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

[Ross Moore]

Hi all,

This is an interesting discussion that has ramifications beyond
the editing phase of a TeX-constructed PDF.

On 08/07/2008, at 3:49 AM, Adam M. Goldstein wrote:
> Skim allows one to take "snapshots" of a PDF and save them in a  
> sidebar. You can isolate one little part of the document and view  
> only that part; and the snapshots float on top of the main window.

What I'd like is for one such floating window to be the target
of cross-reference hyperlinks in the main PDF viewing window.
That way you can check on the content of a cross-reference
without changing the view that is being used to read the paper.

Even better would be if the size of this "cross-reference spyglass"
would resize automatically, adapting to the size of the material
being referenced --- i.e., to the size of the rectangle associated
to the destination anchor, as well as respecting its view attributes.

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.


>
> I wonder if Schremmer means something like: the source window is  
> split between lines X and Y of input; and the output window is  
> split similarly into two panes, one containing all the text up to  
> and including what corresponds to line X and one with all that's  
> after (and including) Y. The idea being to synchronize the split in  
> the source and in the output.

That's rather how I interpreted the original posting.
But the idea extends to other interpretations too.
Basically, we want the PDF browser to allow multiple
windows viewing different places within the same PDF,
controlled to some extent from external events and/or
events generated by mouse clicks within one "main"
viewing window.


>
> I would second this version of the feature request, and also the  
> simpler form of splitting, that is, just being able to split the  
> output window at any old place, independently of the source splitting.

It may require support from Apple developers to implement this.
So the feature request must go beyond the MacTeX developers.

>
> -Adam G.


Hope this helps,

	Ross

>
> On Jul 7, 2008, at 11:18 AM, Bruno Voisin wrote:
>
>> Le 7 juil. 08 à 16:47, Gary L. Gray a écrit :
>>
>>> I suspect he means split the PDF preview window like you can  
>>> split the source window. If that is what he means, then I second  
>>> this request. It would be great to be able to do that.
>>
>> TeXniscope offers this, thus it must be possible. Hence the way to  
>> do this must lie somewhere within TeXniscope's sources.
>>
>> Though, with Dick (Koch) currently quite busy already with getting  
>> MacTeX-2008 out of the door, I suspect this will have to wait.
>>
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