[OS X TeX] preview jumps to top of page

[Claus Gerhardt]

Let me post again my mail from June 3, 2005 in which I offered two  
Applescripts to switch easily between these two modes.

Claus

Below are two Applescripts that activate "Single page" resp.   
"MultiPage" mode. They should be saved as TeXShop's Macros and  
triggered by keyboard shortcuts. In the System preferences the option  
"Enable assistive devices" has to be selected.

Claus

do_menu("TeXShop", "Preview", "Display Format", "Multipage")

on do_menu(app_name, menu_name, menu_item1, menu_item2)
     try
         -- bring the target application to the front
         tell application app_name
             activate
         end tell
         tell application "System Events"
             tell process app_name
                 tell menu bar 1
                     tell menu bar item menu_name
                         tell menu 1
                             tell menu item menu_item1
                                 tell menu 1

                                     click menu item menu_item2
                                 end tell
                             end tell
                         end tell
                     end tell
                 end tell
             end tell
         end tell
         return true
     on error error_message
         return false
     end try
end do_menu



--Next script

do_menu("TeXShop", "Preview", "Display Format", "Single Page")

on do_menu(app_name, menu_name, menu_item1, menu_item2)
     try
         -- bring the target application to the front
         tell application app_name
             activate
         end tell
         tell application "System Events"
             tell process app_name
                 tell menu bar 1
                     tell menu bar item menu_name
                         tell menu 1
                             tell menu item menu_item1
                                 tell menu 1

                                     click menu item menu_item2
                                 end tell
                             end tell
                         end tell
                     end tell
                 end tell
             end tell
         end tell
         return true
     on error error_message
         return false
     end try
end do_menu


On Nov 14, 2005, at 17:46, Gary L. Gray wrote:

>
> On Nov 9, 2005, at 2:21 PM, Herbert Schulz wrote:
>
>> On Nov 9, 2005, at 1:16 PM, Herbert Schulz wrote:
>>
>>> Howdy,
>>>
>>> Right now the only way to not have it do that is to use MultiPage  
>>> or Double MultiPage as the Preveiw->Display Format. You can move  
>>> by screen fulls by using Space and Shift-Space in the Preview  
>>> window.
>>>
>>> Good Luck,
>>>
>>> Herb Schulz
>>> (herbs at wideopenwest.com)
>>>
>>
>> Howdy,
>>
>> Of course I have that backwards: use Single Page or Double Page  
>> rather than MultiPage or Double MultiPage.
>
> Herb,
>
> I had no idea that setting the "Display Format" to "Single Page"  
> avoiding this jumping problem. Maybe this has been mentioned  
> before, but it was news to me and it has saved me a ton of eye  
> strain. I used to use "MultiPage" with a full page in view so that  
> it would not "jump" and now I can set the magnification to higher  
> value and not have the page jumping to the top with each typeset.
>
> I still hope that Dick gets this fixed since I prefer the  
> "MultiPage" view, but now it is not as important as it used to be. :-)
>
> Thank you!
>
> -- Gary
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