[XeTeX] XeTeX/MiKTeX bug: \graphicspath does not work as intended

[Herbert Schulz]

On Dec 25, 2009, at 9:38 AM, Peter Dyballa wrote:

> 
> Am 25.12.2009 um 13:28 schrieb Michiel Kamermans:
> 
>> Peter,
>>> It looks anyway easier to "dump" the graphics files into directories in the TEXMFHOME tree and just include "file name" without any path component.
>> While that might look easier, that's not really a solution. Doing that would mean destroying any concept of organising files by what they're used for, such as keeping your project documentation and illustrations contained or nested in the project's master directory. Fragmentation is never a solution, especially from a user perspective =)
> 
> 
> If you want to, you can:
> 
> 	$TEXMFHOME +
> 	           |
> 	           +---Project X + (all text sources)
> 	           |             |
> 	           |             +--- Project X graphics files
> 	           |
> 	           +---Project Y + (all text sources)
> 	           |             |
> 	           |             +--- Project Y graphics files
> 	           |
> 	           +---
> 	           |
> 	           |
> 	           +---all purpose graphics dump site
> 	           |
> 	           |
> 
> Another way is using project names as prefix to the image files.
> 
> 
> I hope that some day users will become as intelligent as their computers (and find things inside a cache haystack without burning it down).
> 
> --
> Greetings
> 
>  Pete

Howdy,

Depending upon your OS... symbolic links should work too.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)