On 9 Aug 2007, at 6:37 AM, Adam R. Maxwell wrote: > > On Aug 8, 2007, at 21:17, Jerry wrote: > >> I'd file this as a bug report but I'm not sure it's a bug. >> >> I'm not using Skim for TeX stuff but as a viewer for plots which >> happen to be generated by the excellent PLplot. PLplot writes >> Postscript files. I've enabled "Check for file changes" in the prefs >> but Skim does not re-load the file after a run of my plot-generating >> program finishes. > > I believe that only files which are loaded as PDF can be monitored; PS > goes through an intermediate step internally whereby it's converted to > PDF for display, just like Apple's Preview. > >> I have to make an edit to the (old) version then >> select Revert in order to get the newly-make PS file. Is the "Check >> for file changes" related only to TeX stuff or can it monitor any >> file for changes. A simple "Reload" command might be a good >> compromise between ease of use and not accidentally reloading a file >> (and loosing notes). Also, a periodic re-checking of the file on disk >> might generate too much work if the file (due to me running my >> plotting program) takes several seconds or minutes to be re-written. >> The more I think about it, a manual Reload function might be sweet. > > Revert serves this purpose, and you can also use it from AppleScript. > If there's a script involved in using PLplot, you could use osascript > to reload. > > -- > adam
But Revert would never work for a PS file, just as Save is disabled. PS is not a native type for Skim, it's only a viewer for that type. This is standard document based app behavior, and for good reasons. Christiaan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Skim-app-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users
