I have Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS installed on my computer.
If I open PDF in Evince for the first time, the window is always un-maximized and zoom level is 70%. I want Evince to be maximized and the zoom level set to 100% every time I open a PDF.
I have tried to adjust the settings and clicked "Save Current Settings as Default" but when I open a new PDF, Evince is un-maximized and zoom level is 70%.
How can I get Evince to open maximized and with zoom level 100%?
Check
gsettings get org.gnome.Evince zoom
if it is not set to 1.0. See
gsettings list-recursively org.gnome.Evince
for all settings.
In my case I wanted it to always open documents at 150% by default, so here's what I found out that worked for me (I'm using Evince v3.22.1):
gsettings set org.gnome.Evince.Default zoom 1.5
gsettings set org.gnome.Evince.Default sizing-mode free
(I got the hint for the default zoom setting from here: https://askubuntu.com/a/214163/163034)
To start, Evince maximized on x11 (echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE):
Install devilspie package (find windows and perform actions on them):
sudo apt install devilspie
Create ~/.devilspie folder and evince.ds file in that folder:
mkdir -p ~/.devilspie && touch ~/.devilspie/evince.ds
Paste this code in ~/.devilspie/evince.ds file:
(if
(is (application_name) "Document Viewer")
(begin
(maximize)
)
)
Add devilspie to Startup Applications
Reboot.
Possible workaround (Debian 9 with Xfce Desktop Environment, ver. 4.12):
In the /usr/share/applications/evince.desktop file, comment out the existing Exec=... line and replace with:
Exec=sh -c '(sleep 0.6 && wmctrl -r :ACTIVE: -b add,maximized_vert,maximized_horz)& evince "$@"' sh %U
FYI, while this will still open groups of files together (e.g. via clicking on a block of files in Thunar), only one of the thusly opened files will be so maximized.
