Re: Simulate update dvi behaviour in update pdflatex

[Uwe Stöhr]

Sharma, Vivek schrieb:


I uninstalled and reinstalled adobe reader 9.1 and the bug persists
I am on a windows vista business 32 bit os 
I wonder whether my dilemma is unique to me

does it have to do with windows api calls whatever that means(!)


Yes it has. We specially wrote a program that calls the Acrobat API to close and open the PDF when 
it is updated. I used Acrobat professional 7.0 and now 7.1. Both work as well as Adobe Reader 8.1. I 
haven't tested Adobe Reader 9.
But doesn't it at least work when you press in Acrobat's toolbar the button with the left arrow? 
This jumps back to the last viewed position in the PDF so you get when you want.


regards Uwe

Re: Simulate update dvi behaviour in update pdflatex

[Uwe Stöhr]

Sharma, Vivek schrieb:


I uninstalled and reinstalled adobe reader 9.1 and the bug persists
I am on a windows vista business 32 bit os 
I wonder whether my dilemma is unique to me

does it have to do with windows api calls whatever that means(!)


Yes it has. We specially wrote a program that calls the Acrobat API to close and open the PDF when 
it is updated. I used Acrobat professional 7.0 and now 7.1. Both work as well as Adobe Reader 8.1. I 
haven't tested Adobe Reader 9.
But doesn't it at least work when you press in Acrobat's toolbar the button with the left arrow? 
This jumps back to the last viewed position in the PDF so you get when you want.


regards Uwe

Re: Simulate update dvi behaviour in update pdflatex

[Uwe Stöhr]

Sharma, Vivek schrieb:


I uninstalled and reinstalled adobe reader 9.1 and the bug persists
I am on a windows vista business 32 bit os 
I wonder whether my dilemma is unique to me

does it have to do with windows api calls whatever that means(!)


Yes it has. We specially wrote a program that calls the Acrobat API to close and open the PDF when 
it is updated. I used Acrobat professional 7.0 and now 7.1. Both work as well as Adobe Reader 8.1. I 
haven't tested Adobe Reader 9.
But doesn't it at least work when you press in Acrobat's toolbar the button with the left arrow? 
This jumps back to the last viewed position in the PDF so you get when you want.


regards Uwe

Re: Simulate update dvi behaviour in update pdflatex

[Christian Ridderström]

On Tue, 8 Sep 2009, Uwe Stöhr wrote:


I cannot reproduce this. What program is your default PDF viewer? (I


I've also found that Acrobat starts over on the first page, very 
annoying:-(




/Christian

mean is Acrobat opened when you double-click on a PDF in the file 
explorer?) If Acrobat is indeed the default viewer, how was LyX 
installed (what installer (alternative or the standard one), was logged 
in with admin priviledges when installing LyX)?


regards Uwe





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Re: Simulate update dvi behaviour in update pdflatex

[Christian Ridderström]

On Tue, 8 Sep 2009, Uwe Stöhr wrote:


Sharma, Vivek schrieb:


 I am using lyx 1.6.4 with Miktex and adobe acrobat.
 When we View -  update - dvi after the latex runs the dvi window goes to
 the page I was viewing last with the updated view, whereas with update
 pdflatex the updated file just opens at the first page of the pdf
 document.


I cannot reproduce this. What program is your default PDF viewer? (I mean is 
Acrobat opened when you double-click on a PDF in the file explorer?)
If Acrobat is indeed the default viewer, how was LyX installed (what 
installer (alternative or the standard one), was logged in with admin 
priviledges when installing LyX)?


I forgot to say: I started Acrobat (or possibly reader, I can't say to be 
honest) from within LyX.


I don't know how it was installed either, it's a company laptop.

/Christian


regards Uwe





--
Christian Ridderström   Mobile: +46-8 768 39 44

Re: Simulate update dvi behaviour in update pdflatex

[Christian Ridderström]

On Tue, 8 Sep 2009, Uwe Stöhr wrote:


I cannot reproduce this. What program is your default PDF viewer? (I


I've also found that Acrobat starts over on the first page, very 
annoying:-(




/Christian

mean is Acrobat opened when you double-click on a PDF in the file 
explorer?) If Acrobat is indeed the default viewer, how was LyX 
installed (what installer (alternative or the standard one), was logged 
in with admin priviledges when installing LyX)?


regards Uwe





--
Christian Ridderström   Mobile: +46-8 768 39 44

Re: Simulate update dvi behaviour in update pdflatex

[Christian Ridderström]

On Tue, 8 Sep 2009, Uwe Stöhr wrote:


Sharma, Vivek schrieb:


 I am using lyx 1.6.4 with Miktex and adobe acrobat.
 When we View -  update - dvi after the latex runs the dvi window goes to
 the page I was viewing last with the updated view, whereas with update
 pdflatex the updated file just opens at the first page of the pdf
 document.


I cannot reproduce this. What program is your default PDF viewer? (I mean is 
Acrobat opened when you double-click on a PDF in the file explorer?)
If Acrobat is indeed the default viewer, how was LyX installed (what 
installer (alternative or the standard one), was logged in with admin 
priviledges when installing LyX)?


I forgot to say: I started Acrobat (or possibly reader, I can't say to be 
honest) from within LyX.


I don't know how it was installed either, it's a company laptop.

/Christian


regards Uwe





--
Christian Ridderström   Mobile: +46-8 768 39 44

Re: Simulate update dvi behaviour in update pdflatex

[Christian Ridderström]

On Tue, 8 Sep 2009, Uwe Stöhr wrote:


I cannot reproduce this. What program is your default PDF viewer? (I


I've also found that Acrobat starts over on the first page, very 
annoying:-(




/Christian

mean is Acrobat opened when you double-click on a PDF in the file 
explorer?) If Acrobat is indeed the default viewer, how was LyX 
installed (what installer (alternative or the standard one), was logged 
in with admin priviledges when installing LyX)?


regards Uwe





--
Christian Ridderström   Mobile: +46-8 768 39 44

Re: Simulate update dvi behaviour in update pdflatex

[Christian Ridderström]

On Tue, 8 Sep 2009, Uwe Stöhr wrote:


Sharma, Vivek schrieb:


 I am using lyx 1.6.4 with Miktex and adobe acrobat.
 When we View - > update -> dvi after the latex runs the dvi window goes to
 the page I was viewing last with the updated view, whereas with update
 pdflatex the updated file just opens at the first page of the pdf
 document.


I cannot reproduce this. What program is your default PDF viewer? (I mean is 
Acrobat opened when you double-click on a PDF in the file explorer?)
If Acrobat is indeed the default viewer, how was LyX installed (what 
installer (alternative or the standard one), was logged in with admin 
priviledges when installing LyX)?


I forgot to say: I started Acrobat (or possibly reader, I can't say to be 
honest) from within LyX.


I don't know how it was installed either, it's a company laptop.

/Christian


regards Uwe





--
Christian Ridderström   Mobile: +46-8 768 39 44

Re: Simulate update dvi behaviour in update pdflatex

[Julio Rojas]

Ok, if it's good for you. Me? I just open the PDFs, read them and, at
most, I print them. No more than that. That's why I use SumatraPDF,
which, BTW, allows me to update PDFs from Lyx. Last time I check
Acrobat didn't allow you to do it, but it's really some time since I
stopped using it.

So, at least for me, it has been a solution.

Best regards.
-
Julio Rojas
jcredbe...@gmail.com



On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 10:08 PM, Uwe Stöhruwesto...@web.de wrote:
 Julio Rojas schrieb:

 Use another PDF reader, like SumatraPDF. Smaller and with the feature
 you'll like to use.

 This is no solution. Acrobat works very well and there is still no
 OpenSource alternative available that provides the features of Acrobat (like
 for example cropping whitespace of pages).

 regards Uwe

Re: Simulate update dvi behaviour in update pdflatex

[Uwe Stöhr]

Julio Rojas schrieb:


Use another PDF reader, like SumatraPDF. Smaller and with the feature
you'll like to use.


This is no solution. Acrobat works very well and there is still no OpenSource alternative available 
that provides the features of Acrobat (like for example cropping whitespace of pages).


regards Uwe

Re: Simulate update dvi behaviour in update pdflatex

[Julio Rojas]

Use another PDF reader, like SumatraPDF. Smaller and with the feature
you'll like to use.
-
Julio Rojas
jcredbe...@gmail.com



On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 9:59 PM, Uwe Stöhruwesto...@web.de wrote:
 Sharma, Vivek schrieb:

 I am using lyx 1.6.4 with Miktex and adobe acrobat.
 When we View -  update - dvi after the latex runs the dvi window goes to
 the page I was viewing last with the updated view, whereas with update
 pdflatex the updated file just opens at the first page of the pdf document.

 I cannot reproduce this. What program is your default PDF viewer? (I mean is
 Acrobat opened when you double-click on a PDF in the file explorer?)
 If Acrobat is indeed the default viewer, how was LyX installed (what
 installer (alternative or the standard one), was logged in with admin
 priviledges when installing LyX)?

 regards Uwe

Re: Simulate update dvi behaviour in update pdflatex

[Uwe Stöhr]

Sharma, Vivek schrieb:


I am using lyx 1.6.4 with Miktex and adobe acrobat.
When we View -  update - dvi after the latex runs the dvi window goes to the 
page I was viewing last with the updated view, whereas with update pdflatex the 
updated file just opens at the first page of the pdf document.


I cannot reproduce this. What program is your default PDF viewer? (I mean is Acrobat opened when you 
double-click on a PDF in the file explorer?)
If Acrobat is indeed the default viewer, how was LyX installed (what installer (alternative or the 
standard one), was logged in with admin priviledges when installing LyX)?


regards Uwe

Re: Simulate update dvi behaviour in update pdflatex

[Julio Rojas]

Ok, if it's good for you. Me? I just open the PDFs, read them and, at
most, I print them. No more than that. That's why I use SumatraPDF,
which, BTW, allows me to update PDFs from Lyx. Last time I check
Acrobat didn't allow you to do it, but it's really some time since I
stopped using it.

So, at least for me, it has been a solution.

Best regards.
-
Julio Rojas
jcredbe...@gmail.com



On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 10:08 PM, Uwe Stöhruwesto...@web.de wrote:
 Julio Rojas schrieb:

 Use another PDF reader, like SumatraPDF. Smaller and with the feature
 you'll like to use.

 This is no solution. Acrobat works very well and there is still no
 OpenSource alternative available that provides the features of Acrobat (like
 for example cropping whitespace of pages).

 regards Uwe

Re: Simulate update dvi behaviour in update pdflatex

[Uwe Stöhr]

Julio Rojas schrieb:


Use another PDF reader, like SumatraPDF. Smaller and with the feature
you'll like to use.


This is no solution. Acrobat works very well and there is still no OpenSource alternative available 
that provides the features of Acrobat (like for example cropping whitespace of pages).


regards Uwe

Re: Simulate update dvi behaviour in update pdflatex

[Julio Rojas]

Use another PDF reader, like SumatraPDF. Smaller and with the feature
you'll like to use.
-
Julio Rojas
jcredbe...@gmail.com



On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 9:59 PM, Uwe Stöhruwesto...@web.de wrote:
 Sharma, Vivek schrieb:

 I am using lyx 1.6.4 with Miktex and adobe acrobat.
 When we View -  update - dvi after the latex runs the dvi window goes to
 the page I was viewing last with the updated view, whereas with update
 pdflatex the updated file just opens at the first page of the pdf document.

 I cannot reproduce this. What program is your default PDF viewer? (I mean is
 Acrobat opened when you double-click on a PDF in the file explorer?)
 If Acrobat is indeed the default viewer, how was LyX installed (what
 installer (alternative or the standard one), was logged in with admin
 priviledges when installing LyX)?

 regards Uwe

Re: Simulate update dvi behaviour in update pdflatex

[Uwe Stöhr]

Sharma, Vivek schrieb:


I am using lyx 1.6.4 with Miktex and adobe acrobat.
When we View -  update - dvi after the latex runs the dvi window goes to the 
page I was viewing last with the updated view, whereas with update pdflatex the 
updated file just opens at the first page of the pdf document.


I cannot reproduce this. What program is your default PDF viewer? (I mean is Acrobat opened when you 
double-click on a PDF in the file explorer?)
If Acrobat is indeed the default viewer, how was LyX installed (what installer (alternative or the 
standard one), was logged in with admin priviledges when installing LyX)?


regards Uwe

Re: Simulate update dvi behaviour in update pdflatex

[Julio Rojas]

Ok, if it's good for you. Me? I just open the PDFs, read them and, at
most, I print them. No more than that. That's why I use SumatraPDF,
which, BTW, allows me to update PDFs from Lyx. Last time I check
Acrobat didn't allow you to do it, but it's really some time since I
stopped using it.

So, at least for me, it has been a solution.

Best regards.
-
Julio Rojas
jcredbe...@gmail.com



On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 10:08 PM, Uwe Stöhr wrote:
> Julio Rojas schrieb:
>
>> Use another PDF reader, like SumatraPDF. Smaller and with the feature
>> you'll like to use.
>
> This is no solution. Acrobat works very well and there is still no
> OpenSource alternative available that provides the features of Acrobat (like
> for example cropping whitespace of pages).
>
> regards Uwe
>

Re: Simulate update dvi behaviour in update pdflatex

[Uwe Stöhr]

Julio Rojas schrieb:


Use another PDF reader, like SumatraPDF. Smaller and with the feature
you'll like to use.


This is no solution. Acrobat works very well and there is still no OpenSource alternative available 
that provides the features of Acrobat (like for example cropping whitespace of pages).


regards Uwe

Re: Simulate update dvi behaviour in update pdflatex

[Julio Rojas]

Use another PDF reader, like SumatraPDF. Smaller and with the feature
you'll like to use.
-
Julio Rojas
jcredbe...@gmail.com



On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 9:59 PM, Uwe Stöhr wrote:
> Sharma, Vivek schrieb:
>
>> I am using lyx 1.6.4 with Miktex and adobe acrobat.
>> When we View - > update -> dvi after the latex runs the dvi window goes to
>> the page I was viewing last with the updated view, whereas with update
>> pdflatex the updated file just opens at the first page of the pdf document.
>
> I cannot reproduce this. What program is your default PDF viewer? (I mean is
> Acrobat opened when you double-click on a PDF in the file explorer?)
> If Acrobat is indeed the default viewer, how was LyX installed (what
> installer (alternative or the standard one), was logged in with admin
> priviledges when installing LyX)?
>
> regards Uwe
>

Re: Simulate update dvi behaviour in update pdflatex

[Uwe Stöhr]

Sharma, Vivek schrieb:


I am using lyx 1.6.4 with Miktex and adobe acrobat.
When we View - > update -> dvi after the latex runs the dvi window goes to the 
page I was viewing last with the updated view, whereas with update pdflatex the 
updated file just opens at the first page of the pdf document.


I cannot reproduce this. What program is your default PDF viewer? (I mean is Acrobat opened when you 
double-click on a PDF in the file explorer?)
If Acrobat is indeed the default viewer, how was LyX installed (what installer (alternative or the 
standard one), was logged in with admin priviledges when installing LyX)?


regards Uwe