On May 3, 2008, at 12:01 PM, Ivan Werning wrote: > On May 3, 2008, at 2:16 PM, Christiaan Hofman wrote: > >> >> On 3 May 2008, at 7:53 PM, Ivan Werning wrote: >> >>> I couldn't find a solution to this problem anywhere. I don't know >>> what >>> is going on. >>> >>> I have an issue with my Skim Latex workflow. I like to use Skim to >>> view my dvi file without going through the whole pdf conversion >>> myself >>> (skim converts the file somehow and displays it). I love this >>> feature >>> of Skim! >>> >>> Whenever I recompile a file which is open in already in skim I want >>> it >>> auto update. After the first time that you update the file one >>> gets a >>> prompt from Skim and select Auto. That should do it. >>> >>> My problem is that it then works off and on, sporadically. Sometimes >>> it updates, sometimes it does not. I haven't discovered any pattern. >>> Anyone else experience this problem? Any idea on how to fix it? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> Ivan >> >> The problem is probably because DVI, unlike PDF, does not have a good >> EOF marker. So it is hard to know when latex has finished writing the >> file. There seems to be a series of characters that often appears at >> the end and that Skim checks for, but that does not always appear. >> >> Christiaan > > > Thanks Christiaan > > (btw, sorry for posting with an outdated title) > > This is interesting. It is true that I notice this happens much more > with my dvi latex-generated output than with my pdf latex-generated > output. (Maybe it doesn't happen at all with my pdf latex-generated > output, but I'm not sure. I feel like it happened but I switch so much > between them that I may be confused.)
PDF has a marker that notes when the output file is finished. There's still a race between multiple pdflatex runs and Skim's reloading, though. If at all possible, you should use a script to reload the file in Skim after your compile has completed, since your latex process determines when that should happen. You can do this from the Terminal with osascript, and it will be more efficient and reliable. -- adam ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ Skim-app-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users
