Preview "resets" view when PDF file changes on disk

Hello,
I'm using LaTeX to generate a PDF document. When the PDF is open in Preview, I typically zoom in so that I can focus on part of the page. However, every time I update the PDF file, Preview reloads it but resets the page view to the top left corner of the page.
Is there a hidden setting to force Preview to keep the zoom and position settings that it had before reloading the PDF? There used to be an option like this in xpdf (called "keep" if I remember well), and Skim can do it.
Thanks!

Then I'd have to agree - just don't try previewing PDFs from Preview. In most cases, the web browser relies on server headers and user configuration for what to do with PDF files when they're selected (open via plug-in, download, etc.). I wouldn't expect a basic layout preview engine to be able to handle that sort of thing.

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