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==What is Okular?== | ==What is Okular?== | ||
Okular is a universal document viewer developed by KDE. Okular works on multiple platforms, including but not limited to Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, *BSD, etc. | |||
You can watch for development at the project [http://okular.kde.org/ Home Page]. | You can watch for development at the project [http://okular.kde.org/ Home Page]. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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The [http://okular.kde.org/formats.php document format handlers page] has a chart describing in more detail the supported formats and the features supported in each of them. | The [http://okular.kde.org/formats.php document format handlers page] has a chart describing in more detail the supported formats and the features supported in each of them. | ||
[[Image:Okular-annotations.png|thumb|300px|center|Annotations in Okular, which can be saved within the PDF file]] | [[Image:Okular-annotations.png|thumb|300px|center|Annotations in Okular, which can be saved within the PDF file]] | ||
As well as supporting many formats, '''Okular''' offers such features as text selection, annotation, extraction of files embedded within a document, and many other surprises. Screenshots of '''Okular''' in action can be seen [http://okular.kde.org/screenshots.php here]. | As well as supporting many formats, '''Okular''' offers such features as text selection, annotation, extraction of files embedded within a document, and many other surprises. Screenshots of '''Okular''' in action can be seen [http://okular.kde.org/screenshots.php here]. | ||
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If you are interested in contributing to '''Okular''', please [http://okular.kde.org/contact.php contact the team]. Programmers and non-coders are welcome all the same. | If you are interested in contributing to '''Okular''', please [http://okular.kde.org/contact.php contact the team]. Programmers and non-coders are welcome all the same. | ||
==Hints and Tips== | ==Hints and Tips== | ||
=== Reviewing Documents / Annotations === | === Reviewing Documents / Annotations === | ||
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By default, '''Okular''' saves annotations in the local data directory for each user. Since KDE 4.9, it's optionally possible to store them directly in a PDF file by choosing <menuchoice>File -> Save As...</menuchoice>, so they can be seen in other PDF viewers. | By default, '''Okular''' saves annotations in the local data directory for each user. Since KDE 4.9, it's optionally possible to store them directly in a PDF file by choosing <menuchoice>File -> Save As...</menuchoice>, so they can be seen in other PDF viewers. | ||
Note that this feature requires Poppler 0.20 or newer for regular PDF documents. If the PDF document you are annotating is encrypted, this feature requires Poppler 0.22 or newer. | Note that this feature requires Poppler 0.20 or newer for regular PDF documents. If the PDF document you are annotating is encrypted, this feature requires Poppler 0.22 or newer. | ||
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Revision as of 06:20, 29 September 2018
What is Okular?
Okular is a universal document viewer developed by KDE. Okular works on multiple platforms, including but not limited to Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, *BSD, etc.
You can watch for development at the project Home Page.
Background
Its development began as part of Google's Summer of Code program. The description of the project can be found at KDE Developer's Corner.
Okular combines the excellent functionalities of KPDF with the versatility of supporting different kinds of documents, like PDF, Postscript, DjVu, CHM, and others.
The document format handlers page has a chart describing in more detail the supported formats and the features supported in each of them.
As well as supporting many formats, Okular offers such features as text selection, annotation, extraction of files embedded within a document, and many other surprises. Screenshots of Okular in action can be seen here.
You can talk to developers and other users on IRC, irc.freenode.org, channel #okular.
If you are interested in contributing to Okular, please contact the team. Programmers and non-coders are welcome all the same.
Hints and Tips
Reviewing Documents / Annotations
Double clicking on either one of the Review tools (F6) allows you to make multiple annotations without having to reactivate the tool after the first time.
How to keep the annotations you made to the PDF file:
By default, Okular saves annotations in the local data directory for each user. Since KDE 4.9, it's optionally possible to store them directly in a PDF file by choosing , so they can be seen in other PDF viewers. Note that this feature requires Poppler 0.20 or newer for regular PDF documents. If the PDF document you are annotating is encrypted, this feature requires Poppler 0.22 or newer.