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I have Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS installed on my computer.

If I open PDF in Evince for the first time, the window is always un-maximized and zoom level is 70%. I want Evince to be maximized and the zoom level set to 100% every time I open a PDF.

I have tried to adjust the settings and clicked "Save Current Settings as Default" but when I open a new PDF, Evince is un-maximized and zoom level is 70%.

How can I get Evince to open maximized and with zoom level 100%?

user396147
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Check

gsettings get org.gnome.Evince zoom

if it is not set to 1.0. See

gsettings list-recursively org.gnome.Evince

for all settings.

axm
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In my case I wanted it to always open documents at 150% by default, so here's what I found out that worked for me (I'm using Evince v3.22.1):

gsettings set org.gnome.Evince.Default zoom 1.5
gsettings set org.gnome.Evince.Default sizing-mode free

(I got the hint for the default zoom setting from here: https://askubuntu.com/a/214163/163034)

Márcio
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To start Evince maximized:

  1. Install devilspie package:

    sudo apt install devilspie

  2. Create ~/.devilspie folder and evince.ds file in that folder:

    mkdir -p ~/.devilspie && touch ~/.devilspie/evince.ds

  3. Paste this code in ~/.devilspie/evince.ds file:

    (if
    (is (application_name) "Document Viewer")
    (begin
       (maximize)
    )
)

  4. Add devilspie to Startup Applications

  5. Reboot.

devilspie' docs:

Alternative: Devilspie2

grisfer
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    It should be available directly on evince, not achievable with an extra install... Also "Save Current Settings as Default" does not work... – user2342558 Oct 08 '22 at 16:51
  • Should be the accepted answer IMO, given that Evince doesn't provide such a setting in its defaults. Devil's Pie is the next best solution to achieved that (never heard of it before, by the way, so thanks for sharing this solution). – ChennyStar Oct 15 '22 at 02:19
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To start Evince fullscreen as default, paste following command line :

gsettings set org.gnome.Evince.Default fullscreen true
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Tse
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Possible workaround [Debian 9 with Xfce Desktop Environment (ver. 4.12)]:

In the /usr/share/applications/evince.desktop file, comment out the existing Exec=... line and replace with:

Exec=sh -c '(sleep 0.6 && wmctrl -r :ACTIVE: -b add,maximized_vert,maximized_horz)& evince "$@"' sh %U

FYI, while this will still open groups of files together (e.g. via clicking on a block of files in Thunar), only one of the thusly opened files will be so maximized...

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