pdf not rendered to device pixels on high-dpi screen

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Because this affects readability of text itself, this bug renders essential features or functionality of the package (or a dependent one) broken.

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. The issue you are reporting is an upstream one and it would be nice if somebody having it could send the bug to the developers of the software by following the instructions at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME. If you have done so, please tell us the number of the upstream bug (or the link), so we can add a bugwatch that will inform us about its status. Thanks in advance.

Upstream bug is https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=723431 . Substantial work seems to have been done, but only some prerequisites are on master currently.

This bug was fixed in the package evince - 3.13.91-0ubuntu1

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evince (3.13.91-0ubuntu1) utopic; urgency=medium

  * New upstream version (lp: #1367769):
    - Do not open single page pdfs in dual mode by default (lp: #256445)
    - Set the window title for empty windows to make sure it's exposed
      to accessibility (lp: #704928)
    - Close the window when CTRL+w shortcut is used in presentation
      mode, instead of turning the screen white (lp #1289581)
    - Keep the scroll position when switching between continuous and
      non continuous mode (lp: #276749)
    - Fix rotation direction in DJVU backend (lp: #1242678)
    - Better handling of hi-dpi screen (lp: #1287915)
    - Make <Ctrl>Home/End scroll to the start/end of the document
      (lp: #1279387)
    - New Preserve Zoom Feature (lp: #286218)
  * debian/control:
    - drop libsm build-depends, that has been deprecated upstream
    - build-depends on libgnome-desktop-3-dev
    - updated gtk requirement
  * debian/libevdocument3-4.symbols, debian/libevview3-3.symbols:
    - updated for the new version
  * debian/patches/gnome_icon_theme.patch:
    - use old gnome-icon-theme name until we update that component
  * debian/patches/gtk_no_gesture.patch:
    - revert use of gtk gesture until we get gtk 3.13 (new in that version)
  * debian/patches/traditional_menu_bar.patch:
    - use traditionnal menubars under Unity (the gmenumodel work has been
      commited upstream but not the menubar changes)
  * debian/patches/unity_normal_titlebar.patch:
    - use traditionnal menubars out of gnome-shell
  * debian/rules:
    - disable libgnome support in the gtk build
  * Resynchronize on Debian
  * debian/apparmor-profile:
  * debian/apparmor-profile.abstraction:
  * debian/evince.apport:
  * debian/evince-common.dirs:
    - Ubuntu apparmor profile
  * debian/control:
    - Build-Depend on dh-apparmor and libgrip-dev
    - Suggests on apparmor
  * debian/rules:
    - install apparmor files
  * debian/patches/11_grip_gestures.patch:
    - supports pinch to zoom, rotate, and drag gestures
  * Changes deprecated with that version
  * debian/rules:
    - save some space by not shipping the synctex screencast.
      (the video is not included in the new upstream version)
 -- Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> Mon, 15 Sep 2014 12:46:26 +0200

Will this be backported to trusty?

I proposed evince as for a backport: https://bugs.launchpad.net/trusty-backports/+bug/1377281

If you want to help, mark yourself as afflicted by the bug and help with the testing.