LyX ⇒ Cannot compile PDF with graphics missing, but DVI is fine

[nuke]

I have a doc where I want to hide my graphics for the moment. So I moved my eps-files in a folder called 'hide'. In this case compilation of DVI works fine, however, when I try to make PDF directly by pressing GUI button it fails with the following message:

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Latex Error: Cannot determine size of graphic in mygraph.eps (no size specified... 
...0 0 200 100, draft, type=eps]{swing.eps}
                                                  
Try typing  <return>  to proceed.
If that doesn't work, type  X <return>  to quit.

(it is showed for all missing graphics)

I can use DVI to PDF converter all the time , but of course direct compilation is preferable.

Do you have an idea how to solve it?
Thanks

[gmedina]

Hi,

I don't understand completely your problem, and without some code it's hard to provide effective help. However, you could try loading the graphicx package with the demo option, as in

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\usepackage[demo]{graphicx}

With this package option, your images will be replaced by a 150pt by 100pt rectangle.

[frabjous]

pdf(la)tex compilation typically can't handle .eps files at all. Use epstopdf or similar to convert the eps files to pdf, and then include them.

[nuke]

Thanks for your reply, guys!
I need to explain the case in more details.

1. I write my doc in LyX editor. The doc has a number of graphics in eps format.

2. I can compile my doc to both DVI and PDF with my eps graphics. Works perfectly.

3. Some graphics are quite complex, so their processing slows down performance. That's why I hide them during normal work on the doc. To do that I move them to another folder. When I compile the doc to DVI (pressing GUI button 'DVI'), LyX puts a draft block instead of missing graphic -- just a square with file name inside. Exactly what I need -- it works fast, and I can include only graphics I need to see now.

4. I decided to send a new version of the doc to my boss. I have already done it before with graphics, so there is no need to add them now. I press 'PDF' button -- the failure. I press 'DVI' button -- works fine. So I have to go to menu File->Export->PDF(dvipdfm) to get pdf-file.

Obviously, GUI 'PDF' operation doesn't work correctly when graphics is missing (i.e. with graphics I have intentionally hidden for higher performance).

Do people involved in LyX development read this forum? If not, then I guess nobody will fix it.