code-server: [Bug]: PDF not refresh and not sync while using the latex-workshop extension

Is there an existing issue for this?

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OS/Web Information

• Web Browser: firefox
• Local OS: Ubuntu
• Remote OS: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Remote Architecture: amd64
• code-server --version: code-server: v4.20.1; Code: v1.85.2 (in JupyterHub v4.1.0)

Steps to Reproduce

code-server --install-extension latex-workshop Make a basic latex file and save it Click “View Latex PDF” in the “command section” Edit the tex and save Click again “View Latex PDF”

Expected

The PDF view in the tab should update

Actual

The PDF view in the tab is not updated

Logs

[14:49:01.214][Cacher][Watcher] “change” emitted on %WS1%/test.tex. [14:49:01.215][Cacher] Caching %WS1%/test.tex . [14:49:01.216][Cacher] Updated inputs of %WS1%/test.tex . [14:49:01.216][Cacher] Parse LaTeX AST: %WS1%/test.tex . [14:49:01.216][Build] Auto build starteddetecting the change of a file: %WS1%/test.tex . [14:49:01.216][Event] AUTO_BUILD_INITIATED: {“type”:“onFileChange”,“file”:“%WS1%/test.tex”} [14:49:01.216][Build] The document of the active editor: file://%WS1%/test.tex [14:49:01.216][Build] The languageId of the document: latex [14:49:01.216][Build] Building root file: %WS1%/test.tex [14:49:01.217][Build][Recipe] Build root file %WS1%/test.tex [14:49:01.217][Event] FILE_CHANGED: “%WS1%/test.tex” [14:49:01.232][Cacher] Parsed LaTeX AST: %WS1%/test.tex . [14:49:01.232][File] Calling kpsewhich to resolve article.cls . [14:49:01.288][Cacher] Updated elements in 55.72 ms: %WS1%/test.tex . [14:49:01.288][Event] FILE_PARSED: “%WS1%/test.tex” [14:49:01.289][Structure] Structure force updated with 2 root sections for %WS1%/test.tex . [14:49:01.289][Event] STRUCTURE_UPDATED [14:49:01.290][Extension] onDidSaveTextDocument triggered: file://%WS1%/test.tex [14:49:01.683][Extension] onDidSaveTextDocument triggered: file://%WS1%/test.tex [14:49:01.684][Build][Recipe] Preparing to run recipe: latexmk. [14:49:01.684][Build][Recipe] Prepared 1 tools. [14:49:01.685][Build][Recipe] outDir: %WS1% . [14:49:01.685][Build] Recipe step 1 The command is latexmk:[“-synctex=1”,“-interaction=nonstopmode”,“-file-line-error”,“-pdf”,“-outdir=%WS1%”,“%WS1%/test”]. [14:49:01.685][Build] env: {} [14:49:01.685][Build] root: %WS1%/test.tex [14:49:01.686][Build] cwd: %WS1% [14:49:01.693][Build] LaTeX build process spawned with PID 50033. [14:49:01.704][Cacher][Watcher] “change” emitted on %WS1%/test.tex. [14:49:01.706][Cacher] Caching %WS1%/test.tex . [14:49:01.706][Cacher] Updated inputs of %WS1%/test.tex . [14:49:01.706][Cacher] Parse LaTeX AST: %WS1%/test.tex . [14:49:01.706][Build] Auto build starteddetecting the change of a file: %WS1%/test.tex . [14:49:01.707][Event] AUTO_BUILD_INITIATED: {“type”:“onFileChange”,“file”:“%WS1%/test.tex”} [14:49:01.707][Build] Autobuild temporarily disabled. [14:49:01.707][Event] FILE_CHANGED: “%WS1%/test.tex” [14:49:01.724][Cacher] Parsed LaTeX AST: %WS1%/test.tex . [14:49:01.724][File] Calling kpsewhich to resolve article.cls . [14:49:01.780][Cacher] Updated elements in 55.81 ms: %WS1%/test.tex . [14:49:01.780][Event] FILE_PARSED: “%WS1%/test.tex” [14:49:01.781][Structure] Structure force updated with 2 root sections for %WS1%/test.tex . [14:49:01.781][Event] STRUCTURE_UPDATED [14:49:02.072][Parser][TexLog] Logged 0 messages. [14:49:02.073][Build] Finished a step in recipe with PID 50033. [14:49:02.073][Build] Successfully built %WS1%/test.tex . [14:49:02.073][Event] BUILD_DONE [14:49:02.073][Viewer] Call refreshExistingViewer: “%WS1%/test.pdf” . [14:49:02.073][Viewer] Refresh PDF viewer: %WS1%/test.pdf [14:49:02.074][Cacher] Parsing .fls %WS1%/test.fls . [14:49:02.077][Cacher] Found .aux %WS1%/test.tex from .fls %WS1%/test.fls , parsing. [14:49:02.078][Cacher] Parsed .aux %WS1%/test.tex . [14:49:02.078][Cacher] Parsed .fls %WS1%/test.fls . [14:49:02.488][Cacher][Watcher] “change” emitted on %WS1%/test.pdf after polling for 250 ms. [14:49:02.489][Viewer] Call refreshExistingViewer: “%WS1%/test.pdf” . [14:49:02.489][Viewer] Refresh PDF viewer: %WS1%/test.pdf [14:49:02.489][Event] FILE_CHANGED: “%WS1%/test.pdf”

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Does this issue happen in VS Code or GitHub Codespaces?

• I tested this in native VS Code.
• This does not happen in native VS Code.
• I tested this in GitHub Codespaces.
• This does not happen in GitHub Codespaces.

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Notes

The issue seems that the frame of the PDF preview of latex-workshop is itself not updated. Indeed latex-workshop correctly issue a “preview” command, but that, as well any “manual” attempts of updating/refreshing fails. The only thing to update the PDF is either to close the PDF preview tab and issue again the “View Latex PDF” command or to right click on the PDF -> This Frame -> Reload Frame.

Sync also doesn’t work (in both directions)