Bug 474753

Summary:	Clicking hyperlink to another pdf file closes current pdf document instead of opening an extra tab.
Product:	[Applications] okular	Reporter:	Geoff Phillips <gphillips>
Component:	PDF backend	Assignee:	Okular developers <okular-devel>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	aacid, aristsakas
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	23.08.1
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Microsoft Windows
OS:	Microsoft Windows
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Geoff Phillips 2023-09-21 02:43:13 UTC

Clicking hyperlink to another pdf file closes current pdf document.
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open a pdf using Okular
2. Click a hyperlink to another pdf file


OBSERVED RESULT
Current file closes, rather than open in a new tab, despite open in new tab selected in settings.

EXPECTED RESULT
A new tab should open, so both documnets are available in Okular.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 11 Pro
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 Albert Astals Cid 2023-09-22 23:01:28 UTC

Downgrading to wish

Comment 2 Geoff Phillips 2023-09-22 23:45:44 UTC

Great program but this issue ("wish") is a fairly major annoyance/restriction. I urge the developers to fix this so clicking on a hyperlink to another pdf opens an new tab whilst keeping the original document open/avialable in its own tab. I appreciate this may be a lot of work. I would love to use Okular to present at an upcoming conference, but cannot because of this its current behaviour (my presentation file has lots of hyperlinks to othet pdf files).

Comment 3 aristsakas 2026-02-11 23:20:58 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 297777 ***