I usually zoom in files as Skim defaults to 100%. When i select a different chapter in the Table of Contents, this setting is lost and Skim defaults to the same as it when opens the file for the first time.
In general, this is not true. The zoom setting is generally retained.
However, a PDF can define links that also set the zoom to a predefined value, or to fit the content in the view. You probably have run into such a link in your table of contents. So Skim is then just doing what it is asked to do.
See also bug #1517
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In general, this is not true. The zoom setting is generally retained.
However, a PDF can define links that also set the zoom to a predefined value, or to fit the content in the view. You probably have run into such a link in your table of contents. So Skim is then just doing what it is asked to do.
See also bug #1517