Bug 432567

Summary:	Bookmarks in Navigation View are a mess
Product:	[Applications] okular	Reporter:	Larry Bradley <larrywbradley>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Okular developers <okular-devel>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	normal	CC:	aacid
Priority:	NOR
Version:	1.10.1
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Larry Bradley 2021-02-06 11:36:56 UTC

SUMMARY
When I have a single pdf file open and turn on the Navigation view, the bookmarks list contains every pdf file I have ever bookmarked, not just the pdf I currently have open. Further, the bookmarks are indexed by file location, not just by the Title of the pdf file. Frankly, this renders the Navigation view practically useless, as far as bookmarks are concerned.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open a pdf file.
2. Click on Settings, Show Navigation Panel.

OBSERVED RESULT
Every bookmark for every pdf file I have ever bookmarked is included in the navigation panel. Worse, because the bookmark name consists of the entire filepath, and nothing is chronological, it makes it difficult to find the bookmarks for the currently-open file.

EXPECTED RESULT
First, I expect to see the bookmarks only for the currently-open file.
Second, I expect the bookmarks to be listed by file-name only, not by the file path.
Third, as I have some long file paths often the title of the pdf cannot be seen, and I cannot necessarily remember the title based on the bookmarks alone.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I can see some value in having All bookmarked pdf's appear in the Navigation panel, but only if they are listed by pdf title only, not by the entire file path. Still, I would rather have the fixed state be one where only the bookmarks of the currently-open pdf appear in the Navigation panel, or, if you want to get "fancy," have an option for a) currently pdf only, or b) all pdf's.

Comment 1 Albert Astals Cid 2021-02-06 11:42:33 UTC

First, there's a nice button in there that says "Current document only".

Second, don't mention more than one issue in a given bug because then even if some parts of what you're mentioning may be valid (like you would like to have an option to show filename) we still have to close it because otherwise it gets unmanageable.

Third, so please open a new whish list with your potentially valid requests. And probably even learn to be a bit more polite when asking people to do things for you for free.

Comment 2 Larry Bradley 2021-02-06 19:53:23 UTC

Albert, my apologies. I did not see the button, it is in a rather obscure place. Perhaps it could be moved and placed under the Bookmarks icon in the menu bar on the left. Sorry if I offended. I re-read my submission and did not find anything that I thought should have offended anyone, but my apologies nevertheless. As for multiple issues, those I listed seemed to be related and I was only trying to be thorough, as opposed to not giving sufficient detail. I am not a programmer, so it's a bit more difficult to describe an issue. As for being more polite because someone is doing something for me for free, I try not to offend whether I get something for free or I pay for it. Thank you for Okular, it really is a great program, free or not. And thanks for the reply. Sorry to have bothered you.