Instant Preview

Stephan Witt

2014-04-29 10:48:32 UTC

ps I updated lyx wiki instant update page (
http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/InstantPreview) to reflect this.

Thanks. I did some editing, since these tools are not only needed on the
Mac.

The recommended package for Mac users is MacTeX.
These tools are part of it.

Not netpbm - I have MacTeX installed but pnmcrop was not there. And my
edit only refers to the netpbm package and not the others.
Maybe this should be made clearer?

Ok, but I don't have pnmcrop installed and instant preview works.
When is it needed?

Can't help you there…

Ok, I've verified it myself.
IMHO, it's not needed anymore.
The preview consists of two scripts: lyxpreview2bitmap.py and legacy_lyxpreview2ppm.py.
The first one imports legacy_conversion_step1 (the latex conversion) from the second one.
The pnmcrop is part of legacy_conversion_step3 and not used.
If I'm not wrong, the wiki is outdated here.
I'll correct this, if nobody objects.

I updated lyx wiki instant update page (http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/InstantPreview) now.

Stephan