On Wed, Dec 11, 2002 at 04:43:38PM +0100, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: > >>>>> "Fran?ois" == Fran?ois BEAUBERT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Fran?ois> Hi, Just a small question. Is there a way to update the > Fran?ois> document via pdflatex without closing the document and > Fran?ois> reopen it (in acrobar for exemple) > > Fran?ois> This function works great with dvi output and xdvi or kdvi > Fran?ois> for exemple but for pdf output the only solution is to close > Fran?ois> the pdf file and reopen it after update -> pdflatex > > I think the problem is with acrobat reader which keeps the file open > and does not like it to be changed. You may want to try xpdf or > another pdf viewer.
There is an cumbersome way to manually force update in acrobat reader: after you update the pdf file in LyX, go the acrobat reader and type ctrl+w and then ctrl+<left arrow>.
