Inside a pdf file (e.g. "~/1.pdf") there's a link to a local pdf file (e.g. "~/2.pdf"). Although the link can be followed, and Okular opens "2.pdf" in the same window, there's no way to go back to "~/1.pdf" (Shift+Alt+Left doesn't work). In addition, the window title becomes "Untitled-1 - Okular", instead of "2.pdf - Okular". Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Open a pdf file with a link to another pdf file inside. 2. Follow the link. 3. Try to go back.
Please attach the files so we can reproduce the error
Created attachment 80298 [details] pdf with a link to a different pdf
Created attachment 80299 [details] pdf that test.pdf links to. It must be placed in /tmp/
The name of the second file should be [R Langer, J Folkman] Polymers for the sustained release of proteins and other macromolecules(1976).pdf The uploader stripped the leading "["
I think that used to work, or maybe not, but you're right, we should either open it in a new window or provide a way to go back, personally i prefer the second option.
I see this bug has not been resolved yet for version 0.19.3. Please implement this by opening a new window when following external file links. When working on large, multi-document projects, with many links between them, it is more convenient to be able to see the different documents side-by-side, rather than switching between them in the same window. Evince does it this way too. - Josef
*** Bug 359929 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Confirmed still an issue in 21.03.70.
Version 1.3.2 in August 2022 still has this issue. Is this hard to implement? (Could a newbie dare to give it a try?)
If I think a bit about it, this may be medium difficult to implement, because Okular uses KParts. If a new window/tab shall be opened, Part has to tell the shell to open an URL. The shell probably has a function that just needs to be called with a QUrl. But you need to understand how the Part tells commands to the shell. If there shall be a way to go back (with the “Back” action), the Back action has to distinguish between the viewport history (which is already there but currently buggy) and a document history, which is not yet there in the Part. The Back action belongs to the Part, while the document history (“Open Recent” menu) belongs to the shell.