Hi, this is what texexec (latest version that i will upload) does with xetex: --xetex --xtx : run xetex and process xdv file afterwards using xdvipdfmx --xdv : run xetex and process xdv file afterwards using xdv2pdf when using dvipdfmx, graphics are analyzed using rlxtools --identify filename.suffix which assumes imagemagick's 'identify' to be present (i can integrate that in the resource log mechanism later); it will be run at runtime when needed, otherwise users need to manually create the associated rli files (i.e. whatever.jpg gets a whatever.jpg.rli file) later i will look into a combination of specials Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------