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Also, make <li>Make sure that your document enables the generation of the generates a <code>.synctex</code> file. Your source should contain this line: <pre>\setupsynctex[state=start,method=min]</pre>
<pre>\setupsynctex[state=start]</pre></li><li>Make sure the TeXShop preferences setting “alternate path” is set to the path to your LMTX installation. A typical example for an Intel-based Mac is:<pre>TeXShop -> Preferences -> Engines -> Alternate path == /Users/<username>/Applications/context-osx-64/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin </pre><i><b>If you do not do this or get this wrong then the editor will fail to sync from source to PDF or back without any error message.</b></i></li></ol>You may find that you need to quit and restart TeXShop to get it to take account of changes you make to the above.
Re-formatted synctex instructions to make them clearer and stressed the importance of setting the alternate path preferences entry.
TeXShop '''v4.66''' and later has adopted ConTeXt's syncing method. When this method is enabled (see the “magic line” below), Cmd-clicking somewhere in the preview window jumps to the source window and highlights the corresponding line. Vice versa, Cmd-clicking somewhere in a source window jumps to, and highlights, the corresponding spot in the preview.
To enable this feature, '''make syncing:<ol><li> Make sure that you are using the latest ConTeXt release''', and add </li><li> Make sure that you are using TeXShop v4.66 or later</li><li> Add the following additional “magic line” lines” at the start of your source document: <pre>% !TEX useAlternatePath% !TEX useConTeXtSyncParser</pre></li>
or this:
Then, typeset your document and try Cmd-clicking either in the source or in the preview. This is a minimal example that allows you to test syncing within TeXShop:
