[okular] [Bug 519465] New: 'Contents' tab is in the sidebar for some pdf files but not others. Even when they all have headings. Why?

Andrew Steele bugzilla_noreply at kde.org
Mon Apr 27 09:24:19 BST 2026


https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=519465

            Bug ID: 519465
           Summary: 'Contents' tab is in the sidebar for some pdf files
                    but not others. Even when they all have headings.
                    Why?
    Classification: Applications
           Product: okular
      Version First 25.08.1
       Reported In:
          Platform: Kubuntu
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: minor
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
          Assignee: okular-devel at kde.org
          Reporter: andrew8steele at gmail.com
  Target Milestone: ---

SUMMARY
I am going to attach two files, one is a cut down version of the orig file, the
other I have changed one of the headings to a different category; eg from h4 to
h2, using Libreoffice and saved both as a pdf.  OK I am unable to do what I
have just said without supplying the complete file; make to many changes to the
content not the headers and in Okular there is no 'Contents' tab in the
sidebar. I am beginning to feel it's more Libreoffce but it's happening in
Okular.  Why can't the 'Contents' tab appear?
I should note that I am able to make some changes to an odt file and save as
pdf file and Contents is there.  Please also note that Contents appears with
some files but not others, all are docs with headers.
Office Version: 26.2.2.2 (X86_64)
Build ID: 1f77d10d6938fd34972958f64b2bcfa54f8b1ba5
CPU threads: 12; OS: Linux 6.17; UI render: default; VCL: kf5 (cairo+wayland)
Locale: en-AU (en_GB.UTF-8); UI: en-GB
Calc: threaded

I have to start somewhere, the problem happens in Okular.  It may not be there,
it could be Libreoffice.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Have a look at the files, if you need the original odt files I will provide.
2. 
3. 

OBSERVED RESULT


EXPECTED RESULT
Should be able to see Sidebar 'Contents' at all time. Thumbnails to me are a
waste.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

Linux/KDE Plasma: 
KDE Plasma Version: 
KDE Frameworks Version: 
Qt Version: 

Operating System: Kubuntu 25.10
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.17.0
Qt Version: 6.9.2
Kernel Version: 6.17.0-8-generic (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 12 × Intel® Core™ 7 150U
Memory: 32 GiB of RAM (31.1 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor: Intel® Graphics
Manufacturer: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
Product Name: PRO RPL-U Cubi NUC 1M (MS-B0B1)
System Version: 1.0


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