Bug#807841: evince: Selected search results are off screen

[Jason Crain]

Control: tags -1 + moreinfo unreproducible

On Sun, Dec 13, 2015 at 05:44:58PM +0000, John Talbut wrote:
>    * What led up to the situation?
> 
> I open a pdf file using evince.  I use evince's search facility to find some
> text.  I get a list of results in a side pane.  I click on any of the
> results and the result is not highlighted in the main pane.
> 
>    * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
>      ineffective)?
> 
> I had to move the image up or down to find the text, which is just below the
> bottom or above the top of the pane, depending on the direction of search.
> 
>    * What outcome did you expect instead?
> 
> I expect to find the search results in the pane, clear of the bottom and
> top.

Everytime I search for text Evince will move the viewport to show the
highlighted text.  If you still have this problem, can you check if it's
limited to some specific PDF, or continuous/noncontinuous mode, or zoom
mode, or rotation, etc?