Re: [Skim-app-users] Puzzled user

2013-02-07 Thread Geoffrey S. Knauth
Hey "poor slobs whose names are in the about box" -- I *love* Skim. Thank you. That is all. Geoff Knauth http://knauth.org/gsk On Feb 7, 2013, at 22:09, "Adam R. Maxwell" wrote: > > On Feb 7, 2013, at 13:18 , Thomas Schneider wrote: > >> Adam: >> >>> That may reduce the probability of cr

Re: [Skim-app-users] Puzzled user

2013-02-07 Thread Adam R. Maxwell
On Feb 7, 2013, at 13:18 , Thomas Schneider wrote: > Adam: > >> That may reduce the probability of crashing, but there is no >> guarantee that it will actually solve the problems you are seeing. >> >> To anyone thinking of using the automatic reload: you are asking for >> crashes and concomita

Re: [Skim-app-users] Puzzled user

2013-02-07 Thread Christiaan Hofman
On Feb 7, 2013, at 22:18, Thomas Schneider wrote: > Adam: > >> That may reduce the probability of crashing, but there is no >> guarantee that it will actually solve the problems you are seeing. >> >> To anyone thinking of using the automatic reload: you are asking for >> crashes and concomitant

Re: [Skim-app-users] Puzzled user

2013-02-07 Thread Thomas Schneider
Adam: > That may reduce the probability of crashing, but there is no > guarantee that it will actually solve the problems you are seeing. > > To anyone thinking of using the automatic reload: you are asking for > crashes and concomitant data loss. Setting the related hidden > defaults mentioned on

Re: [Skim-app-users] Puzzled user

2013-02-07 Thread Adam R. Maxwell
On Feb 7, 2013, at 11:39, Aaron Meurer wrote: > Wouldn't it be cleaner to just modify your Makefile to build the PDF in some > temp file, and then replace the actual PDF when it is done? That may reduce the probability of crashing, but there is no guarantee that it will actually solve the pr

Re: [Skim-app-users] Puzzled user

2013-02-07 Thread Dave Sands
Thanks for the helpful comments. I'm less puzzled now. Aaron - that seems like the right way to solve it for me (I want the makefile to work across several platforms so I don't want skim-specific stuff in there) On 7 February 2013 20:39, Aaron Meurer wrote: > Wouldn't it be cleaner to just mo

Re: [Skim-app-users] Puzzled user

2013-02-07 Thread Aaron Meurer
Wouldn't it be cleaner to just modify your Makefile to build the PDF in some temp file, and then replace the actual PDF when it is done? Aaron Meurer On Feb 7, 2013, at 9:25 AM, Christiaan Hofman wrote: First of all, this is a very old question that has been answered on this list many times. O

Re: [Skim-app-users] Puzzled user

2013-02-07 Thread Thomas Schneider
Dave: > One of the main reasons to install skim was to have automatic updates > for pdf files that have changed. I'm usually talking about latex > generated pdfs where the change is generated from a compilation within > aquamacs, or by running a make file from a terminal. I am guessing that > late

Re: [Skim-app-users] Puzzled user

2013-02-07 Thread Dagnat Fabien
Hello, I jump in the discussion. Le 7 févr. 2013 à 17:24, Christiaan Hofman a écrit : > First of all, this is a very old question that has been answered on this list > many times. > > On Feb 7, 2013, at 17:11, Dave Sands wrote: > ... cut text >> Secondly, skim often seems to miss that the file

Re: [Skim-app-users] Puzzled user

2013-02-07 Thread Maxwell, Adam R
On Feb 7, 2013, at 08:24, Christiaan Hofman wrote: On Feb 7, 2013, at 17:11, Dave Sands wrote: A related but more minor issue concerns using latex make files or scripts. When a pdf file is generated multiple times in short succession it seems that skim often sees an incomplete copy and complai

Re: [Skim-app-users] Puzzled user

2013-02-07 Thread Christiaan Hofman
First of all, this is a very old question that has been answered on this list many times. On Feb 7, 2013, at 17:11, Dave Sands wrote: > Hi > > I've been using this app for a while. Currently on the latest version 1.4.1 > > I'm kind of puzzled by the slightly nondeterministic behaviour of skim

Re: [Skim-app-users] Skim only displays 1 doc at a time

2013-02-07 Thread Christiaan Hofman
On Feb 7, 2013, at 16:33, D. Stall wrote: > Why won't Skim open and display text of more than one document at a > time? > > I can open second and multiple documents in Skim, but only the first > document opened displays text. > The others open but are blank, no text display. > > Skim 1.3.22

[Skim-app-users] Puzzled user

2013-02-07 Thread Dave Sands
Hi I've been using this app for a while. Currently on the latest version 1.4.1 I'm kind of puzzled by the slightly nondeterministic behaviour of skim. Perhaps I'm doing it wrong. Maybe someone can enlighten me. One of the main reasons to install skim was to have automatic updates for pdf files t

[Skim-app-users] Skim only displays 1 doc at a time

2013-02-07 Thread D. Stall
Why won't Skim open and display text of more than one document at a time? I can open second and multiple documents in Skim, but only the first document opened displays text. The others open but are blank, no text display. Skim 1.3.22 on Mac PowerPC 10.5.8 ---