Bug 474753 - Clicking hyperlink to another pdf file closes current pdf document instead of opening an extra tab.
Summary: Clicking hyperlink to another pdf file closes current pdf document instead of...
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 297777
Alias: None
Product: okular
Classification: Applications
Component: PDF backend (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 23.08.1
Platform: Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows
: NOR wishlist
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Assignee: Okular developers
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Reported: 2023-09-21 02:43 UTC by Geoff Phillips
Modified: 2026-02-11 23:20 UTC (History)
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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.

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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 ***