bug#29525: Please don't default to "--unique" mode for Okular

[Mosè Giordano]

2017-12-05 13:57 GMT+01:00 Reuben Thomas <address@hidden>:
>> I'm honestly lost.  Could you please explain what's the workflow you'd
>> like to use?  I thought it's something like this:
>>
>> 1) edit the source in AUCTeX
>>
>> 2) compile it with C-c C-c
>>
>> 3) open the output document in Okular with C-c C-v
>>
>> 4) switch back to Emacs with the window manager (usually ALT + TAB, I
>> guess)
>>
>> 5) edit again
>>
>> 6 compile again with C-c C-c
>>
>> 7) switch to Okular with the window manager.  The document will
>> auto-reload
>>
>> 8) reiterate from point 4
>>
>> If this is your workflow, forward search can't be used --- C-c C-v is
>> run only once at point 3 --- unless you close Okular all the time.
>
>
> This is correct: I am not using forward search. My bug report is simply
> about launching a viewer. My workflow is much simpler: I open the viewer
> once, and after that I let it auto-refresh, changing position in the PDF
> window using its own controls.

Ok, then I'm against making the usage of forward search more
uncomfortable by default.

If Okular will ever get the ability to not open a new instance for an
already open document --- and I really hope so --- the default can be
safely changed.

Bye,
Mosè