I once again find that reverse search using Skim and LyX on macOS doesn’t work. LyX 2.3.2, Skim 1.4.40. Forward search works but when reverse search is attempted, LyX moves to the front but does not move the cursor and does not scroll the window contents.
I don’t remember when this last worked but it was on the order of weeks ago. I don’t remember when I updated LyX to 2.3.2. LyX is at /Applications/Lyx.app Skim is at /Applications/PDF_Viewers/Skim.app I have read and re-read the list thread from March 14, 2018, and the wiki at https://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/SyncTeX. I’m stumped. This was working not long ago and nothing has changed to my knowledge. However, I did notice that Document > Settings > Formats > check Synchronize with output somehow got checked off. Dunno how. No clue. Same document. So here are my settings, stepping through the wiki steps: Setting up LyX • In Document > Settings > Formats, check Synchronize with output [DONE] • If your viewer needs another output format than \synctex=-1 (which is the default), select it or insert it in "Custom Macro” [BLANK—THIS IS THE DEFAULT I GUESS] • Modify Preferences > Output > General > PDF command for your PDF viewer (see the viewer-specific notes below) Skim In LyX, • LyX > Preferences > Output > General > PDF command: /Applications/PDF_Viewers/Skim.app/Contents/SharedSupport/displayline $$n $$o $$t [DONE AS INDICATED HERE] In Skim: • Skim PDF-TeX Sync setting: Custom [DONE] • command: /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/MacOS/lyxeditor [DONE] • arguments: "%file" %line; /usr/bin/osascript -e 'tell application "LyX" to activate' [DONE]
