Bug 162207

Summary: kpdf does not update when watch file is ticked and PDF file is changed
Product: [Applications] kpdf Reporter: R (Chandra) Chandrasekhar <chyavana>
Component: generalAssignee: Albert Astals Cid <aacid>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: normal    
Priority: NOR    
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: unspecified   
OS: Linux   
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Description R (Chandra) Chandrasekhar 2008-05-17 13:04:39 UTC 
Version:           0.5.9 (using 3.5.9, Kubuntu (hardy) 4:3.5.9-0ubuntu7.1)
Compiler:          Target: i486-linux-gnu
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.24-16-generic

On Kubuntu Hardy with KDE 3.5.9, when a PDF file that is already displayed by kpdf is changed (e.g. after recompilation of source by XeLaTeX or pdfLaTeX), kpdf does not display the changed PDF file, even though "Watch file" is ticked in Settings.

This is similar to but not identical with Bug 122847 which is still unconfirmed after two years.

This bug has kept popping up off and on over time and I will be grateful for a decisive fix.

My current, inefficient workaround is to reload the file using "File -> Open Recent" to see the changed PDF file. If there is a better way, please let me know.

Thanks.

Chandra
Comment 1 Pino Toscano 2008-05-17 13:33:10 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 122847 ***