Have you tried selecting the Visual Studio Code in the Sync preferences? That should cause Skim to call exactly the command you mention.
Christiaan > On 23 Jan 2025, at 09:19, Ludvig Hult <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm a new skim user, trying to set up synctex support for reverse search. I > have previously used Sumatra PDF on windows, wich required custom synctex > config, so I am familiar with the basic concepts. However, nothing happens > when i command-shift-click in my pdf. How should I proceed with > troubleshooting? > > What I have done: > > I am running Sonoma 14.6.1 > Skim version 1.7.8 > VSCode 1.69.4 > > ```latex > %minimal.tex > \documentclass{article} > \begin{document} > Hello, World! > \end{document} > ``` > > compiling with `pdflatex -synctex=1 minimal.tex` > verifying that a `minimal.synctex.gz` was generated. > Opening `minimal.pdf` in skim via the GUI. > Opening settings > sync > select vs code > Close the dialog. > command+shift+click in the document. Nothing happens. > > I tried replacing the sync command with `tput` and the argument `bel`, since > that produces a bell sound when run in my terminal. No sound is made when > command+shift+clicking in the pdf. > I also tried running the command `open vscode://file"/the full path to > minimal.tex":2` in my terminal, which worked great for opening vscode > > It seems to me like skim don't process the command+shift+click properly. How > should I proceed to get synctex to work? > > Best Ragards, > Ludvig Hult > > > ps. the wiki > https://sourceforge.net/p/skim-app/wiki/TeX_and_PDF_Synchronization/ > <https://sourceforge.net/p/skim-app/wiki/TeX_and_PDF_Synchronization/> > discuss synctex as something included in 'new' technology like texlive 2008. > I would argue that this is not that 'new' anymore.
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