Bug 458148

Summary: Feature Request: "Reading bar" similar to Skim on OSX
Product: [Applications] okular Reporter: qg2ncx+5ov2umjq3v060
Component: generalAssignee: Okular developers <okular-devel>
Status: REPORTED ---    
Severity: wishlist    
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: unspecified   
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Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
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Description qg2ncx+5ov2umjq3v060 2022-08-21 16:06:05 UTC 
Okular is almost the perfect universal reader. In my opinion, the only missing feature is a "reading bar" while viewing documents similar to Skim on OSX.

Its essentially a highlighted bar that is overlayed over the document and stays fixed as you scroll through the document. It acts like a pointer as you read, similar to how people read physical books with a pencil or a ruler to help with focus.

Sioyek offers something similar called a visual ruler where it highlights the text being read. The problem with their implementation is that depending on the document and how its formatted, the texts may not be highlightable; rendering the feature useless.

Can we have a reading bar implemented in Okular?

Thanks in advance