[okular] [Bug 508291] New: Printing the list of keyboard shortcuts results in an image PDF (no real text in the PDF file created). = NEW PHENOMENON for me.

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            Bug ID: 508291
           Summary: Printing the list of keyboard shortcuts results in an
                    image PDF (no real text in the PDF file created). =
                    NEW PHENOMENON for me.
    Classification: Applications
           Product: okular
      Version First 24.08.1
       Reported In:
          Platform: unspecified
                OS: Microsoft Windows
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: printing
          Assignee: okular-devel at kde.org
          Reporter: vdeg75 at gmail.com
  Target Milestone: ---

SUMMARY
Printing the list of keyboard shortcuts results in an image PDF (no real text
in the PDF file created).
= NEW PHENOMENON for me.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
Settings → Configure keyboard shortcuts → Print → Microsoft Print to PDF.

OBSERVED RESULT
The PDF file is an image PDF (no real text in it).

EXPECTED RESULT
A PDF with real text («searchable» PDF).

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows 11   24H2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I had several old “printed” shortcut list files which were/are PDF files made
of text. The last one that I still have is dated March 2023.
But now the output file is an image PDF.
This anomaly appeared after reinstalling Okular (in the vain hope of obtaining
a more recent version), or perhaps after a Windows update (I can't figure out
because I only "print" shortcut list rarely, of course ;  probably never since
2023 until today).

" Microsoft Print to PDF" may indeed be the issue, but: 
- The fact that image PDFs are obtained via "Microsoft Print to PDF" from
applications has been known to Internet users since well before 2023 (the date
on which I obtained a text PDF from Okular);
- It is impossible for the user to correct "Microsoft Print to PDF" (I have
explored everything that is accessible, I believe, in terms of settings and
updates).

In conclusion, in order to allow Windows Okular users to obtain a list of
shortcuts in a text PDF table (what you get via Settings → Configure keyboard
shortcuts → Manage schemes → More Actions → Export Scheme is very useful but
does not replace the PDF table), Okular would need to allow the production of a
table list on PDF via a method other than “Microsoft Print to PDF.” There is
currently no alternate option.

PS : The Microsoft Store (“recommended place to install Okular”) only offers
version 23.08.1 of Okular.

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