On 3 May 2008, at 10:00 PM, Roussanka Loukanova wrote: > 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. >
simpdftex does not work nicely with Skim's updating mechanism, because it replaces the file rather than updating it. You can patch the simpdftex script or use your own script. See e.g. <http://phaseportrait.blogspot.com/2007/07/skim-automatic-refreshes-and-simpdftex.html >. Christiaan >> 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
