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How do I get Inverse Search and Forward Search working in Kile?

Set up Kile to tell LaTeX to add source info, i.e., set LaTeX build tools from Default to Modern:
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Settings -> Configure kile -> Build -> LaTeX -> "Modern" in the dropdown menu
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Setup inverse search from Okular:
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Settings -> Configure Okular .. -> Editor -> Editor dropdown: "custom text editor"

command: kile %f --line %l
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If everything is set up properly, you can click into Okular's window with the left mouse button while pressing Shift.
Setup inverse search from KDVI
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Settings -> Configure kdvi -> DVI Specials
Select "Kile" as the editor 
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You should then be able to inverse search by clicking the middle mouse button within kdvi.
Setup inverse search with XDVI
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Settings -> Configure Kile -> Tools -> Build and select ViewDVI
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Define a new view configuration (xdvi for example), if you don't already have one for xdvi. on the General tab fill in the following values:
```
Command: xdvi
Options: -editor 'kile %f --line %l' '%target'
the fields on the other tabs should be selfexplanatory.
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You will have to include "usepackage{srcltx}" in your .tex file when using Inverse/Forward Search with xdvi. Use Ctrl + Left Mouse Button to jump in your latex code from xdvi
ForwardDVI with xdvi
I haven't tested this out yet. http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/11528/configure-kile-to-enable-inverse-search-function

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Friday, November 18th 2011