LyX ⇒ Parts of figures (eps) lost in pdf

[Jutschet]

Hi everyone,
When converting from my Lyx document to pdf parts of my figures gets lost (e.g. some axis labels). In the preview of Lyx the figures are still fine.
This happens for *.eps graphics. I found in some older threads that lyx may have a problem with this format? Is this still true?
Thanks for your help!

edit: ps2pdf seems to work, but it takes ages (5 min) for compilation ... I still don't see the reason for just loosing parts of a graphic. Anyone has an idea?

[kaiserkarl13]

I used to have trouble with LaTeX (not PDFLaTeX) not cutting the figure at the bounding box, as EPS-supporting programs are supposed to do. You can convert the EPS files (a one-time expenditure of time) using epstopdf, then use PDFLaTeX, and it should solve this problem.

[Jutschet]

Do I have to repeat this epstopdf each time I open the document (e.g. every morning) or really only once or at least always when I add a new eps graphic? I am writing my PhD-thesis, so there are a lot of figures and I add or change some multiple times every day.

[kaiserkarl13]

You only need to run epstopdf if the EPS file changes. If each figure is the same as it was before, running it again does nothing helpful.