Re: XeTeX and \placefigure

["Mojca Miklavec" <mojca.miklavec.lists@gmail.com>]

On 8/24/06, Hans Hagen wrote:
> Pepe Barbe wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I've been trying to compile my document using XeTeX and it gives me
> > the following error:
> >
> you probably need a newer context
>
> % engine=xetex output=xtx
>
> \externalfigure[cow.pdf] \end
>
> works ok here (or one can give texexec --xetex filename)
>
> in the process you should see something:
>
> figures         : using rlxtools to determine size of cow.pdf
> RlxTools | cow.pdf is identified
> (./cow.pdf.rli)

It doesn't work here either. For PDF I get:

##################################################
system (XETEX) : [line 877]
)
specials        : fdf,dpx loaded
)
! Undefined control sequence.
\dogetfiguresizepdf ...3#4#5#6->\dogetPDFmediabox
                                                  {#1}{#3}{#4}{#5}{#6}
\getfiguredimensionsA ...heightb } \executedfalse
                                                  \ifexecuted \donetrue \ifd...
<argument> \getfiguredimensionsA
                                 \getfiguredimensionsB \getfiguredimensionsC
\firstoftwoarguments #1#2->#1

\dodododoanalyzefigurefiles ...ionsC } \donothing
                                                  \fi
\dododoanalyzefigurefiles ...refiles } \donothing
                                                  \fi
...
l.21 \externalfigure[cow.pdf] \end

?
##################################################


and for PNG the following:

##################################################
system (XETEX) : [line 877]
)
specials        : fdf,dpx loaded
)
figures         : using rlxtools to determine size of mill.png
RlxTools | unable to identify mill.png
figures         : figure ./mill.png has zero dimensions
figures         : figure ./mill.png has zero dimensions
! Undefined control sequence.
\dogetfiguresizepdf ...3#4#5#6->\dogetPDFmediabox
                                                  {#1}{#3}{#4}{#5}{#6}
\getfiguredimensionsA ...heightb } \executedfalse
                                                  \ifexecuted \donetrue \ifd...
<argument> \getfiguredimensionsA
                                 \getfiguredimensionsB \getfiguredimensionsC
\firstoftwoarguments #1#2->#1

\dodododoanalyzefigurefiles ...ionsC } \donothing
                                                  \fi
\dododoanalyzefigurefiles ...refiles } \donothing
                                                  \fi
...
l.21 \externalfigure[mill.png] \end

?
##################################################

\XeTeXpicfile alone works OK.

I'm testing with the standalone ConTeXt on windows with:
    This is XeTeX, Version 3.141592-2.2-0.995 (Web2C 7.5.5)
    ConTeXt  ver: 2006.08.22 16:28  fmt: 2006.8.23  int: english  mes: english

> you probably need a newer context

I know ;)

Mojca