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Thanh Han The wrote:
dumping an image in pdf mode is rather difficult to get right. If in dvi mode an image is "stored" by a reference to an external file, then I am afraid the speed gain is not that much. There is for sure some comfort by having a dumped file reference in the format, but again that can be also achieved for pdf mode using some macros IMHO.
to me it looks like a rather useless option to include an image in a format, just as we don't embed type 1 fonts in the format either so let's not waste energy on it
My vote is also to disable \pdfrefximage and the likes in init mode.
depends a bit what 'the likes' is, i can imagine that one wants to measure the dimensions of a graphic or so and store them, but indeed the ref to an imag ecan be disabled also, those who generate a format should know what they're doing/dealing with 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------