On 16 Jan 2009, at 11:59 PM, Ivan Werning wrote: > I encounter the following behavior. > > When using LaTeX I will often update a PDF file already open in Skim > by compiling (with pdflatex, say). > > Sometimes I like to have the PDF file in full mode---switching back > and forth between my editor (Aquamacs in this case) and Skim using > CMD- > Tab, as I edit the .tex and review the outputed PDF. > > Things usually work wonderfully. > > But I noted the following: > > - when in Full screen mode AND if the PDF file is zoomed out > sufficiently so that no vertical scroll bar is required (in case you > have many pages, this probably also requires that you are not in > continuous page mode), then Skim will update the file but not redraw > the screen after that. You can get the screen to be redrawn by > changing pages and back (there may be another similar manual > workaround). [This occurs whether or not you switched back fast enough > to Skim after changing the file.] > > By "not redraw" (I don't know what the proper term is here) here I > mean that in the latter case you still see the previous version of the > file on the screen (sometimes you see a distorted mixture). However, > Skim has load the new file and when you switch the page it shows the > updated file properly. > > - If instead you are not in Full screen mode or (if you are) are > sufficiently zoomed in to have the vertical scrollbar, Skim does > redraw the screen after uploading the PDF. [This occurs whether or not > you switched back fast enough to Skim after changing the file.] > > Note: OS X 15.5.4, Skim 1.2 with sync preferences set to check changes > and work with Aquamacs (by the way, I checked and the problem occurs > with or without syncing commands such as loading pdfsync). > > -ivan
Strange, never seen that. I found a weekness with reloading which hopefully fixes the problem, but I can't test it as I don't see the problem in the first place. Christiaan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ Skim-app-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users
