Bug 510686 - Okular is not aware of replies to pop-up notes
Summary: Okular is not aware of replies to pop-up notes
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: okular
Classification: Applications
Component: PDF backend (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 25.04.2
Platform: Debian stable Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Okular developers
URL:
Keywords:
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Reported: 2025-10-16 15:04 UTC by meso5
Modified: 2025-10-16 15:11 UTC (History)
0 users

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Note in Okular (12.38 KB, image/png)
2025-10-16 15:04 UTC, meso5
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Same note in Firefox (8.49 KB, image/png)
2025-10-16 15:05 UTC, meso5
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Same note in PDF-Xchange (Windows) (13.38 KB, image/png)
2025-10-16 15:06 UTC, meso5
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Description meso5 2025-10-16 15:04:51 UTC
Created attachment 185838 [details]
Note in Okular

Okular is not aware of replies to pop-up notes. It doesn't display, add or even indicate the presence of such notes. This is a major issue when users share PDFs with comments for work, in the way they do share office documents with comments. The worst part is that there may be replies you are not even alerted to. 

- Firefox, Chromium displays the notes as unrelated notes. You can't reply/add
- PDF Arranger, LO Draw only show the icons. No content, and you can't reply/add  
- OnlyOffice fails to open the PDF 
- PDF4QT displays the notes as related notes. You can't reply/add. 

The only applications I know fully supporting notes (ie display, add, reply) are Adobe Acrobat and PDF-XChange.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 13
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.6
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.13.0
Qt Version: 6.8.2
Kernel Version: 6.12.48+deb13-amd64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Graphics Processor: Mesa Intel® HD Graphics 5500
Comment 1 meso5 2025-10-16 15:05:59 UTC
Created attachment 185839 [details]
Same note in Firefox
Comment 2 meso5 2025-10-16 15:06:41 UTC
Created attachment 185840 [details]
Same note in PDF-Xchange (Windows)
Comment 3 meso5 2025-10-16 15:11:00 UTC
Comment on attachment 185840 [details]
Same note in PDF-Xchange (Windows)

Observe that PDF-XChange even has a tickbox that allows indicating the comment was acted on. Exactly like in Word/Writer. There is also a lock button.