I have a really heavy tex file that i'm still working on. Every time a start my computer and open for 1st time the tex file with TexStudio I have to compile it in order to view the PDF, even when the PDF file already exist. This annoying specially because it takes a long time to compile. TexShop on mac for example automatically opens the PDF associated with the tex file at startup. Is there a way to achieve this with TexStudio on windows?
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To diagnose your problem, try this with pdflatex -shell-escape filename.tex.
% this input file name is filename.tex
% compile it with pdflatex -shell-escape filename.tex
\documentclass[preview,border=12pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{filecontents}
\begin{filecontents*}{temporary.tex}
\documentclass[pstricks,border=12pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\newsavebox\IBox
\savebox\IBox{\includegraphics{example-image-a.eps}}
\psset{xunit=\wd\IBox,yunit=\ht\IBox}
\begin{document}
\begin{pspicture}[showgrid=top](1,1)
\rput[bl](0,0){\usebox\IBox}
\end{pspicture}
\end{document}
\end{filecontents*}
\usepackage{graphicx,pgffor}
\edef\AutoRotateOff{-dAutoRotatePages=/None}
\foreach \compiler/\ext in {latex/tex,dvips/dvi,ps2pdf \AutoRotateOff/ps}{\immediate\write18{\compiler\space temporary.\ext}}
\begin{document}
This is a test. The following figure should be processed OK when PdfLaTeX is run.
\bigskip
\includegraphics{temporary.pdf}% extension is not necessary
\end{document}
If you can get the following, there is a problem with your editor.
This is an issue which was common to several versions of Mathematica, though strangely I can't reproduce it using Mathematica 11 (on Linux, not Windows). It happens when vector graphics are shaded using polygons (as is the case here), but the outlines of the polygons are omitted. To fix the issue, export your image as eps (you can convert to pdf later), by enclosing your ContourPlot command in an Export command:
Export[ "myfile.eps" , Contourplot[ ... ] ]
Then, open up the eps file in your favourite text editor, and find the macro which is used to fill polygons. This will be near the top of the file, and will probably be something like
/f { fill bind def }
or perhaps
/f fill load def
Change fill to gsave fill grestore stroke and save the file. The new instruction tells the viewer to shade the polygons and draw their outlines. After reloading in your viewer, you should find that the issue is gone.
Best Answer
I use TeXstudio on Linux, but I suppose it's the same. There is a toolbar icon, three to the right of "Build and compile", which is "View". Alternatively, on the menu "Tools" -> "View", or just F7. These will show you the previously compiled pdf, once you are within TeXstudio.
As mentioned by samcarter in the comments, TeXstudio has an option to "Restore previous session at startup" which does what the name says, and automatically shows the pdf of open files. TeXstudio also displays the pdf on the viewer of a newly opened file, provided it had been previously compiled.
To access the "Restore previous session at startup" go to "Options -> Configure TeXstudio", check "Show advanced options" on the left bottom corner. The option is then available in the "General" tab.