[Bug 373286] [NEW] Okular does not support forward search in dvi (and once it does, kile should be modified to reflect this)

[Vincenzo Ciancia]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: okular

The usual workflow of a Latex user is to modify the source file, then
compile, view the result, find a point that needs further edit, return
to the source. As sources can be multi-file, it is necessary to have
both forward and backward links between the previewer and the editor.
Traditionally, emacs+xdvi was a combination of programs that supported
both the functionality. In "modern" systems, kile+kdvi could be used for
the same purpose. Since when ubuntu switched to kde 4.2, as okular
supports inverse search in dvi files, kdvi was dismissed. However this
breaks the workflow for many latex users.

Okular needs to support forward searches (these are in the form of a
command line argument). Kile configurations should be modified
accordingly (it should be extremely easy, and can be done by end-users
in the configuration GUI in any case).

** Affects: kile (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: okular (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Also affects: kile (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Summary changed:

- Okular does not support forward seaerch in dvi
+ Okular does not support forward search in dvi (and once it does, kile should be modified to reflect this)

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Okular does not support forward search in dvi (and once it does, kile should be modified to reflect this)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/373286
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