I am finding a similar problem using LyX on hardy. I have a fresh install of hardy and added LyX from the add/remove tool in the Applications menu. A file that I made which contains .tiff and .ps images is able to display the tiff images in LyX but not the .ps images. When I try to export to PDF it throws the error:
LyX: Cannot convert file No information for converting tiff format files to png. Define a converter in the preferences. OK It throws the above error for each tiff image. A good way to repeat the error is to open the Tutorial.lyx file that demonstrates how to use LyX and is automatically available. This file contains a number of xpm images which display fine in the program itself, but when you try to export to DVI it throws a similar error to the one above except the file type line reads "No information for converting xpm format files to eps." It will throw this error a number of times (once per image I presume) and then it complains: "LyX: Output is empty". Finally it reports a LaTeX Error: File 'ifpdf.sty' not found. As I understand it LyX uses converters to find a conversion path between the image file that you ask it to include and one that it can display or export to DVI or PDF. It seems that a lot of the commonly needed converters and stylesheets (even the ones used in LyX's own manuals) are missing. I'm not sure how the importance of a bug is decided, but these errors would make the program daunting for people just learning to use it and it would be a major set back for people who have made complex documents in LyX and need find and add each converter individually. -- [hardy] Lyx cannot export to DVI or PDF https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/211508 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
