Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Shortening path for figure/tables/pictures

[mnajem]

Hi,

I wonder if I could put an alias to the path of my folder and subfolder. Say for example, given that I have to put

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\begin{frame}{Microsoft Windows' Segments}
 \begin{figure}
  \fbox{\includegraphics[scale=0.35]{/home/najmi/Dropbox/mythesis-UTM/utmthesis/source/fig/windows-share.png}}
\caption{Windows product lines and usage share \cite{OPSWAT2011}} 
\end{figure}
\end{frame}

is there a way to put the path in the preamble,predefined,so that I just have to issue the variable?

something like, $PATHNAME

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\begin{frame}{Microsoft Windows' Segments}
 \begin{figure}
  \fbox{\includegraphics[scale=0.35]{$PATHNAME/windows-share.png}}
\caption{Windows product lines and usage share \cite{OPSWAT2011}} 
\end{figure}
\end{frame}

[localghost]

You could use the \graphicspath command from the graphicx package. But for several reasons it is not recommendable and therefore should be avoided (see l2tabu, Section 3.4).


Thorsten