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Contributor wleoncio on Evince Document Viewer

Evince's "Best Fit" zoom option is confusing  
Written by wleoncio the 14 Jul 09 at 12:15. Not an idea
Besides the 50%-400% zoom range options, Evince has two special zooming options: Fit Page Width and Best Fit. To me, the first one is very clear as to what it does, i.e., zoom the page so that the side margins fit the app window, but the latter is quite confusing. The term "best fit" is very relative and vague. It does not explain what this zoom option does - zoom the page so that the top and bottom margins fit the app window. The image below illustrates the issue.

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Solution #1: Change "Best Fit" to "Fit Height"
Written by wleoncio the 14 Jul 09 at 12:15.
This problem is solved with this very simple solution. "Fit Height" explains what this zoom level really does, like on the following mockup:


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Solution #2: Change "Best Fit" to "Fit Page"
Written by McIvor the 15 Jul 09 at 22:41.
In case there is any confusion.
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Solution #3: Change "Fix Width" to "fix to text".
Written by Rodrigo the 16 Jul 09 at 23:53.
I think a fix to text could be more useful. The program would "remove" the margins, leaving only the text. Sometimes margins are quite big and they take away an important part of the screen.

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