Hi, On Sat, 3 May 2008, 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: >> ... >>> 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?... I do, incl with simpdftex. The following steps used to work quite finely, in some of the previous versions of Skim, when I needed to run simpdftex on a file.tex: At first, I'd run pdflatex from Emacs on file.tex, just a couple of times to start Skim displaying the file.pdf; and would do some change in file.pdf, to get once File updated > Auto. Then I'd run simpdftex from Emacs and Skim would update the pdf file automatically without using File > Revert. Now, like you, I have to use Revert. > In any case, as a workaround, and useful in its own right, it would be > great if to have a keyboard shortcut for a user initiated update. Such > a feature is common in dvi viewers (although I don't know any good > such dvi viewer for the mac). Then, say I recompile my .dvi and Skim > did not, for some reason, auto update. I could then press a key > combination and update the file (similar to the current >File>Revert > but: a. I need to use the mouse for that. b. I need to confirm that I > want to revert, by hitting OK or enter; and c. next time I update > the .dvi I get asked again about whether I want to allow autoupdate, > that is, Skim forgets my previous answer). I think a high percentage > of Latex users of Skim could benefit from this. The best would be to have Auto update, as soon as the pdf is displayed in Skim. A key combination for Revert would be very useful, in any case, but especially as Auto update doesn't work with dvi or simpdftex. Roussanka > > Thanks > > -Ivan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
