[Bug 401808] [NEW] xpdf does not reliably refresh when file changes

[gpk]

Public bug reported:

In Ubuntu 8.04 (I do apologize for the age, and hope that the bug hasn't been fixed in 9.04),
When I have a file that is continually replaced like this:

for something in whatever:
                pylab.savefig('foo.tmp.pdf')
                os.rename('foo.pdf', 'foo.pdf.bak')
                os.rename('foo.tmp.pdf', 'foo.pdf')

and watch it with xpdf:

xpdf foo.pdf

Then, it does not reliably refresh.    I see new images when I jiggle
the corners of the window, but if I just leave it to sit by itself, it
displays a static image.

My understanding is that xpdf monitors the file for changes and should
auto-refresh.    Certainly, that would be a nice feature (even if the
code doesn't already do it).

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

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xpdf does not reliably refresh when file changes
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