[XeTeX] What is synctex?

[Ulrike Fischer]

Am Tue, 13 May 2008 10:47:27 +0200 schrieb Bruno Voisin:

 
> I just noticed that when using xelatex to typeset a .tex input file, a  
> new file .synctex.gz is created in addition to the usual .log and .aux  
> files.

I also wondered about the files but hadn't the time yet to investigate. 


> Is this all normal? Where can we find information on synctex? And how  
> to disactivate it if required?

I found a longish discussion ([NTG-pdftex] Synchronization) here 

http://www.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-pdftex/2008-February/thread.html#3433

Looks as if it is quite new. 

-- 
Ulrike Fischer