evince should use the whole window for single page pdfs

Bug #256445 reported by njh
4
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Evince
Fix Released
Wishlist
evince (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: evince

When displaying a single page pdf, evince still uses dual mode display, wasting half the screen real estate.

To reproduce:
1 set to dual mode by default
2 open a single page pdf

Expected:
full page display.

njh@thestral:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 8.04.1
Release: 8.04
njh@thestral:~$ apt-cache policy evince
evince:
  Installed: 2.22.2-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 2.22.2-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 2.22.2-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.22.1.1-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages

Proposed solution:
provide explicit single and dual page views, and 'smart' view which aims to optimise viewing area use.

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Azazel (hoverthevacum) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to make Ubuntu better. Since what you submitted is not really a bug, or a problem, but rather an Feature Request to improve Ubuntu, you are invited to post your idea in Ubuntu Brainstorm at [WWW] https://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/ where it can be discussed, voted by the community and reviewed by developers. Thanks for taking the time to share your opinion!

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Greg Grossmeier (greg.grossmeier) wrote :

This should be forwarded upstream to the developers of the software.

Changed in evince:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: New → Confirmed
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Greg Grossmeier (greg.grossmeier) wrote :

Forwarded, you can follow the bug here: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=547098

Changed in evince:
status: Unknown → New
Changed in evince:
status: Confirmed → Triaged
Changed in evince:
assignee: nobody → desktop-bugs
status: Triaged → Confirmed
Changed in evince:
status: Confirmed → Triaged
Changed in evince:
importance: Unknown → Wishlist
Changed in evince:
status: New → Fix Released
Changed in evince (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Committed
assignee: Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs) → nobody
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package evince - 3.13.91-0ubuntu1

---------------
evince (3.13.91-0ubuntu1) utopic; urgency=medium

  * New upstream version (lp: #1367769):
    - Do not open single page pdfs in dual mode by default (lp: #256445)
    - Set the window title for empty windows to make sure it's exposed
      to accessibility (lp: #704928)
    - Close the window when CTRL+w shortcut is used in presentation
      mode, instead of turning the screen white (lp #1289581)
    - Keep the scroll position when switching between continuous and
      non continuous mode (lp: #276749)
    - Fix rotation direction in DJVU backend (lp: #1242678)
    - Better handling of hi-dpi screen (lp: #1287915)
    - Make <Ctrl>Home/End scroll to the start/end of the document
      (lp: #1279387)
    - New Preserve Zoom Feature (lp: #286218)
  * debian/control:
    - drop libsm build-depends, that has been deprecated upstream
    - build-depends on libgnome-desktop-3-dev
    - updated gtk requirement
  * debian/libevdocument3-4.symbols, debian/libevview3-3.symbols:
    - updated for the new version
  * debian/patches/gnome_icon_theme.patch:
    - use old gnome-icon-theme name until we update that component
  * debian/patches/gtk_no_gesture.patch:
    - revert use of gtk gesture until we get gtk 3.13 (new in that version)
  * debian/patches/traditional_menu_bar.patch:
    - use traditionnal menubars under Unity (the gmenumodel work has been
      commited upstream but not the menubar changes)
  * debian/patches/unity_normal_titlebar.patch:
    - use traditionnal menubars out of gnome-shell
  * debian/rules:
    - disable libgnome support in the gtk build
  * Resynchronize on Debian
  * debian/apparmor-profile:
  * debian/apparmor-profile.abstraction:
  * debian/evince.apport:
  * debian/evince-common.dirs:
    - Ubuntu apparmor profile
  * debian/control:
    - Build-Depend on dh-apparmor and libgrip-dev
    - Suggests on apparmor
  * debian/rules:
    - install apparmor files
  * debian/patches/11_grip_gestures.patch:
    - supports pinch to zoom, rotate, and drag gestures
  * Changes deprecated with that version
  * debian/rules:
    - save some space by not shipping the synctex screencast.
      (the video is not included in the new upstream version)
 -- Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> Mon, 15 Sep 2014 12:46:26 +0200

Changed in evince (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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