LaTeX integration

You can use DDE commands from TeX and LaTeX editors to use Sumatra as a previewer.

notepad++ #

Launch SumatraPDF from notepad++ enabling forward and backward search:

"C:\Program files\SumatraPDF\SumatraPDF.exe" -forward-search "$(FULL_CURRENT_PATH)" $(CURRENT_LINE) -inverse-search "\"C:/Program Files/Notepad++/notepad++.exe\" \"%f\" -n%l" "$(CURRENT_DIRECTORY)"/"$(NAME_PART)".pdf

TexStudio #

Launch SumatraPDF from TeXStudio enabling forward and backward search:

"C:/Program Files/SumatraPDF/SumatraPDF.exe" -forward-search "?c:am.tex" @ -inverse-search "\"C:/Program Files (x86)/TeXstudio/texstudio.exe\" \"%%f\" -line %%l" "?am.pdf"

TeXnicCenter #

Detailed instructions: https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/453670/adobe-reader-makes-texniccenter-crash-alternative-sumatra/453731#453731

Short instructions:

Configure viewer in output profiles.

press Alt + F7 (Build > Define Output Profiles)
for any one of the PDF Profiles e.g. LaTeX > PDF
for Executable path it should have something like:
- C:\Program Files\SumatraPDF\SumatraPDF.exe -inverse-search "\"C:\Program Files (x86)\TeXnicCenter\TeXnicCenter.exe\" /ddecmd \"[goto('%f','%l')]\""
- SumatraPDF.exe path might be different on your computer
go back to the editor and using any simple .TeX press Ctrl + Shift + F5 (Build and view)
SumatraPDF should have fired up with the compiled PDF
in SumatraPDF go To Settings > Advanced Options
make the following modifications and save the settings file:

ReuseInstance = true
ReloadModifiedDocuments = true

InverseSearchCmdLine = "C:\Program Files\TeXnicCenter\TeXnicCenter.exe" /nosplash /ddecmd "[goto('%f', '%l')]"
OR
InverseSearchCmdLine = "C:\Program Files (x86)\TeXnicCenter\TeXnicCenter.exe" /nosplash /ddecmd "[goto('%f', '%l')]"

EnableTeXEnhancements = true
UseTabs = true

Now a double click in the PDF should take you back to TeXnicCenter either in an included file or the main file. IF not, check the syntax of the InverseSearchCmdLine = matches YOUR location for TeXnicCenter

Back in the editor press Alt + F7 (Build > Define Output Profiles) and for each of the PDF options select viewer

In the Executable path section REMOVE anything after the .exe

In the View project's Output select Command line argument and check it is "%bm.pdf"

In Forward search change it to -forward-search "%Wc" %l "%bm.pdf"

Vim #

The easiest is to write a Vim function to forward-search and a callback function that is triggered on backward-search event, i.e. when you double click somewhere on the pdf.

It is suggested to write such functions in C:\Users\<your_user_id>\vimfiles\after\ftplugin\tex.vim file so that they exist only in tex filetypes, but you are free to define them in your .vimrc as well, although the first option is preferred.

forward-search #

The following function works pretty well (note that it is written in Vim9 language):

def ForwardSearch()
  var filename_root = expand('%:p:r')
  system($'SumatraPDF.exe -forward-search {filename_root}.tex {line(".")} {filename_root}.pdf')
enddef

Feel free to replace SumatraPDF.exe with the correct executable filename, e.g. SumatraPDFv3-4-5.exe.

Next, you should map this function to some key, for example you could use the following.

nnoremap <buffer> <F5> <Scriptcmd>ForwardSearch()<cr>

Now, <F5> will perform a forward-search. Feel free to replace <F5> with the key that you prefer.

backward-search #

Define a global-scope BackwardSearch function as it follows:

def g:BackwardSearch(line: number, filename: string)
  exe $'buffer {bufnr(fnamemodify(filename, ':.'))}'
  cursor(line, 1)
enddef

Next, open SumatraPDF and go to Settings/Options. Replace the line in the Set inverse-search command-line box, with the following:

vim --servername vim --remote-send ":call BackwardSearch(%l, '%f')<cr>"

If you use gvim, then replace vim with gvim in the above line. The backwards search should be now enabled.

WinEdt and Emacs #

Emacs: https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/AUCTeX#toc25

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LaTeX integration