could you please elaborate on the "Edit function"?
> 
> Baris
>