[OS X TeX] TeXShop does not find graphic

[Herbert Schulz]

> On Jun 12, 2025, at 1:24 PM, Doris Behrendt via MacOSX-TeX <macosx-tex at email.esm.psu.edu> wrote:
> 
> Dear Herbert,
> 
> how embarrassing :-) a beginners mistake and not seeing the forest because of so many trees ...
> 
> Thanks anyway ...
> 
> Doris
> 
>> On 12. Jun 2025, at 20:17, Herbert Schulz via MacOSX-TeX <macosx-tex at email.esm.psu.edu> wrote:
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>> 
>> 
>>> On Jun 12, 2025, at 12:21 PM, Doris Behrendt via MacOSX-TeX <macosx-tex at email.esm.psu.edu> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Dear Herbert,
>>> 
>>> attached are the needed files. Thanks for your help!
>>> 
>>> Doris<mwe>
>>> 
>>>> On 12. Jun 2025, at 18:02, Doris Behrendt via MacOSX-TeX <macosx-tex at email.esm.psu.edu> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Dear Herbert,
>>>> 
>>>> I cannot provide an mwe at the moment because it's on another account on this machine and I am in a videocall ;-(
>>>> 
>>>> But it happens with png. I can provide an mwe+log in about half an hour though ...
>>>> 
>>>> Doris
>>>> 
>>>>> On 12. Jun 2025, at 17:43, Herbert Schulz via MacOSX-TeX <macosx-tex at email.esm.psu.edu> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Jun 12, 2025, at 10:15 AM, Doris Behrendt via MacOSX-TeX <macosx-tex at email.esm.psu.edu> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hello list members,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I just updated TeXShop to be sure, but still have the following problem: When I compile with pdflatex, I get the error >>file not found<< from \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{relativepathtofile/filenamewithoutextension} while when compiling from the terminal it runs fine. The package used is graphicx.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Does anyone have an idea why this happens or did anyone encounter the same problem?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Than you,
>>>>>> Doris Behrendt
>>>>> 
>>>>> Howdy,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Could you please supply a minimal full example of code that does this? I have no problems dong this with .jpg, .eps (which get converted automatically by pdflatex to a .pdf) and .pdf.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Also, a copy of the .log file produced by the failing run would be useful.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Good Luck,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Herb Schulz
>>>>> herbs2 at mac.com
>> 
>> Howdy,
>> 
>> You're not using pdflatex but latex which only understands .eps. The first two lines of you Console output show that:
>> 
>> ### This is /Library/TeX/texbin/simpdftex, Version 20221012
>> ### /Library/TeX/texbin/latex mwe-2025-06-12.tex
>> 
>> Check the Typeset tab of TeXShop->Settings (or Prfeferences depending upon your OS version). You should have the default command set to Latex and the Default Script set to Pdftex. (These settings go back a long time ago --- in a Galaxy far far away ;-)).
>> 
>> OR, better
>> 
>> always tell TeXShop what engine to use by adding the line
>> 
>> % !TEX program = pdflatex
>> 
>> to the top of the main source file.
>> 
>> PS: If your actual document has a bibliography and/or index you might be interested in using the pdflatexmk engine which will complete all processing necessary to get it alal put together. To do that just replace `pdflatex' in the line above to `pdflatexmk' (without the quotes).
>> 
>> Good Luck,
>> 
>> Herb Schulz
>> herbs2 at mac.com

Howdy,

Nothing to be embarrassed about! I can't remember how many times I've struggled with a problem only to find out it had a simple solution.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
herbs2 at mac.com