[Feature Request/issue] flag to avoid writing a history entry (would reduce SSD writes)
Dear developers.
I am a linux user and I love using zathura and vim.
I write because I want to request a new flag for starting zathura, it could look like
zathura -noHistoryEntry document.pdf
The reason I propose this flag is the following.
I use latex and zathura as a live preview engine.
Every time I do a live preview a temporary .pdf file is generated and viewed with zathura.
This temporary pdf-file, however, will not be available after a reboot. (I clean my temp-files).
I have discovered, that i have approximately 8000 history entries in /home/user/.local/share/zathura/history
.
Therefore, I read the man-files and I have found a way to completely switch off history (by including the line
set database null
into ~/.config/zathura/zathurarc
.
However, I would love to keep record of files that I permanently have.
Additionally,with set database null
a CRITICAL error is produced every time I use a bookmark in a pdf.
The flag I ask for, would save many SSD writes (for me and many users that use latex-live-previews) and allow to keep my history clean only containing files that permanently exist on my computer.
Thank you for reading and taking the time to consider this proposal. Andreas Wachtel