Multiple windows pop up when compiling PDFs

[joshlk]

Hi,

To view my document in LyX (Windows), I click the view button and it compiles a PDF. But it does this by opening multiple (around but not always 5) instances/windows of the same PDF file in Acrobat reader and is really annoying. Does anyone who how to stop this?

Thanks in advance

[cgnieder]

Hi joshlk,

Welcome to the board!

Additional to the »View« button there's also an »Update« button which compiles the source code again but doesn't open the PDF again.

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Regards

[joshlk]

Hi,

This is useful but its a bit annoying as it wont let me update if the pdf file is currently opened in Acrobat. Do you have any other suggestions?

Many thanks, Josh

[cgnieder]

This is useful but its a bit annoying as it wont let me update if the pdf file is currently opened in Acrobat. Do you have any other suggestions?

This is a known problem with acrobat. That's why other pdf viewers like sumatra or okular are popular in the TeX community.

Regards

[joshlk]

Thanks

[oldmankit]

The problem isn't just with Adobe Acrobot. I am using Foxit reader, a lightweight pdf viewer for windows. When I try to update pdf I get:

! I can't write on file `XXX.pdf'.
Please type another file name for output
! Emergency stop.
<to be read again>

Is there any solution other than installing another pdf reader (i.e. Sumatra)?