Need to add support for PDF Portfolios

[Duncan Lithgow]

I recently ran into something I haven't seen before when someone sent me a PDF Portfolio (http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/9.0/Standard/WSA2872EA8-9756-4a8c-9F20-8E93D59D91CE.html). Evince doesn't know what to do with the file and seems to open it incorrectly. I just get an onscreen message to install Adobe Acrobat 9 (attached image).

Looks like Ocular is on the way to a solution: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/pdf-portfolio-833748/ and http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=9981196

(Adobe Reader 9 installed via Software Center doesn't seem to open more than the first embedded PDF)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[sv (linux-party)]

Evince works out fine even if you get onscreen message to install Adobe Acrobat 9 : You just have to open the side pane and choose to view the list of attachments.

[Paul Boven (p-boven)]

Evince doesn't always work. I'm currently trying to read the HP Procurve Release Notes of a switch we have, and the PDF will only give the 'upgrade to acrobat 9' image, and there is only one thumbnail at the left, that leads back to this image.
Acrobat 9 itself meanwhile only shows a completly black page, so is also no use.
The only way I could actually read the document was by using pdf2ps and the gv.
Try the 'Release Notes' link at the top of this page:
https://h10145.www1.hp.com/downloads/SoftwareReleases.aspx?ProductNumber=J9641A

[Paul Ortyl (ortylp)]

Reading protfolio as a bunch of attachments is only a workaround. The UI should be able to show these subpdfs as a single continuous one.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Duncan Lithgow, this bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue? If so, could you please provide an example document that demonstrates this problem?

[Duncan Lithgow (duncan-lithgow)]

I have no machine on which to test this issue.

2014-12-27 5:29 GMT+01:00 Christopher M. Penalver <
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> Duncan Lithgow, this bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been
> any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an
> issue? If so, could you please provide an example document that
> demonstrates this problem?
>
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[Alexander Kallenbach (kallenbachalex)]

Evince seems to be able to open PDF Portfolios but it is a "hidden feature":

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/1078583