[OS X TeX] Re: List of feature requests on this list

[Herbert Schulz]

On Jul 7, 2008, at 5:41 PM, Ross Moore wrote:

> Hi Jan,
>
> On 08/07/2008, at 8:14 AM, Jan Anderssen wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> That is, it could be a rectangle neatly encompassing a figure or  
>>> table,
>>> changing to a squat wide rectangle for a referenced equation or  
>>> citation.
>>
>> This is also something Skim does, or at least almost.
>>
>> If you hover over a reference, a floating window pops up that shows  
>> the anchor point and some context around it, including the page  
>> number corresponding to the anchor. For the most part, that  
>> contains all the info you're looking for.
>
> Thanks for the tip.
> I just tried this, with a paper that I've been working on.
>
> It worked for the first cross-ref link that I tried,
> except that it showed the wrong destination within the document,
> showing a portion of page 17 rather than page 23.
> Clicking the link went to the right place.
> Only after 3 or 4 attempts did it sync to the correct place.
>
> Furthermore, no other cross-reference links would work,
> and none of the citation links.
>
> Would you please send me (off-list) a PDF that works properly
> for you, as I'd like to explore this feature.
>
>
> The other thing that I'd like is to have this view
> stay up as a moveable floating window.
>
>>
>> In my documents, I found that it works perfectly for references,  
>> but is a bit limited for tables and figures, presumable since I  
>> have the caption under the table/figure, and for some reason the  
>> caption ends up being at the top of the floating window. For  
>> references to footnotes, it goes somewhat astray. I mostly use the  
>> first case (references), so I'm very happy.
>>
>> Jan
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> 	Ross
>

Howdy,

TeXShop's previewer doesn't do separate windows (after all, that was a  
request that started this thread) but if you click on a link it takes  
you there and then clicking on the left arrow in the tool bar (there  
are page up/down arrows but also leftright arrows) it will take you  
back to where you were.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest.com)