[Okular-devel] [Bug 162934] New: Non-square pixels (e.g. for FAX) are not handled properly.

[Steve Underwood]

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           Summary: Non-square pixels (e.g. for FAX) are not handled
                    properly.
           Product: okular
           Version: 0.6.3
          Platform: Fedora RPMs
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: TIFF backend
        AssignedTo: okular-devel kde org
        ReportedBy: steveu coppice org


Version:           0.6.3 (using KDE 4.0.4)
Installed from:    Fedora RPMs
OS:                Linux

The distros are dropping kfax for okular as their FAX reader. Its a good FAX viewer tool, except for one killer....

Okular seems to ignore the pixel resolution information in a TIFF file, and assumes pixels are square. This means a fine resolution FAX (pixels are almost 1:1) looks OK, but a standard or super-fine resolution FAX (pixels are about 2:1 or 1:2 geometry) appears badly squashed in the y or x direction. This is a problem with quite a few image viewers, but it makes them unacceptable as FAX viewers.