On Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:24:20 +0300, Kybernetiker kybernetiker@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks for the prompt response. Under source special I mean that if you invoke the latex compiler with the --src-specials option, each component of the generated dvi file is tagged with the source filename and the line number. This allows editor-to-previewer jumps. The forward jump is editor-to-previewer: given the current cursor location in the editor, jump to the corresponding paragraph in the previewer. The backward jump (inverse search) is symmetrical. This convenient feature can be realized in many editors, e.g. Kile,
Ok, I'm sorry, I got you totally wrong. The editor-to-previewer jump is currently not possible with Geany, but of course from the previewer back to the editor should work, Geany accepts line numbers (and columns) for files on the command line. E.g. geany --line 32 /path/to/my/file.tex or geany /path/to/my/file.tex:32
both should open file.tex and place the cursor on line 32. If the file was already open, the cursor is just placed on line 32. Additionally, you can pass the option "--column" on the command line. See the manual page and/or the manual for details.
As I said above, the editor-to-previewer jump isn't possible with Geany currently but this is an easy task for a new plugin, IMO. You just need to find someone who wants to write it :). Or maybe we could re-use the context action command for this and provide an additional place holder for the current position (line, column, absolute position???).
Regards, Enrico