On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 10:45 PM, Ivan Werning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I use Skim as my previewer, but I am having trouble getting the reverse > search to work with LyX. > > Here is what I do: (following wiki instructions > http://wiki.lyx.org/Mac/Mac ) > > 1. add" \usepackage{pdfsync}" line in preamble (Document>Settings>Latex > Preamble) > 2. in Skim I choose LyX in the PDFSync support tab of its preferences > 3. I compile some file in LyX using pdflatex > 4. I get it in Skim and hit Command+Shift + Click on any part of the file = > nothing happens :( > > (5. I checked that my ".lyxpipe.in and .lyxpipe.out files do not exist > when LyX is not running." as recommended by the wiki) > > (6. Also tried restarting both programs after preference changes etc.) > > Note that I can get this to work with Aquamacs perfectly (of course, > setting Aquamacs in Skim's preference tab). I just can't get it to work with > LyX > > Any help much appreciated! > > Operating system: OS X > Software versions: > Skim 1.1.8 (30) > LyX 1.5.5 (May 11 2008) I can get it working if I specify in Skim's preferences the complete path to lyxeditor by selecting a custom preset for PDFSync support: /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/MacOS/lyxeditor If that works for you, then it looks like the problem is in Skim, and the bug should be reported to them. Bennett
