[OS X TeX] Assigning Skim or TeXShop to open a PDF file

[Herbert Schulz]

> On Feb 5, 2021, at 6:47 PM, Richard Seguin <riseguin at earthlink.net> wrote:
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>> On Feb 5, 2021, at 6:36 PM, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com> wrote:
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>>> On Feb 5, 2021, at 6:15 PM, Richard Seguin <riseguin at earthlink.net> wrote:
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>>> How do you check if the execute bit is set on the file"
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>> Howdy,
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>> For simplicity place the .pdf file on the Desktop. Then run
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>> ls -alFh ~/Desktop
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>> and let us know what it returns for that file.
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>> Good Luck,
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>> Herb Schulz
>> herbs at wideopenwest.com
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> It returns  -rw-r--r—@
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> This peculiar: I’m replying to your message which is a reply to a message from me that I haven’t even received a copy of myself yet! Where is it?
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> Richard

Howdy,

That looks OK, the x bit isn't set. Again, I have no problem when I set a single .pdf to open with TeXShop; double-clicking that document does open it in TeXShop with no problems. What OS and version as well s your TeXShop and Skim versions are you using?

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
herbs at wideopenwest.com