[okular] [Bug 434357] New: Add viewer window for embedded images to make reading of technical literature easier

[Robert Puskas]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=434357

            Bug ID: 434357
           Summary: Add viewer window for embedded images to make reading
                    of technical literature easier
           Product: okular
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: unspecified
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
          Assignee: okular-devel at kde.org
          Reporter: pusrob at vipmail.hu
  Target Milestone: ---

Created attachment 136644
  --> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=136644&action=edit
floating image viewer window

Hello.

I'd like to suggest a simple to realize, but very helpful feature for Okular:
an image viewer window for embedded images that always stays on top of the main
app window.

Why is this helpful? Simply because when one reads technical documentation, the
figures and the associated text rarely reside on the same page. Right now this
results in an unnecessary back-and-forth scrolling while trying to check what
the text is about on the figure. On the other hand, if we would have a context
menu entry (for embedded images) to open the image up in a separate floating
window, we would be able to scroll the main document away from the figure
without getting the figure out of sight (see attached images).

By making the viewer to always stay on top of the main window only, we would
not hinder the usage of other apps or Okular itself, as the viewer would go
behind the other app. Also, we could continue to use Okular features
(annotating, copying text, etc) without making the viewer constantly go away.

This feature would significantly ease the reading of technical docs, as it
could save people from a ton of unnecessary scrolling.

Thanks for considering this.

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