[Okular-devel] [okular] [Bug 328766] New: Text search and selection doesn't work with certain PDF files

[antti.niemi at gmail.com]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=328766

            Bug ID: 328766
           Summary: Text search and selection doesn't work with certain
                    PDF files
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: okular
           Version: 0.17.3
          Platform: Archlinux Packages
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: PDF backend
          Assignee: okular-devel at kde.org
          Reporter: antti.niemi at gmail.com

Text search doesn't work with PDF files that were originally made using LaTeX
or similar software. Selection doesn't work either, trying to copy text results
in junk characters.

Same happens with Evince and Xpdf. Maybe the problem is related to poppler
library? Adobe Reader on Windows works flawlessly. Search works partially in
the Firefox PDF viewer.

Search and selection usually works for text that is formatted as a
(mathematical) formula. This is just not very useful.

Sample PDF file here (do not click any advertisements on the site!):
http://www.mediafire.com/download/itxzg0pzex180qz/pdf1.zip

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Get a PDF created with LaTeX
2. Open it in okular
3. Try to search for some text

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