Does Evince support javascript in pdf files?
Essentially, it doesn't support it, so you can't turn it off.
No, evince does not support Javascript.
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There exists an official bug report (Support Javascript in PDF Documents) handling the feature request for Javascript, which - by now - does not mention a version for which the Javascript support is planned:
Version: unspecified[...]Importance: Normal enhancement Look at the official roadmap of evince, especially at the Javascript line from Roadmap#Unresourced:
[update 05.2018]: bug moved over to gitlab.
There is a bug report on this on bugzilla.
It is classified as Normal Enhancement.
Unfortunately I have no clue if they are actively working on it or not..