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Rotating pages in Evince document viewer

I'm putting this as a quick question and answer as it surprises me it's not answered here: Opening a document using the default document viewer in 22.04LTS (Evince) but the document is malrotated - ...
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Unable to Snap Evince PDF Viewer to the Right or Left of the Screen After Opening a PDF

I am having trouble with the Evince PDF viewer. Once I open a PDF, I'm unable to snap it to the right or left of the screen, despite several attempts using different methods (such as the super key + ...
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Evince - unable to change zoom level max. resolution

At hand we have a large PDF file with geo data, thus SVG graphics. When loading the PDF in the document viewer (evince) the max. zoom level is 69.3%. Trying to change max. zoom level ... checking with ...
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Printing PDF file is missing characters

I open a PDF-file in Document Viewer (Evince) 44.1 in Ubuntu 23.10, and it looks perfect. But when I try to print it, a lot of text/chars is missing. The properties for the PDF file says "All ...
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How can I jump back to the page previously viewed in evince?

When viewing a pdf file in my evince (42.3), I couldn't find a way to jump back to the page previously viewed. I remember there used to be a button somewhere for that purpose, but I can't find it any ...
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How shall I exit search box in Evince?

In Evince 42.3, after I search something in the search box in the top part of the evince window, I can't exit the search box, so that the left panel used for displaying search results can return back ...
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Evince won't open; authorization error

I'm trying to use evince to open a pdf as a regular user. It doesn't open. I try from the command line and get: Authorization required, but no authorization protocol specified Cannot parse arguments: ...
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Can't Print PDF Document to a Printer in Document Viewer (Evince)

Printing works in all other apps (browsers,scribes) but can't print to printer using Evince . It's showing Printing complete dialogue(notification) but nothing happens. I can print only in the flatpak ...
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Saving a document with evince blocks scrolling in the background

When I open a PDF downloaded from the web in evince and I want to create a local copy of said PDF, I open the "Save as" dialog box. This is all quite normal. However, the dialog is placed in ...
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Why are some annotations semi transparent, while others are not

When viewing pdfs using Evince, I have noticed that some Annotations (see picture) are transparent (left one), while others are not (right one). Why is that? Is there a settings to tweak to remove ...
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Install a specific Evince branch from source

I would like to install a specific branch of Evince that is called persistent-highlight. I tried several commands, which are listed below, but was unable to install it. I have tried with the ...
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Document Viewer not using printer settings

I have two HP laserjet P2035 printers on my system running Ubuntu 22.04. Each printer has two different kinds of paper loaded in different paper trays. Instead of manually selecting which printer and ...
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Recover annotations from Evince crash

I spent the last couple of hours proofreading and annotating a PDF file using Evince. When I finished my work I wanted to save the new annotated PDF. When I wanted to save the PDF I got notified that ...
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Evince complains about missing --filesystem=xdg-run/gvfsd privileges, how can I add those privileges

On 22.04, when using evince on the command line to add text annotations to a PDF and then save it, evince complains The peer-to-peer connection failed: Error while getting peer-to-peer dbus connection:...
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Postscript (.ps) support failed in Ubuntu 20.04.5

Usually, I could open postscript .ps file using evince and convert them to pdf using ps2pdf. But suddenly after updating the Ubuntu it stopped working and both evince and ps2pdf shows this: ...
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After upgrade to 22.04 LTS: Cannot open links from evince

After the upgrade from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS to 22.04 LTS I observed that I can no longer open weblinks from evince. I get the following error message on the terminal where I called evince: sh: 1: exec: ...
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Focus the window of an already open document

Switching from Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04, I noticed some regressive behaviour trying to re-open (e.g., in evince) a file already open. For example, suppose I open "foo.pdf". I now tab away to ...
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Evince table of contents disappears after CTRL + F

When I view a pdf file in document viewer, I use the table of contents a lot. I also like to search terms with CTRL + F, but after I used that shortcut, the table of contents is no longer visible (the ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 evince "Save Current Settings as Default" not working

I just installed Ubuntu 22.04 and already tried the option "Save Current Settings as Default" in Evince. This setting seems to work only for the already opened pdf files, not for the new ...
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Ubuntu 20.04: Can't set Envince as default pdf viewer

I modified ~/.config/mimeapps.list: and set: application/pdf=org.gnome.Evince.desktop; Then logged out and back in. but if I use xdg-open /some/document.pdf it says Setting _INKSCAPE_GC=disable as a ...
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Document viewer uses white fonts in white input fields

How can I change this behavior to having black text? I got a pdf I'd like to fill input fields. However, the font is white on a white background1. When I select the typed text, one can see it2.
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How to modify Firefox's AppArmor profile to allow evince to open links

When I try to open a link from a PDF using Evince I get an error message in the terminal. env: ‘/snap/bin/firefox’: Permission denied It used to work when Firefox wasn't a snap package. I think the ...
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Remember the window positions of closed apps in Ubuntu 22.04

In ubuntu 22.04, I want the applications to open in the same position where I closed them. It doesn't remember the window positions. I need it mainly for the system apps: Nautilus, Evince, Settings, ...
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Evince doesn't save previous session

Well im on 22.04 and things are unclear to me: evince doesn't remember session (window pos, page, zoom, etc) I have been reading related posts about this but i don't understand. I only need to open my ...
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Evince does not open where I left off

When I open a .pdf in evince, it always opens at the cover or the first page. I'm running Ubuntu 22.04. "evince --version" returns "Gnome Document Viewer 42.0." Entering "...
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On 22.04, Nautilus sftp remote connection 'evince' gives 'unable to open document ... operation not supported'

I am running 22.04 and when I connect to a remote server via sftp I started getting the error below. EDIT: I just realized that this only occurs for PDF files, and PNG files open in a preview as ...
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How to remove custom icons from launcher

I was trying to add a custom desktop icon for evince (installed using flatpak) in my launcher. First I experimented with nautilus; I created this test.desktop [Desktop Entry] Name=My script Exec=...
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How can I grant permission to snap application (evince) (ubuntu 18.4) to open files outside home?

I have installed evince through snap in ubuntu 18.04 and only opens files inside home folder. ** (evince:6214): WARNING **: 00:03:47.818: set_filenames: Error when getting information for file “/...
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Different evince on Ubuntu software GUI _22.04

I am seeing 2 Evince document viewers in the Ubuntu software GUI. One is the deb version and the other is the snap version. Both are of different size and version. My first question is are they the ...
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Accessibility Bus error: Permission Denied warning when opening PDF documents

I just upgraded from Ubuntu 20.04 to Ubuntu 21.10 and then to Ubuntu 22.04. After the upgrade whenever I try to open any pdf document via the terminal using xdg-open I get the following warning: (...
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Evince Document Viewer(42.0) does not remember last page in 22.04

Just switched from Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04 and realized that Document Viewer no longer open on the last viewed page and doesn't remember the side pane preference even after using the "Save Current ...
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Evince can not open links in snap Firefox

When I click on a link in a PDF document in Evince, it does not work. Instead, I only see cursor turning into a spinner and a message appearing in the terminal: env: ‘/snap/bin/firefox’: Permission ...
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How to change default applications: Doc Viewer to Okular

I'm on latest 21.10 (Wayland default, Gnome 40.4.0) and have the default "Document Viewer" (Evince?) for viewing pdfs. I'm having trouble with it hanging when I have too many open. So I'd ...
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Document Viewer (Evince) fails to open hyperlinks in a PDF document

While viewing a PDF document in evince, clicking on a hyperlink (a web link in this case) causes the cursor to change to a rotating 'busy' symbol and the browser is not launched. Using dmesg to view ...
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Document viewer locks scrolling at bottoms of pages

I use the down arrow key to scroll through PDF documents in document viewer. However, when I reach the end of the page it does not scroll to the next page, and stays on the current page. Video: https:/...
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evince Document Viewer displays at double the actual size

When I look at a PDF of an A4 paper (or US Letter-sized paper), and set the zoom scale to 100%, the paper on the screen looks twice the actual width (42 cm instead of 21 cm). This happens with all PDF ...
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Using Alacritty to write LaTeX (with vim) can't launch Evince to preview

I use Neovim to write LaTeX files with the Alacritty terminal. After writing the files I want to preview them with Evince. However, Evince doesn't launch. I don't know why. If I use the default ...
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Save instead of Save as a copy in Evince Reader

I am currently using Evince Document Viewer Version 3.36.10 on Ubuntu 20.04. When I try to save an annotated pdf, it shows only the Save a copy option. How do I make it overwrite the current file? I ...
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cannot print from evince any more

I'm on 20.04 with a HP Jaserjet 1018, hplip version 3.20.3 Since today, I cannot print PDFs from Evince (Document Viewer) any more. In the "Status" tab of the HP Device Manager, it says &...
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permission denied when Evince tries to use Chrome to open link

I know there are existing questions about problems with Evince opening links, but this looks like a new error. This is in 21.04 but I think the error is very recent, i.e. the links worked earlier in ...
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Evince does not open hyperlinks after updating ubuntu 18.04

I ran the software updater today for Ubuntu 18.04. Now evince does not open links in the viewed pdf anymore in my browser (chrome) but gives this error message in the terminal: [24120:24120:0726/...
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Ubuntu 20.04: Cannot print double sided from evince any more

[EDIT] So it works with the below Libre Office printer dialog, while it is not working with the standard printing dialogue from Ubuntu. Does anyone know about this behavior? I have a Canon Pixma mx920 ...
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Can't undo text edits in Document Viewer text annotations

I'm unable to "undo" when I'm editing text in a Document Viewer text annotation. (e.g. I accidentally deleted some text in the annotation and I want to undo that, like Ctrl+Z in gedit or ...
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Evince links not working on Ubuntu 20.04

I am able to open pdf files with evince, but I can't open any link in the browser. I have found this link from years ago: Hyperlinks clicked in evince document viewer are not opening, any ideas on how ...
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no lpr or lprng file in /etc/int.d/

My printer is behaving randomly except for the test page. It always works well on test page. Sometimes it works well on all applications. Sometimes it works on Chrome, chromium, but not on Firefox and ...
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PDF freezing my laptop

I've tried to open this PDF (UPDATED) on Chrome, Evince and Zathura. All freeze my laptop. I've tried to compress the file using ghostscript, but it also freezes. I waited more than 1 hour and it just ...
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Incorrect font spacing to fill PDF form

I am filling out this PDF form, IRS Form 1040, in evince 3.36.7 on Ubuntu 20.04 and having a problem that the numbers I input are not aligned correctly with the background bars. Please see this ...
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Evince Document Viewer gets stuck in full screen mode in Ubuntu 20.04

I am Using Ubuntu 20.04 on a computer that has 4 GB RAM and an Intel Core i5 Processor. When I open PDF files in Evince Document Viewer in full screen mode, sometimes it gets stuck. Neither getting ...
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Set as default application is not working (opening pdf files): Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS

I want to open my pdf file with evince (document viewer) as the default application. I right-click on the pdf, properties, open with and the Default application is ImageMagick I try to change it by ...
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Can 'Save as' in Atril be configured to open the file chooser with most recent directory selected instead of /home/Documents for downloaded PDFs?

For downloaded PDF files opened in Atril, the 'Save as' file chooser dialogue defaults to the /home/Documents directory, which is not what I want to use 100% of the time. Ideally I would like to be ...
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