DebuggingEvince

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Bugs related to Evince fall into 3 categories: Most bugs related to Evince fall into 3 categories:
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== Stock Reply == == Crash or Freeze ==
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In the event that a bug reporter is having a crash with a specific document obtaining that document will help. In case Evince crashes, follow standard [[DebuggingProgramCrash]] procedures.

== File missing ==

If the crash/incorrect rendering appears only with a specific document, obtaining that document will help. Here's a stock reply to use in this case:
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== Printing problems ==

Sometimes, when a document printed from evince doesn't print correctly, it is not a problem with Evince, but with cups, or the specific printer driver.
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== Printing problems ==

Sometimes, when a document printed from evince doesn't print correctly, it is not a problem with Evince, but with cups, or the specific printer driver.

Debugging Central

This page is part of the debugging series — pages with debugging details for a variety of Ubuntu packages.

Introduction

Evince is the default application in Ubuntu for opening .pdf, .ps and other similar types of files. It uses the poppler rendering library.

Most bugs related to Evince fall into 3 categories:

  1. Evince crashes when I open a specific document (or when I open it and perform a specific action, like scroll, zoom or rotate)
  2. Evince does not display ("render") the document correctly
  3. Evince displays the document as it should, but then doesn't print it correctly

Debugging procedure

Crash or Freeze

In case Evince crashes, follow standard DebuggingProgramCrash procedures.

File missing

If the crash/incorrect rendering appears only with a specific document, obtaining that document will help. Here's a stock reply to use in this case:

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu even better!  It would be quite helpful if you attach the document you are having a problem with so we can better recreate this bug and work on fixing it.  Thanks in advance.

Printing problems

Sometimes, when a document printed from evince doesn't print correctly, it is not a problem with Evince, but with cups, or the specific printer driver.

How to Forward

The upstream bug tracking system for Evince is at http://bugzilla.gnome.org/browse.cgi?product=evince

DebuggingEvince (last edited 2014-12-29 01:44:55 by penalvch)