[OS X TeX] TS synchronization with \input

[Gary L. Gray]

On Nov 15, 2006, at 12:12 PM, Themis Matsoukas wrote:

> On Nov 11, 2006, at 9:12 AM, Themis Matsoukas wrote:
>
>> I run to the following  problem with pdf-to-source synchronization  
>> while using nested \input files:
>>
>> I use a master file to \input a large number of files that reside  
>> in parallel folders in paths of the form ../problems/prob_i  
>> relative to the root file (with i=1, ...).  I often \input only  
>> some of these files in my root file. I noticed that when I command- 
>> click on certain spots of  the pdf output, the source file that  
>> pops opens is a file that is not \input'ed in my root file! This  
>> behavior is apparently due to TeXShop's synchronization (and not  
>> to pdfsync)  because the sync point in the source file is  
>> highlighted in bright yellow color.
>>
>> It appears that TeXShop's synchronization works by looking for  
>> matching strings in ALL *.tex files that reside in ../problems/,  
>> whether these files are actually loaded by the root file or not.  
>> If that's the case, it should be possible to add a check in the  
>> program to skip files that are not \input'ed.
>>
>> Themis
>
>
> Here is an update on synchronization with multiple \input files  
> based on recent experience:
>
> 1. pdfsync does not seem to work - clicking on the pdf always opens  
> the root file, not the source (\input'ed) file.
>
> 2. TS's search works but is unreliable. With multiple input files  
> that contain lots of math and similar words, TS will open the first  
> file that produces a match. With many \input files, clicking on the  
> source of a later \input'ed file almost always fails to open the  
> correct input file.


We are writing a large textbook that \includes 41 files and \inputs a  
half a dozen others. It is currently 541 pages and the PDF file is  
263 MB. Having used TeXShop's synchronization since the day it was  
released, my experience has been that, yes, TS will open the first  
file it finds with similar wording to what has been command-clicked  
on, but clicking on a slightly different location near the one just  
clicked will work very nicely 9 times out of 10. On a project this  
big, TS's syncing has been invaluable.

Regards,
   Gary
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