Method

EvinceDocumentDocumentsynctex_backward_search

Declaration [src]

EvSourceLink*
ev_document_synctex_backward_search (
  EvDocument* document,
  gint page_index,
  gfloat x,
  gfloat y
)

Description [src]

Peforms a Synctex backward search to obtain the TeX input file, line and (possibly) column corresponding to the position (x,y) (in 72dpi coordinates) in the page of document.

Parameters

page_index

Type: gint

The target page.

x

Type: gfloat

X coordinate.

y

Type: gfloat

Y coordinate.

Return value

Type: EvSourceLink

A pointer to the EvSourceLink structure that holds the result. NULL if synctex is not enabled for the document or no result is found. The EvSourceLink pointer should be freed with g_free after it is used.

The caller of the method takes ownership of the returned data, and is responsible for freeing it.