Re: [AUCTeX-devel] [PATCH] When using SyncTeX with Evince, do not switch focus after syncing.

[Hong Xu]

On 08/10/2017 04:55 PM, Colin Baxter wrote:
>>>>>> "Hong" == Hong Xu <address@hidden> writes:
> 
>     Hong> On 08/09/2017 11:46 PM, Colin Baxter wrote:
>     >> Dear Hong,
>     >>>>>>> "Hong" == Hong Xu <address@hidden> writes:
>     >> 
>     Hong> On 08/09/2017 07:37 PM, Mosè Giordano wrote:
>     >> >> Hi!  >> >> 2017-08-09 11:21 GMT+02:00 Hong Xu
>     >> <address@hidden>: >>> The current behavior switches focus to
>     >> Evince, which is >>> inconvenient for editing.  >> >> I guess
>     >> you're referring to this: >>
>     >> https://emacs.stackexchange.com/q/34754/620 `C-c C-v' is used to
>     >> >> open the viewer, so why you would like to keep focus on Emacs
>     >> if >> you request to open the viewer?  If you want to keep focus
>     >> on >> Emacs, do not open the viewer.  Or am I missing something?
>     >> >>
>     >> 
>     Hong> When syncing, I would like to see how what I've just typed is
>     Hong> shown in the produced PDF file. For that matter, I still would
>     Hong> like to continue editing, but switching focus interrupts the
>     Hong> flow. At least, I think, there should be an option to change
>     Hong> this behavior.
>     >> 
>     >> 
>     >> 'C-c C-v' doesn't only work for evince but other viewers,
>     >> e.g. xdvi. So if it's changed for evince, it will be changed for
>     >> non-evince users too.
>     >> 
> 
>     Hong> Certainly. This can be an option for all evince based viewers.
> 
> I never use evince so I don't have an opinion to an evince-only option.
> 

Do you all agree to make this an option? If so, I can update the patch
to accommodate that.

Hong