[OS X Emacs] synctex in Aquamacs
Alex Hamann
Alexander.Hamann at stud-mail.uni-wuerzburg.de
Fri Aug 15 04:43:46 EDT 2008
Am 14.08.2008 um 21:02 schrieb David Reitter:
>
>
> Why are you keen on switching to synctex? What are the advantages
> over pdfsync? I quickly checked the available info on their site,
> and it doesn't seem like they mention any specific advantages...
>
>
quoting Adam Maxwell's reply from a recent post on the skim mailing
list to a similar question :
>> Is there a reason to use synctex over pdfsync or are they apples
>> and oranges?
>>
>
> Among other reasons, synctex is built in to pdftex and xetex, it is
> more
> precise, does not require an external style, and doesn't alter the
> layout of
> your PDF file. It's also supported by viewers on Windows/Linux.
> See the
> links below for more info.
indeed, it is primarily the fact that pdfsync sometimes had an inpact
on the layout of the pdf (messing something up) that I am personally
looking forward to using synctex.
Cheers,
Alex
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