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Okular is the document viewer for KDE SC 4.

Okular is the document viewer for KDE SC 4 (although it does not require the full KDE desktop). It is based on KPDF and it replaced KPDF, KGhostView, KFax, KFaxview and KDVI in KDE 4. Its functionality can be easily embedded in other applications.

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Is there a way to leave the Okular highlighting tool on permanently?

I found out I can highlight pdfs with okular in-file by the review tool, but everytime I use the highlighter, it gets turned off afterwards again, so to highlight the next piece of text I have to activate it again. I would like to change this…
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Using okular in a Python app : hiding the side pannel

I am developing a program (TeXamator) in Python to deal with exercises databases in LaTeX. Following this answer I have been able to successfully embed okular into my Qt app. The problem is that I can't find how to access the sidebar and hide it. If…
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How to Show Review Bar in Okular by Default?

I use okular on Linux Mint. Unfortunately the review bar which contains the annotation tools has to be manually loaded up each time okular is opened. This is outrageously annoying if you open many hundred documents a day you need to highlight! I…
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No "Open in new tab" option in Okular 0.22.0

Since the version 0.19, Okular has a tabbed interface. But in my version (0.22.0) I don't see the "Open in new tab" option in the settings (as explained in the Okular documentation). I precise that my installation is under a Gnome environment. What…
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How to use KDE Okular's document view widget in a Python Qt app?

I am writing a desktop application in Python (3.4) on Linux using Qt (4.8) and PyQt. Is there a way to use/import Okular's pdf view functionality as a widget? If yes, how?
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How to run a small script before closing a Program (Okular)

As i read many PDFs at the same time, i would like to find a solution for Okular to remember the opened files and reopen them, when the Program gets restarted. This small skript writes the current open document paths to a…
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Is there any way to connect a dictionary to a pdf reader in linux?

I am reading some pdf books in English, and sometimes I need to look up a word in dictionary. I have goldendict on my system. And I use okular as my pdf reader. My question is that is there any way to connect goldendict (or any other dictionary that…
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okular: disable keyboard shortcuts for annotations

So I want to bind keys 1 and 2 in Okular to display respectively one single page or two facing pages. It seems however that those keys are bound to some annotation tools. In older versions of Okular I could bind those shortcuts; maybe there were no…
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Customising Okular Text-to-Speech

My computer details: OS: Kubuntu 20.04 Okular: 1.9.3 Speech dispatcher: 0.9.1 I am using pico as the tts engine, but cannot find its version. I want to customise some aspects of Okular's text-to-speech (tts) behaviour.…
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Problem with Okular after creating binary with pyinstaller

My python-program creates a pdf-File (via MikTeX) which is then opened with Okular. The python file works perfectly. However, when I create the binary file (via pyinstaller: pyinstaller -F file.py) on ubuntu (18.04.3), when opening the PDF in Okular…
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for matlab 2014b the .eps files are not openning with evince and okular

I am using Matlab2014b in ubuntu14.04, before I was using Matlab2013b in windows7 system. The eps files from Matlab2014b are not openning with evince or okular document viewers and hanging the system. I have some eps files written with Matlab2013b…
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PDF file appears normal but text is not searchable or selectable

I have this pdf file which I use okular to read;the pdf file can be opened and I can read it normally. However when I try to select the text using the selection tool; the menu pops up the selected text comes up as gibberish (like rectangles, and…
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Inverse search from Okular to TexMaker

I am trying to properly set up the inverse search function from my compiled .pdf back to the .tex file. On the TexMaker side, the "Configure Texmaker" field for PdfLatex writes pdflatex -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode %.tex The "External Viewer"…
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How to share certificates between Firefox and Okular on Ubuntu 22.04

I made a fresh installation of Ubuntu 22.04 and successfully imported the personal certificate into Firefox. If my memory serves me well, Okular accessed Firefox's NSS database with certificates located in a shared folder (docs). Since they are both…
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How to make PDF index/bookmarks/outline always folded/collapsed/wrapped on Okular

This behavior is file specific and not due to evince or okular since there are pdf files that are always folded .
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