[texhax] dvi vs pdf
Michael Doob
mdoob at ccu.umanitoba.ca
Thu Dec 2 19:50:23 CET 2010
On Thursday 02 December 2010 12:40 pm, Michael Barr wrote:
>
> I have one further problem with pdf.
The problem is not with pdf; it's with the viewer, of course.
> I am accustomed to compiling a file,
> previewing it, making changes and then iterate. I cannot do that with the
> Adobe reader. I cannot write a new pdf file while the old one is loaded.
True, but it can be done with a three-key sequence: <CTRL>W + <ALT>F + 1.
But I take your point nonetheless. It's an unnecessary pain.
> So exit the file from the reader, then compile the new version, load
> the new file, and then find your place again. I find this intolerable.
> Someone once suggested a different pdf reader and I tried it and found it
> unsatisfactory in other ways (I no longer recall why). I'll stick to dvi,
> thank you.
Maybe xpdf? It has a refresh feature.
Cheers,
Michael
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