From: Pavel Sanda Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 08:27:00 +0000 (-0800) Subject: Forward search: add Enrico's comment from uses list. X-Git-Tag: 2.1.0rc1~180 X-Git-Url: https://git.lyx.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=e9915397590533effd70024db922057ff3cdb6c7;p=features.git Forward search: add Enrico's comment from uses list. --- diff --git a/lib/doc/Additional.lyx b/lib/doc/Additional.lyx index 8aa0e5ab4b..59a31d17ec 100644 --- a/lib/doc/Additional.lyx +++ b/lib/doc/Additional.lyx @@ -6077,7 +6077,26 @@ scr-specials \emph default approach. You need at least TeXLive 2008 or a recent MikTeX distribution in order - to use it. + to use it +\begin_inset Foot +status collapsed + +\begin_layout Plain Layout +For some reason, MikTeX does not understand/obey the command LyX inserts + into the preamble when you check the "Enable Forward/Reverse Search" button + in the toolbar and does not generate the necessary info. +\end_layout + +\begin_layout Plain Layout +The generation of the required info can be forced by changing the converter + "LaTeX (pdflatex) -> PDF (pdflatex)" in Preferences->File handling->Converters + from the default "pdflatex $$i" to "pdflatex -synctex=1 $$i" (i.e., by adding + the -synctex=1 switch). +\end_layout + +\end_inset + +. Also note that only a few PDF viewers (Skim on the Mac, SumatraPDF on Windows) already provide SyncTeX support. \end_layout