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Problem with gsviewer
I'm using TexnicCenter with the MikTex distribution on windows and the LaTex => PS profile.
I've been working like this for some weeks and everything used to work just fine. After viewing my document i left it open I went back to TexnicCenter and altered my document. and when I pressed the compile and view button again, it opened the altered document in the already opened gsv window at the page where i had left it open.
Now when i open my document it opens a new gsv window, no matter how many open ones there are already. That means i have to close the register dialogue and scroll down maaany pages every time i want to look at what i'm writing. This might not seem like a terrible problem but it is really unnerving as my document will have 120 pages in the end.
Does anyone have an idea what might be wrong?
As viewer settings i have "%bm.ps" at both lines.
Thanks for your help!
Anne
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Re: Problem with gsviewer
it seems your gsview version opens new windows each call as default (multiple instance). For single instance add the -e option to the command parameters.
The new viewer settings should therefore be on both lines: -e "%bm.ps"
Stefan
Re: Problem with gsviewer

Thank you so much for the quick response! you made my day!
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Re: Problem with gsviewer
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Re: Problem with gsviewer
thanks!