On Tue, Mar 03, 2009 at 10:14:39PM +0100, Frank Mittelbach wrote: > I agree with David, that such an integration would be best placed in > pdftex.def, wouldn't it? Or am we missing something? * The method of epstopdf is also useful for other drivers. I don't know a driver that supports all image formats. * grffile * bmpsize * ... > the .def file concept has been invented precisely for hiding the interface > pecularies from the high-level interface that is used in the LaTeX source and > that is precisely what we need here, or? I would rather say a new design for the missing stuff is needed, e.g.: * interface for .def files * command line options, program configuration * ... However, I doubt there will be enough energy to heat graphicx. Thus designing and writing a successor for graphicx seems the easier road. A candidate for this would be me because of my packages (see above). I am tempted, but I fear and know that I don't have the time for it (next weeks and months). Yours sincerely Heiko <[log in to unmask]>