Or you can use the case-sensitive option when installing MaCOS and not have that problem :)
On 11/12/2007, Marc H. Scholl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... this is well known, "correct" behavior on Mac OS X, since the OS's > file system is case-aware, but case insensitive. You can always say, > e.g., > > $ touch FOO > $ rm foo > > and the file will be gone. > --Marc > Am 11.12.2007 um 04:08 schrieb josh hurst: > > > Hi all, > > > > The good news is i got it to work and it works great now! - but here > > is what the problem was: > > > > Since this is the first anyone has heard of this I decided to play > > around with is. I tried it on another file and it worked ok so I > > tried to find the problem with the document I was currently using. > > The problem is pretty weird especially considering the fact it > > worked with PDFview and Texniscope. > > > > basically I have a directory that is all capitalized and if I > > descend into that directory without using the right commands it > > won't work because the pwd and the actual one are different - > > basically here are the ways I can reproduce the problem: > > > > The correct file directory is ~/TEMP (capitalized!) and the file > > is pbc.tex - now do the following: > > THIS CAUSES THE PROBLEM: > > :~ hurstj$ cd temp > > :~/temp hurstj$ /Applications/Skim.app/Contents/SharedSupport/ > > displayline 200 pbc.pdf pbc.tex > > :~/temp hurstj$ /Applications/Skim.app/Contents/SharedSupport/ > > displayline 100 pbc.pdf pbc.tex > > > > This will work for the first command - but no other subsequent ones > > - noticed that the actual directory is ~/TEMP but somehow it sill > > allowed me to go into ~/temp (which does not exist) and run commands > > in this directory that does not exist! > > > > THIS IS WHAT WORKS: > > :~ hurstj$ cd TEMP > > :~/TEMP hurstj$ /Applications/Skim.app/Contents/SharedSupport/ > > displayline 200 pbc.pdf pbc.tex > > :~/TEMP hurstj$ /Applications/Skim.app/Contents/SharedSupport/ > > displayline 100 pbc.pdf pbc.tex > > > > because of course we are in the actual capitalized directory that > > actually exists! > > > > Its just weird that the OS allows you to go into the lower case > > directory that doesn't even exist and that PDFview and TeXniscope > > worked with the wrong (lowercase) directory. > > > > So in summary everything works good - you just have to use caution > > that your OS is actually descending in a directory that actually > > exists! > > > > Here is my system information in case anyone cares to investigate: > > I'm using 10.4.11 Tiger. I used PDFview and have no problems, > > TeXniscope too. I even tried the old (2004) and the newer 2007 > > versions of psfsync. On the latex end I use pdfeTeX, Version > > 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5). > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:45:03 +0100 > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [Skim-app-users] forward searching: must close > > current Skim window > > > > > > Are you using Leopard or Tiger? I have no problem with this on > > Tiger. > > > > > > Christiaan > > > > > > On 10 Dec 2007, at 11:06 PM, Joshua Hurst wrote: > > > > > > > The displayline script works fine - it opens Skim to the right > > place. > > > > But if I issue the command a second time the current Skim window > > will > > > > not readjust its position - it says right where it is. But if I > > close > > > > the window and issue the command again it open another Skim > > window in > > > > the right place. > > > > > > > > How can I make it so that it will automatically readjust the > > window > > > > position when I use the displayline command without having to > > close > > > > each > > > > window? > > > > > > > > In other words I would like to issue these commands: > > > > > > > > /Applications/Skim.app/Contents/SharedSupport/displayline 1 > > pbc.pdf > > > > pbc.tex > > > > /Applications/Skim.app/Contents/SharedSupport/displayline 100 > > > > pbc.pdf > > > > pbc.tex > > > > /Applications/Skim.app/Contents/SharedSupport/displayline 200 > > pbc.pdf > > > > pbc.tex > > > > > > > > one after another and watch the current window adjust its position > > > > accordingly without having to close the current window and issue > > the > > > > command again. > > > > > > > > Let me know if this is an easy fix or perhaps a known problem. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Josh > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > SF.Net email is sponsored by: > > > Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > > > It's the best place to buy or sell services for > > > just about anything Open Source. > > > http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Skim-app-users mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users > > > > You keep typing, we keep giving. 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