That's probably it. Thanks. Maybe I'll ask the PLplot folks about this. But now I'm wondering if there is a command line version of Skim. I could simply send a command from my program to Skim to open the new file. Jerry
On Aug 9, 2007, at 4:46 AM, Christiaan Hofman wrote: > In fact PS files are followed for file changes. So the problem is > somewhere else. Probably the PS file is deleted before it is > replaced, in which case it's lost track of. > > Christiaan > > On 9 Aug 2007, at 1:06 PM, Jerry wrote: > >> >> On Aug 9, 2007, at 2:43 AM, Christiaan Hofman wrote: >> >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> >> I'm not sure what all the issues are--I'm just saying that for the >> particular situation where I have to repeatedly open the same >> (Postscript) file, having to select the Note tool, make a mark on the >> file (making the loaded file dirty, I suppose), then selecting Revert >> and answering a dialog boxe is a fair number of steps especially when >> I have to do it a whole lot of times in a day. A simple Reload, as >> opposed to a Revert (which assumes that the loaded file has been >> modified in memory), would certainly be nice to have. >> >> Jerry >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> - >> --- >> 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 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
