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PDF viewers which don't lock the file

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alexey_r:
And preferably have a shortcut for reloading the file.

Are there any on Windows (other than Sumatra)?

r0bertdenir0:
Why don't you want the file locked - wat's the background to this question?
Maybe you cud create a wrapper applet for yr PDF viewer so whenever you open a file, it either marks the file as read-only or opens the file 4 writing - thus the viewer will have no choice but to open the file as read-only.
When the viewer exits, the file can be restored to normal.
But again, this depends on yr situation & yr problem.

alexey_r:
Because I want to edit the paper I am working on, recompile it, and check the results without having to close the reader and reopen it every time.

AndyM:
Because I want to edit the paper I am working on, recompile it, and check the results without having to close the reader and reopen it every time.
-alexey_r (June 17, 2009, 11:19 AM)
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Why can't you just close and re-open the file without exiting the reader?

alexey_r:
Because that still requires 3 actions:
1) close the file
2) recompile
3) open the file

Or more often 5:
-1) recompile
0) realize that I haven't closed the file
1)-3)

With a non-locking viewer that's one action:
1) recompile

Or possibly two if the viewer doesn't detect the file changing:
1) recompile
2) reload the file.

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