I have the same problem. What I would expect is Evince keeping the last window position/dimensions. It's not and it opens each time small at the top right hand corner of the screen. (Debian 3.2.60, GNOME Shell 3.4.2, Evince 3.4.0)
-- 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/287646 Title: Default window size is unhelpfully small Status in Evince document viewer: New Status in “evince” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Ubuntu Intrepid daily 20081022 Ubuntu Natty alpha 3, all updates installed Ubuntu 12.10 RC 1. Log in to a guest session. 2. Do a Google search for "filetype:pdf" <http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=filetype%3Apdf>. 3. Open any of the results, and choose "OK" to open it in Document Viewer. What happens: The document opens in a small window in the corner of the screen. What should happen: The document opens in a window large enough to read in the center of the screen. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/evince/+bug/287646/+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