#474208 evince: draws its window partly offscreen

Package:
evince
Source:
evince
Description:
Document (PostScript, PDF) viewer
Submitter:
Vincent Bernat
Date:
2025-07-14 09:21:01 UTC
Severity:
minor
#474208#5
Date:
2008-04-04 07:46:57 UTC
From:
To:
Hi!

When opening a PDF, evince tries to smartly place its window. The
result is most of the time disastrous. I have always to move and
resize the window to be able to view the PDF.

This is annoying for me but it is disappointing for some people. For
example, on some setups, evince appears in full screen but in fact its
window height is greater than screen height. When scrolling, we are
unable to see the bottom of a PDF unless we resize the window (which
is difficult when the bottom of the window is not visible) or use full
screen function (from the window manager or from evince).

If the code managing evince window size and position cannot be fixed,
it should be dropped: the window manager does a far better job for
window size and position.

Thanks.