[Okular-devel] [Bug 253805] New: Install didn't include PDF support

[Tye McQueen]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=253805

           Summary: Install didn't include PDF support
           Product: okular
           Version: 0.10.4
          Platform: MS Windows
        OS/Version: MS Windows
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: PDF backend
        AssignedTo: okular-devel at kde.org
        ReportedBy: nothingisobvious at gmail.com


Version:           0.10.4 (using KDE 4.4.4) 
OS:                MS Windows

I wanted Okular to view PDF files.  I downloaded and ran
kdewin-installer-gui-latest.exe and selected most of the packages.  After it
was all installed, I launched okular giving it a PDF filename on the command
line.

It reported "Could not open ..." and "Can not find a plugin that is able to
handle the document being passed".

If I go to the "Open File" dialog, it displays "All supported file types" which
doesn't include *.pdf files.  If I scroll through the list of file types that
can be displayed, PDF is not included in any of the choices.

I find no options for adding a PDF "plugin" nor a "PDF support" package that I
chose not to download and install.  I find no reports of "Okular on Windows
doesn't support PDF" -- quite the contrary.

Launching Okular from the "Start Menu" shortcut also fails to support PDF
files.

I does have "Import PostScript as PDF..." which just complains about not having
the 'ps2pdf' command which hints that okular should be able to do something
with PDF.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Well, failure to support PDF happens every time I launch okular.  I haven't
tried uninstalling and then reinstalling or installing a different version to
see if I can also reproduce the problem to that extent.

1) Downloaded kdewin-installer-gui-latest.exe
2) Run it
3) Select at least okular
4) Wait for everything to download and install
5) Launch okular
6) File -> Open
7) Navigate to a directory that contains *.pdf files
8) Notice that the PDF files are not shown
9) Type "*.pdf"
10) Notice that PDF files are now shown
11) Select one
12) Get "Could not open ..." with a temporary notice of "Can not find a plugin
that is able to handle the document being passed".


Actual Results:  
...
8) Notice that the PDF files are not shown
...
12) Get "Could not open ..." with a temporary notice of "Can not find a plugin
that is able to handle the document being passed".


Expected Results:  
...
8) Notice that the PDF files /are/ shown
...
12) See the PDF file contents displayed


OS: MINGW32_NT-5.1 (i686) release Windows XP
Compiler: gcc.exe

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