[okular] [Bug 400365] New: default and persistent zoom

[Amnon]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=400365

Bug ID: 400365
Summary: default and persistent zoom
Product: okular
Version: 1.3.3
Platform: Kubuntu Packages
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: wishlist
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: okular-***@kde.org
Reporter: ***@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---

Here is my request and explanation: I am working on a long latex project (many
months). The best zoom for me is 135%.

When running PDFLaTeX (via KILE) the resolution on okular often changes
(inconsistantly). I need to go to the zoom window and manually enter 135.

It would be a big improvement if:
(1) There is a user-selected default zoom (e.g. 135%).
(2) This default value would be a single button click.
(3) The resolution of the pdf won't jump after recompiling the latex source.
(4) Persistent zoom level (sticky?).



SOFTWARE VERSIONS
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.12.6
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.44.0
Qt Version: 5.9.5

[Nate Graham]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=400365

Nate Graham <***@kde.org> changed:

What |Removed |Added
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Summary|default and persistent zoom |Retain current zoom level
| |when an open document is
| |updated by another app
CC| |***@kde.org
Keywords| |usability

--- Comment #1 from Nate Graham <***@kde.org> ---
There's already a way to choose the default zoom level in Okular for new,
never-before-opened documents: Settings > Configure Okular > General > Default
Zoom. However this only has four options and 135% isn't one of them; the
closest one is 100%.

However, Okular is supposed to remember the last-used zoom level when a
previously-opened document is re-opened. In this case, it sounds like that
logic isn't getting triggered because the document is being reloaded while
open, not re-opened after being closed.

Let's use this bug to track maintaining the current zoom level when an open
document is updated, as that seems the simplest and most effective way to
support your use case.

[Albert Astals Cid]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=400365

Albert Astals Cid <***@kde.org> changed:

What |Removed |Added
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Status|REPORTED |NEEDSINFO
CC| |***@kde.org
Resolution|--- |WAITINGFORINFO

--- Comment #2 from Albert Astals Cid <***@kde.org> ---
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #1)

Post by Nate Graham
Let's use this bug to track maintaining the current zoom level when an open
document is updated, as that seems the simplest and most effective way to
support your use case.

Can I have a video of this not working? Because it works pretty reliably here.

[Amnon]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=400365

Amnon <***@gmail.com> changed:

What |Removed |Added
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CC| |***@gmail.com

--- Comment #3 from Amnon <***@gmail.com> ---

As chance would have it, this problem (item 3 - the zoom jumping) did not
happen today. The zoom level stayed where I wanted it to be after recompiling.

Will report if and when this happens again.

[Nate Graham]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=400365

Nate Graham <***@kde.org> changed:

What |Removed |Added
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Status|NEEDSINFO |RESOLVED
Resolution|WAITINGFORINFO |FIXED

--- Comment #4 from Nate Graham <***@kde.org> ---
Great, let's call it fixed until and unless it happens again. :) See also
https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved/Bug_Reporting#Step_2:_Make_sure_it_hasn.27t_already_been_fixed

[Amnon]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=400365

--- Comment #5 from Amnon <***@gmail.com> ---

It happened to me now, twice, but not a third time.

[Albert Astals Cid]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=400365

Albert Astals Cid <***@kde.org> changed:

What |Removed |Added
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Resolution|FIXED |---
Status|RESOLVED |REPORTED

--- Comment #6 from Albert Astals Cid <***@kde.org> ---
Are you using okular or kile with embedded okularpart in it?

We're going to need you to be a little more detailed in explaining what exactly
did you do?

[Amnon]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=400365

--- Comment #7 from Amnon <***@gmail.com> ---
OKULAR is run separately from KILE.

in KILE:
ForwardPDF | okular | --unique %absolute_target
PDFLaTeX | modern | pdflatex | -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode %source

in OKULAR:
Editor options | Kile | kile --line %l