When desktop shuts down the current state is recorded - document, position in document. This used to work before ubuntu 12.04, and no longer works.
evince is otherwise an excellent pdf reader but this functionality is vital for it to be considered reliable.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: evince 3.10.3-0ubuntu10.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-55.92-generic 3.13.11-ckt20
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-55-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Tue Jun 16 13:03:56 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-28 (626 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Linux Mint 15 "Olivia" - Release amd64 (20130520)
SourcePackage: evince
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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