LyX ⇒ PDF Preview opens new Window

[Andrew Valtak]

Hello everyone,

I recently switched my primary machine from a Mac to PC, and I notice that the PDF preview command works slightly different than I am used to. On my old machine, whenever I previewed a file (Cmd+T on Mac, Ctrl+R on PC) it would update the most recent preview file, without opening a new window. However, since using LyX on my PC I have noticed that every preview opens a new window. This is not a significant problem, but it has been quite an irritation.

My guess is that it has to do with the PDF viewer I am using. On my Mac, it opened up the documents in the native preview application (preview), and on the PC I use Sumatra PDF (though I have tried Adobe Reader as well with the same "issue")

If anyone can point me towards a PDF reader that does not open new windows on every preview, or inform me of another way to circumvent this annoyance, I would be greatly appreciative.

Thank you,

-Andrew

[localghost]

[…] My guess is that it has to do with the PDF viewer I am using. On my Mac, it opened up the documents in the native preview application (preview), and on the PC I use Sumatra PDF (though I have tried Adobe Reader as well with the same "issue") […]

For Sumatra PDF you should read the manual and there especially the section about command line arguments. The option -reuse-instance could be interesting for you.


Best regards and welcome to the board
Thorsten