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Using the vimtex plugin, forward searching (from the .tex file to the .pdf) works with Skim but not with zathura.

In nvim, the error Vimtex: Viewer cannot find Zathura window ID! appears. This seems to be caused by a problem with xdotool, which does not assign a window id to the zathura window.

But in Terminal, the following command doesn't do anything either:

zathura --synctex-forward 100:10:mwe.tex mwe.pdf

Has anyone been successful in getting forward search to zathura to work on macOS?

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  • did you find anything that works?
    – Nitin
    Commented Dec 17, 2020 at 17:13
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    No, currently using Skim which works perfectly. There is talk over at the Vimtex Github of a patch.
    – Timothy Roes
    Commented Dec 17, 2020 at 17:21
  • Can you please link a guide which details setting up skim? Also, what are the differences you have observed between skim and zathura?
    – Nitin
    Commented Dec 17, 2020 at 20:32
  • See the vimtex documentation github.com/lervag/vimtex/blob/master/doc/vimtex.txt. The following in your .vimrc should do the trick: let g:tex_flavor='latex' let g:vimtex_compiler_progname = 'nvr' let g:vimtex_view_method = 'skim' Additionally, I'm using the following settings in Skim > Preferences > Sync: Preset: Custom; Command: nvim; Arguments: -remote-silent %line "%file" Note that I am using nvim. If using nvim you should have neovim-remote (a plugin) installed. Zathura is more lightweight and can be customised to use the same colorscheme as your vim.
    – Timothy Roes
    Commented Dec 18, 2020 at 11:47
  • For other editors see also: pdftex - How to setup synctex with vim, pdflatex and an open-source PDF-viewer under Linux? - TeX - LaTeX Stack Exchange
    – user202729
    Commented Oct 22, 2021 at 15:57

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