Version: (using KDE KDE 3.4.2) Installed from: Gentoo Packages Compiler: gcc version 3.3.5 (Gentoo Linux 3.3.5-r1, ssp-3.3.2-3, pie-8.7.7.1) OS: Linux On this pdf - the rendering is just very slow - maybe the pdf is broken http://www.binf.ku.dk/users/biehl/toPrint/jaynes57.pdf
Well, this pdf just hits kpdf where it does worse, drawing images, each page is a whole image so that's why it's slow. I can try to imrpove it but it's not going to be easy, sorry :-/
Well - no problem - I suspected something like that was the problem. But I thought I might as well provide a test case. I have now tried the pdf on Adobe Reader on windows and it is also noticably slower than with other pdf's - but more useable than KPDF.
*** Bug 115386 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Another few documents that I've found problems with - I am guessing that it is related: http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/specs/ws-sca/SCA_AssemblyModel_V09.pdf http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/specs/ws-sca/SCA_BuildingYourFirstApplication_V09.pdf I attempted to print the first document, and it failed miserably (400+ blank pages). I thought I'd add a comment because I'm using KDE 3.4.3 with GCC 3.4.4. I also thought that the fact that it doesn't print might provide some insight.
same if you try to zoom in at max zoom this one : http://www.ratp.info/picts/plans/pdf/secteur/bus_paris_geo.pdf
Indeed, I also notice that kpdf displays pdf's with scanned pages much slower then Abobe Acrobat Reader does. My kpdf is 0.4.1, kde is 3.4.1. It is actually important, since still quite a lot of articles around are pdf's with scanned pages and slow rendering makes it difficult to look through an article.
I've just compiled kpdf 0.5.3 and it works quite fast now.
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