Updating the pdf outside from VS Code does not reload the pdf file in the viewer.

[stakaz]

Preliminary questions [Required]

Disable all the other extensions except for LaTeX Workshop, and check that you still see this issue. [Required]

You still see this issue?: Yes

Make sure to visit the wiki FAQ before filling an issue.

You visited the wiki?: Yes

If your issue is with compiling a document (not having to do with finding the root file of a project), check first that you can compile manually.

You can compile a TeX document manually?: Yes

Describe the bug [Required]

The PDF-Viewer inside the VS Code does not update the pdf file if it was updated outside of VS Code.

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Open a pdf file in the pdf viewer
2. Update the pdf file through a command outside VS Code
3. The previewed pdf does not change.

Expected behavior

The pdf file is reloaded.

The pdf is not generated from a tex file but from a markdown file through pandoc. But the problem here is a general one since the Latex-Workshop is the way of opening pdf files in VS Code.

Desktop [Required]

• OS: arch linux
• VS Code version: 1.41.1
• Extension version: 8.6.0

Additional questions

Are you using LaTeX Workshop with VS Code Remote?

No

[jlelong]

You can call the Refresh all viewers command manually latex-workshop.refresh-viewer.