texexec --pdf not finding figures when texexec does.

texexec --pdf not finding figures when texexec does.

[Thomas Porter]

Hello,

I downloaded the samples.zip from the Pragma site to play with.

Running pdftex 14.c,
ConTeXt  ver: 1999.9.13  fmt: 1999.9.29  int: english  mes: english

When I `texexec figs` producing dvi output, all works just fine, but when I
`texexec --pdf figs` I get:

"figures        : figure cd can not be found" in the log

for the cd.eps in the directory where I have figs.tex.

Relevent line in figs.tex:

\externalfigure[cd.eps][width=1cm]

This may be a FAQ, but I figure this must have to do with pdftex processing in
some way.  Am I missing a PATH setting in a config file, perhaps?  All document
tex and graphic files are in the directory where I ran texexec.

Any ideas very welcome!

-- 
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Re: texexec --pdf not finding figures when texexec does.

[Matthew Baker]

On Sat, 2 Oct 1999, Thomas Porter wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I downloaded the samples.zip from the Pragma site to play with.
> 
> Running pdftex 14.c,
> ConTeXt  ver: 1999.9.13  fmt: 1999.9.29  int: english  mes: english
> 
> When I `texexec figs` producing dvi output, all works just fine, but when I
> `texexec --pdf figs` I get:
> 
> "figures        : figure cd can not be found" in the log
> 
> for the cd.eps in the directory where I have figs.tex.
> 
> Relevent line in figs.tex:
> 
> \externalfigure[cd.eps][width=1cm]

Hi Thomas,

Pdftex is unable to read EPS files, thus your problem.  Try converting it
to PDF with the command

texutil --figures --epstopdf cd.eps

and change your \externalfigure line to

\externalfigure[cd][width=1cm]

If you ommit the filename extension, the most appropriate file will
usually be selected.  I'm not sure if texexec can do this automatically.
I always use texutil myself for this.

Hans: This reminds me,  the output for the above includes the lines

              eps file : cd.eps 
              pdf file : cd.eps 

Should the latter be "cd.pdf"?

> This may be a FAQ, but I figure this must have to do with pdftex processing in
> some way.  Am I missing a PATH setting in a config file, perhaps?  All
docume$
> tex and graphic files are in the directory where I ran texexec.

There is no FAQ yet, but there will be a mail archive soon...

Cheers,
Matthew

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Dr. Matthew Baker           matthew.baker@gmd.de
GMD - FIT.MMK               http://fit.gmd.de/hci/pages/matthew.baker.html

Re: texexec --pdf not finding figures when texexec does.

[Hans Hagen]

Matthew Baker wrote:

> Hans: This reminds me,  the output for the above includes the lines
> 
>               eps file : cd.eps
>               pdf file : cd.eps
> 
> Should the latter be "cd.pdf"?

what's meant is that it's a eps file prepared for pdf. It's still an eps
one, but with some additional info (page size set and guard against
redoing it and some AI rubish removed). 

Hans

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