[okular] [Bug 436738] docdata duplicated each time pdf is edited

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https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=436738

--- Comment #6 from pbs3141 at googlemail.com ---
Albert's point is that I could make many copies of my pdf file, then overwrite
it. Under my proposal, all the copies would have their viewing positions reset.

(That is, assuming all the copies have been made in different directories
sharing the same filename. And also assuming that the new version is viewed
immediately after updating it.)

Given that Okular already resets the viewing position in far more everyday
situations like file rename, I don't see how resetting the viewing position in
this exotic situation is such a big deal.

Still, my proposal would probably annoy that one user who takes regular
snapshots of their system, and regularly looks back at old versions of their
pdf documents in old snapshots, who would now find their viewing position keep
resetting.

It's a question of balancing the effect of breaking one person's workflow by
changing something they shouldn't be relying on anyway (https://xkcd.com/1172),
given that Okular doesn't preserve viewing position that well in general, vs
littering everyone else's systems with thousands of tiny harmless files which,
while not taking up very much space, is certainly far from optimal.

I leave it up to you!

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