Function: pdf-info-synctex-backward-search

pdf-info-synctex-backward-search is a natively compiled function defined in pdf-info.el.

Signature

(pdf-info-synctex-backward-search PAGE &optional X Y FILE-OR-BUFFER)

Documentation

Perform a backward search with synctex.

Find the source location corresponding to the coordinates
(X . Y) on PAGE in FILE-OR-BUFFER.

Returns an alist with entries FILENAME, LINE and COLUMN.

Source Code

;; Defined in /nix/store/63h5z2vmzn0mfavcxi2idi23g5xcgkbl-emacs-packages-deps/share/emacs/site-lisp/elpa/pdf-tools-20260102.1101/pdf-info.el
(defun pdf-info-synctex-backward-search (page &optional x y file-or-buffer)
  "Perform a backward search with synctex.

Find the source location corresponding to the coordinates
\(X . Y\) on PAGE in FILE-OR-BUFFER.

Returns an alist with entries FILENAME, LINE and COLUMN."


  (pdf-info-query
   'synctex-backward-search
   (pdf-info--normalize-file-or-buffer file-or-buffer)
   page
   (or x 0)
   (or y 0)))