[XeTeX] Including eps graphics

[Herbert Schulz]

On Nov 1, 2007, at 7:33 AM, Jonathan Kew wrote:

> On Thu, 1 Nov 2007 13:12:50 +0100
>  Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa at Web.DE> wrote:
>>
>> Am 01.11.2007 um 12:48 schrieb Herbert Schulz:
>>
>>> Do I need to update to a later version of xelatex or xdvipdfmx?
>>
>> No, just use properly: xelatex -shell-escape. The conversion of the
>> graphics type is done externally.
>
> I think that would be true if you're trying to use a LaTeX package  
> such as ps4pdf that is designed to convert PS images for use in  
> pdfTeX. I haven't tried that but I think someone mentioned that  
> it's possible; might need some tweaks to the packages.
>
> What the latest xetex.def (in Subversion) is designed to support is  
> the use of EPS via xdvipdfmx *without* any such LaTeX package, and  
> without --shell-escape; the *driver* (rather than the TeX job)  
> calls ghostscript to handle the conversion. This works with the  
> latest built-from-source driver, provided the dvipdfmx.cfg file has  
> a suitable "D" option enabled, but this may be turned off (or  
> broken?) in the TL release.
>
> So: check dvipdfmx.cfg to see if a PS-to-PDF option is enabled; but  
> if that doesn't help, you might need a newer driver version.
>
> JK

Howdy,

That was it! Made a copy of dvipdfmx.cfg in my personal tree (in ~/ 
Library/texmf/dvipdfm/) and set the `D' option to use gs and it's now  
working fine.

Thanks for your help again! :-)

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest.com)