Re: [AUCTeX] Merge pdfclose into auctex workflow

[José Carlos Santos]

On 23-08-2008 10:55, Ralf Angeli wrote:

> > I know I can use TeX-output-view-style to customize the view
> > procedure, but how can I insert command "pdfclose" before the standard
> > compiling procedure with minimal change of the original ones?
>
> You could write an expander for `TeX-command-list' which expands to
> `pdfclose' plus arguments when `TeX-PDF-mode' is active and stick that
> into the respective `TeX-command-list' entry or add it to
> `LaTeX-command-style'.  Problem is that `pdfclose' will be called
> everytime you compile a file in PDF mode, even though the viewer might
> not be open.
>
> An alternative would be to use a better viewer which does not lock the
> file.  Doesn't the Sumatra PDF viewer do that?  (The downside of the
> latter is that it does on online update check which cannot be disabled.)

Of course, there is also the Ghostscript + GSView possibility, which
does not have that problem. Another possibility is the Foxit Reader.

Best regards,

Jose Carlos Santos