Slow LyX File - DVI-to-PDF Converter - Clip to Coordinates

[Kornel Benko]

Am Thu, 23 Dec 2021 13:48:21 +0300
schrieb Baris Erkus via lyx-users <lyx-users at lists.lyx.org>:

> I am experiencing a slowdown on a LyX document. I am suspecting that 
> this is related to the "Clip to Coordinates" in the Graphics option, 
> which calls the DVI-to-PDF Converter (in Windows) at the backstage 
> constantly.
> 
> When "Clip to Coordinates" option of any figure is selected, LyX 
> constantly executing DVI-to-PDF Converter using command-line window even 
> if you are not working on that specific figure (ie writing regular text 
> at somewhere else), and even if that specific figure is not on the screen.
> 
> Furthermore, I realized that even if I uncheck the "Clip to Coordinates" 
> option and click the "Apply" and "Close", the LaTeX code preview at the 
> includegraphics command still shows the viewport option, but without the 
> ",clip". So, normally, it should completely remove the viewport option 
> and get the values from the file, am I right? Since the viewport options 
> stays, LyX is calling the DVI-to-PDF converter, which again causes 
> slowdown. Unchecking the option and then pressing the "Get from file" 
> solves the problem tough. This is very un-intuitional. I feel like 
> something fishy is going on here.
> 
> I have attached a MWE. My OS is Windows 10, MikTeX is the latest version 
> and LyX is 2.3.6.1. Could somebody check this with other OS or other 
> versions. Any feedback would be appreciated.
> 

I could not confirm on actual lyx2.3 nor with lyx2.4.
Both versions are not slowing down. This is on linux with QT5.9.5 though.

	Kornel
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