It's been a while since I last posted on this topic, but a new wrinkle has come up. I'm thinking specifically of XeLaTeX and xdvipdfmx.<div><br></div><div>I understand that if I use \includegraphics{...} to include a PDF, then xdvipdfmx will automatically make that PDF into an image XObject, and subsequent instances of that image will be treated as references to the XObject.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I also understand that if I reference an EPS in \includegraphics, XeTeX will use Ghostscript, if installed, to convert that EPS to a PDF before inclusion, right?</div><div><br></div><div>Now, once converted, will that PDF (that was once an EPS) also be treated as an image XObject, with only a single copy and potentially multiple references in the PDF output? Will the conversion only happen once per EPS?</div>
<div><br></div><div>I'm trying to get some timings on running a large (approx. 35,000 page) document that uses a handfull of EPSes over and over again, and to see if I can improve the throughput.</div><div><br></div><div>
Thank you.</div><div><br></div><div>-pd<br><br><br>-- <br><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;border-collapse:collapse">----<div>The Tech Curmudgeon</div><div><a href="http://www.techcurmudgeon.com/" style="color:rgb(17, 65, 112)" target="_blank">http://www.techcurmudgeon.com</a></div>
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