graphics problem: a refinement

[Robert Ryan]

Hi, Cristina,

You are absolutely correct. By adding a line in PSPATH that directs TeX to a
file with all of the figures, say, all the .eps files, the system work fine.
This is functionally equivalent to what I indicated below: "Well, I do know
one solution, which is to place the figures in the folder 'graphicstest'
[the folder with the TeX input] rather than in the subfolder 'figures,' but
this is a poor solution for dealing with many chapters and many figures."

But this is not the solution, at least not a good solution. The point is
that Y&YTeX (at least the disk I have) does not work correctly with
"graphicx." The "graphicx" package has the kind of interface I want; it
allows me to deal easily with 20 chapters and numerous figures for each
chapter by specifying a \graphicspath for each chapter, like
.\figures\chapter<number>\, where "." is the folder containing the source
file.

Bottom line: My copy of Y&YTeX does not work with "graphicx" and its syntax.

Thanks, as always, for your input. You are right, but the solution is not
the one I want: I want Y&Y to work well with the "graphicx" syntax.

Robert



----- Original Message -----
From: "Christina Thiele" <cthiele at ccs.carleton.ca>
To: <Techsupport at yandy.com>
Sent: Friday, 17 October, 2003 16:01
Subject: Re: graphics problem: a refinement


>
> Robert Ryan writes:
> >
> > This is addressed to those generous Y&Yers who have been contributing to
> > (the solution of ) Robert's Graphics Problem.
>
> Should we use this as a new `Subject' line? ;-))
>
> > In spite of incipient senility, I finally remembered the details of the
> > original problem, which was cured with the famous LOUIS PATCH.
> >
> > This is the deal: My version (or my copy) of Y&YTeX cannot deal with
more
> > than one figure. The following file illustrates the problem:
> >
> > %GraphicsTest.tex
> >
> > \documentclass[a4paper]{book}
> >
> > \usepackage[dvipsone]{graphicx}
> >
> > \graphicspath{{c:/graphicstest/}}
> >
> > \begin{document}
> >
> > \begin{figure}
> > \setkeys{Gin}{width=5cm}
> > \centerline{
> > \includegraphics{circle.eps}
> > }
> > \end{figure}
> >
> > \begin{figure}
> > \setkeys{Gin}{width=5cm}
> > \centerline{
> > \includegraphics{box.eps}
> > }
> > \end{figure}
> >
> > \end{document}
> >
> > When I run this, I receive the message "!Latex Error: File 'circle.eps'
not
> > found." If I eliminate either of the figures, the file runs perfectly.
> >
> > Presented with this problem, Louis knew exactly what to do to fix it. I
> > don't. Well, I do know one solution, which is to place the figures in
the
> > folder 'graphicstest' rather than in the subfolder 'figures,' but this
is a
> > poor solution for dealing with many chapters and many figures.
>
> Hmmm ... I'm wondering now if this isn't simply a question of setting
> -- or resetting -- the paths in your dviwindo.ini file, so that they
> know where graphics files are to be found. By any chance do you have
> them all in one folder?
>
> During the _custom_ installation (you know, that process that happened
> so long ago?  ;-) ), there is a step which asks if you want to specify
> where additional graphics files will be found. Lemme get my
> documentation ...
>
> Yes, here is it. The dialog box is called `Image Folders' and is for
> paths to follow to locate graphics files. In the .ini file, this is
> set with the line about PSPATH.
>
> Can you take a look at your .ini file, locate PSPATH and see if it
> needs adjusting? If it's not clear then post just that part of your
> .ini file here -- not the whole file. Uh, if you don't have a PSPATH
> entry at all, the smaller manual talks about it on p.15, just below
> mid-page; also read the `Note' after the little description.
>
> Now, your file above shows the line:
>
>    > \graphicspath{{c:/graphicstest/}}
>
> but perhaps you could try setting the path via PSPATH, comment the
> above out, and see if anything changes.
>
> Then, section 3.6 is all about graphics: `Graphics, EPS, TIFF, BMP,
> WMF, Color, and Hypertext. Check through to see if there are any
> additional nuggets that sound pertinent to your situation.
>
> In the larger Technical Addendum, there's not a lot on graphics per
> se, but near the back in section 6.5, `Maintaining DVIWindo's
> Preferences', there's a massive list of parameters that can be set
> manually in the [Windows] section of the .ini file ... maybe there's
> something that seems likely for you.
>
> > It's a beautiful sunny day in Paris, so I am going to go to lunch and
forget
> > about all of this with the confidence that, since the problem has been
> > localized, one of you will solve it.
>
> And it's a chilly damp cloudy morning in Ottawa. We call it `the end
> of fall' ;-)) After this, it's just sit and wait for the snow ;-(
>
> > All the best,
>
> And to you!
>
> > Robert
> >
> >
>
> Ch.
>