This is https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=646055 which has been fixed in Evince 3.7.1. At the moment the upcoming Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" is still using evince 3.6.1-1ubuntu1.
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #646055 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=646055 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to evince in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/799239 Title: page thumbnails keep jumping left and right while scrolling pages Status in “evince” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: evince There is something dodgy about the thumbnail list. It flashes during repaint and when the pages are scrolled in the main view the thumbnail view jumps left and right. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: evince 3.0.2-0ubuntu2 [modified: usr/share/doc/evince/changelog.Debian.gz] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0-1.2-generic 3.0.0-rc3 Uname: Linux 3.0-1-generic x86_64 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sat Jun 18 22:30:29 2011 ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 3.0-1.2-generic 3.0.0-rc3 SourcePackage: evince UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/799239/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp