Version: (using KDE 4.2.2) OS: Linux Installed from: Ubuntu Packages Although the current implementation of _facing pages_ mode mimics a behaviour of a real book, I don't think it is convenient. Consider: 1) One reads left page by scrolling down and then has to scroll up to read right page. Logical solution would be to read a book linearly, say by pressing Space all the time, not being forced to go up then down etc. 2) In scientific books there are often references (like Formula (19), Figure 3, etc) pointing to just the previous page. While you can see them directly when your page is on the right hand side, you cannot, when it is on the left hand side. My proposal: It would be better if "Go to next page" would move only one page forward, so that the page currently being read is always on the right hand side.
When it's possible to enable/disable it, it might be a good idea. But this as the default and only behavior it's impractical. PDF is also a format for printing, and I like to view the PDF in book-style before printing it.
Sorry, I didn't mention it. Of course it should be optional. (In reply to comment #1) > When it's possible to enable/disable it, it might be a good idea. > > But this as the default and only behavior it's impractical. PDF is also a > format for printing, and I like to view the PDF in book-style before printing > it.
As a musician, I would like the behavior just the opposite. If side by side pages are going to move ahead one page at a time, then the page previously on the right should move to the left, and a new page should appear on the right. They way it is now is it takes two clicks to move forward in the side by side view, where it should only take a single click to move forward of backwards. All of this needs to be oriented towards touch screens as they are becoming more common place. Presently there's no good sure way to move to the previous page. The wheel is just too small. I think the best approach for navigation would be to touch the page on the right edge to move forward and touch the page on the left edge to move backwards. The navigational interface should share a lot of commonality with smart phones.