Bug 419507

Summary: Open document in same instance of Okular from separate virtual desktop
Product: [Applications] okular Reporter: johnmichaelwu
Component: generalAssignee: Okular developers <okular-devel>
Status: REPORTED ---    
Severity: wishlist CC: nate
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 1.9.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Arch Linux   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description johnmichaelwu 2020-04-01 18:09:13 UTC 
SUMMARY

Basically https://askubuntu.com/q/482856/858434. I would like to open a PDF file in an existing instance of Okular, *even if* that instance is in a separate workspace. Currently, there is no way of doing this. However, this seems to be standard in other applications (firefox, acrobat reader, etc.)


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open okular in workspace W1
2. run `okular --unique file.pdf` in workspace W2 != W1

OBSERVED RESULT
Okular opens a new window in workspace W2. 


EXPECTED RESULT
Okular opens a new tab in 


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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2020-04-15 00:54:11 UTC 
BY "workspace" do you mean "virtual desktop?"
Comment 2 johnmichaelwu 2020-04-15 05:50:44 UTC 
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #1)
> BY "workspace" do you mean "virtual desktop?"

Yes.
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2020-04-15 14:48:26 UTC 
Thanks.