> On 6 Sep 2022, at 19:51, Schneider, Thomas (NIH/NCI) [E] via Skim-app-users > <skim-app-users@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > >> That does not have any immediate effects. That only saves the >> settings for newly opened PDFs in the future. So you probably saved >> that with a tiny zoom factor. You can choose that with a larger zoom >> factor, or with Automatically Resize checked. Or you can set the >> default settings in the General preferences. > > I don't see what the settings should be in General preferences. > It's not clear what they do. >
What is not clear? If you want the zoom level to automatically adapt to the view size, then you check Automatically Resize. Otherwise, you enter a specific zoom level in the Scale field. And this is a *preference*, i.e. settings that will be used for newly opened documents. It is not the settings used for currently open documents. >> When it is checked, then the PDF view should just resize the PDF to fit the >> view. > > I resized my postage stamp. I closed skim. It was still tiny when I > reopened. In General I clicked on 'Normal'. Nothing changed > apparently when I did that (no check box or any other change). > Why would you expect anything to change this way? You changed the setting for an opened document. That will not apply to the next opened document, even if it is the same. If you want to change the setting for newly opened documents, you should change the default settings by clicking Normal in General Preferences, set the settings, and hit OK. What did you do after clicking Normal? Did you confirm any changes? > I closed and opened Skim. Now it is big but although PDF/Auto Resize > is checked, the PDF is too big and not fitting the window. Zoom to > Fit is greyed out so I can't do that!!! > If this is the case, then it must be auto sized. I think your expectation about what the automatic size should be is wrong. Note also that how the page is sized depends on the display mode (single page, continuous scrolling, …). It may either fit the width or the height of the page, depending on the display mode. note that this is how Apple’s PDFKit works, not our choice. > I'm quite lost and still running around in circles. > > Tom > Please try to understand the difference between default settings and settings for an open document. Christiaan
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