[Okular-devel] [okular] [Bug 361487] New: Stream Files instead of creating local copy

[richardlm via KDE Bugzilla]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=361487

            Bug ID: 361487
           Summary: Stream Files instead of creating local copy
           Product: okular
           Version: 0.24.0
          Platform: Other
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
          Assignee: okular-devel at kde.org
          Reporter: richard.llom at gmail.com

I have pdf's on a local NAS which I access via smb (or ftp - behavior is the
same) with dolphin.

When I click on a pdf, first of all copy dialog appears and then okular opens
the local copy.
This has several disadvantages:
- Unnecessary slow (one has to wait for the copy of the whole file, instead of
an instant open)
- It is not possible to see changes on the pdf file by reloading (F5)
- Unnecessary local disk usage / fragmentation, etc
- Unnecessary UI clutter/popups/notification (Copy dialog, examination
finished, etc.)

So I propose that okular should "stream" the file from the NAS server, instead
of creating a local copy.

This is the open command for pdfs in my file type properties:
"okular %U %i -caption %c"

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