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'''SyncTeX''' is a program that puts a lot of anchors in the output file that link to the corresponding position in the source file. This allows you to quickly jump from PDF to source.  
  
With a ConTeXt version > 2009.06.13 you can run
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== Usage ==
texexec --synctex jobname
 
that will create a file <code>jobname.synctex.gz</code>.
 
The command
 
ctxtools --purge --all
 
or next run without --synctex will remove the file again.
 
  
This file can be used by your editor to display the proper file.
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You can use the <code>--synctex</code> switch to enable SyncTeX.
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So in MkIV you can run
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context --synctex <i>jobname</i>
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and in MkII you can use
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texexec --synctex <i>jobname</i>
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Alternatively you can add one of the following commands to your MkIV document:
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<texcode>
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\setupsynctex[state=start,method=min] % clickable words
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\setupsynctex[state=start,method=max] % more efficient clickable ranges
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</texcode>
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This will create a file <code><i>jobname</i>.synctex</code>. The command
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context --purge
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or next run without <code>--synctex</code> will remove the file again.
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To see what became clickable, use one of
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<texcode>
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\enabletrackers[system.synctex.visualize]
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\enabletrackers[system.synctex.visualize=real]
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</texcode>
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This file can be used by your editor and PDF viewer to jump back and forth between the source and the PDF.
  
 
== Editors & Viewers ==
 
== Editors & Viewers ==
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You may need to modify the command for executing ConTeXt first (you need to add <code>--synctex</code> switch in preferences).
 
You may need to modify the command for executing ConTeXt first (you need to add <code>--synctex</code> switch in preferences).
  
=== Evince ===
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=== Evince, Okular & Kile ===
Evince (the GNOME PDF viewer) supports SyncTeX since version 2.32.0.
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Okular (the KDE PDF viewer) and Evince (the GNOME one) support SyncTeX. (The latter since version 2.32.0)
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To forward something from a text editor to Okular, do
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okular --unique '${pdffile}#src:${linenumber} ${texfile}'
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Kile’s (the KDE TeX IDE) ForwardPDF function should support SyncTeX, but it doesn’t seem to work with ConTeXt at the time of writing
  
 
=== Skim.app & TextMate (Mac OS X) ===
 
=== Skim.app & TextMate (Mac OS X) ===
  
In Skim/Preferences/Sync choose TextMate. Key combination
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In Skim/Preferences/Sync choose TextMate. The key combination
  Shift+Apple+MouseClick
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  Shift + Apple + MouseClick
 
will bring you to the corresponding line in text editor.
 
will bring you to the corresponding line in text editor.
  
In TextMate (see [[ConTeXt Bundle for TextMate]]) I have created my own command inside ConTeXt bundle:
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In [[TextMate]] I have created my own command inside the ConTeXt bundle:
  
 
* '''Save''': Nothing
 
* '''Save''': Nothing
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Hopefully this functionality will become part of the official ConTeXt bundle one day. (The recipe given above is too specific. The code needs to be written to handle more different viewers and different locations, not only a single viewer at a specified location.)
 
Hopefully this functionality will become part of the official ConTeXt bundle one day. (The recipe given above is too specific. The code needs to be written to handle more different viewers and different locations, not only a single viewer at a specified location.)
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{{Installation navbox}}
  
 
[[Category:Text Editors]]
 
[[Category:Text Editors]]

Revision as of 12:00, 29 January 2020

SyncTeX is a program that puts a lot of anchors in the output file that link to the corresponding position in the source file. This allows you to quickly jump from PDF to source.

Usage

You can use the --synctex switch to enable SyncTeX.

So in MkIV you can run

context --synctex jobname

and in MkII you can use

texexec --synctex jobname

Alternatively you can add one of the following commands to your MkIV document:

\setupsynctex[state=start,method=min] % clickable words
\setupsynctex[state=start,method=max] % more efficient clickable ranges

This will create a file jobname.synctex. The command

context --purge

or next run without --synctex will remove the file again.

To see what became clickable, use one of

\enabletrackers[system.synctex.visualize]
\enabletrackers[system.synctex.visualize=real]

This file can be used by your editor and PDF viewer to jump back and forth between the source and the PDF.

Editors & Viewers

TeXWorks

You may need to modify the command for executing ConTeXt first (you need to add --synctex switch in preferences).

Evince, Okular & Kile

Okular (the KDE PDF viewer) and Evince (the GNOME one) support SyncTeX. (The latter since version 2.32.0)

To forward something from a text editor to Okular, do

okular --unique '${pdffile}#src:${linenumber} ${texfile}'

Kile’s (the KDE TeX IDE) ForwardPDF function should support SyncTeX, but it doesn’t seem to work with ConTeXt at the time of writing

Skim.app & TextMate (Mac OS X)

In Skim/Preferences/Sync choose TextMate. The key combination

Shift + Apple + MouseClick

will bring you to the corresponding line in text editor.

In TextMate I have created my own command inside the ConTeXt bundle:

  • Save: Nothing
  • Command(s)
#!/bin/bash
pdf=${TM_FILEPATH%tex}pdf
/Applications/Skim.app/Contents/SharedSupport/displayline -r "$TM_LINE_NUMBER" "${pdf}"
  • Input: None
  • Output: Discard
  • Activation: Key Equivalent (choose one; I used Ctrl+Alt+Apple+O)
  • Scope Selector: text.tex.context

If you use Apple+R for typesetting that needs to be modified as well (to account for --synctex switch).

Hopefully this functionality will become part of the official ConTeXt bundle one day. (The recipe given above is too specific. The code needs to be written to handle more different viewers and different locations, not only a single viewer at a specified location.)