Bug 470196

Summary:	print preview is empty
Product:	[Applications] okular	Reporter:	cnoam
Component:	printing	Assignee:	Okular developers <okular-devel>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	aacid
Priority:	NOR
Version:	23.04.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	PDF file to demonstrate the print problem

Description cnoam 2023-05-24 07:58:16 UTC

SUMMARY
The "Print preview" shows empty pages.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. open a PDF  (I was able to replicate with any PDF I tried)
2. select File -> print preview
3. 

OBSERVED RESULT

correct  number of pages is displayed, and they are all blank

EXPECTED RESULT
you know.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma:    ubuntu 22.04 with Gnome

(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 
KDE Frameworks Version: 
Qt Version: 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
PDF backend: 
Using Poppler 23.03.0

Comment 1 Albert Astals Cid 2023-05-24 22:56:30 UTC

Attach a pdf file you have this problem with pelase

Comment 2 cnoam 2023-05-28 06:58:27 UTC

Created attachment 159288 [details]
PDF file to demonstrate the print problem

Comment 3 Albert Astals Cid 2023-05-28 20:45:19 UTC

Works fine for me.

Comment 4 cnoam 2023-05-29 12:35:47 UTC

What other info can I provide?

PS:
$ cat /etc/X11/default-display-manager 
/usr/sbin/gdm3

Comment 5 Albert Astals Cid 2023-06-21 14:31:28 UTC

This seems to be a problem with the Ubuntu packages to me, go and open a bug in the ubuntu side i guess?

Comment 6 cnoam 2023-06-27 06:08:40 UTC

(In reply to Albert Astals Cid from comment #5)
> This seems to be a problem with the Ubuntu packages to me, go and open a bug
> in the ubuntu side i guess?

I switched from Wayland (the default manager in ubuntu 22.04) to X11 , and now the preview is fine.

Hope it helps others.