[XeTeX] Help with xdvipdfmx and \includegraphics

[Akira Kakuto]

> > I'm trying to convert an old prosper presentation into xelatex +  
> > beamer format. Unfortunately, I am not able to use any pdf picture,  
> > that is, if I try to include pic.pdf with
> >
> > \includegraphics{pic}
> >
> > I get the error
> >
> > ! LaTeX Error: File `pic.bb' not found.
> >
> > Is there any workaround for this?
> 
> As a quick hack, I have extracted the bounding box manually and I  
> have put it in  \includegraphics, e.g.
> 
> \includegraphics[bb = 0 0 610 509]{pic}
> 
> This works for me, but it is rather tedious. Is there any other way?

Solution (1):
 A command
 ebb pic.pdf
 creates the necessary pic.bb.

Solution (2):
 \usepackage[xetex]{graphicx}

 Then pdf files can be included without .bb files.

-- 
Akira Kakuto