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Bug 158931 - Fails to display text in many pdf files
Fails to display text in many pdf files
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 112506
Product: gpdf
Classification: Deprecated
Component: general
2.8.x
Other other
: Normal normal
: ---
Assigned To: Martin Kretzschmar
Martin Kretzschmar
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2004-11-21 15:19 UTC by virgopa
Modified: 2005-01-05 18:01 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.5/2.6



Description virgopa 2004-11-21 15:20:14 UTC
Distribution: Debian 3.1
Package: gpdf
Severity: normal
Version: GNOME2.6.1 2.8.x
Gnome-Distributor: Debian
Synopsis: Fails to display text in many pdf files
Bugzilla-Product: gpdf
Bugzilla-Component: general
Bugzilla-Version: 2.8.x
Description:
Description of Problem:
Many pdf files that open normally in ggv or xpdf open with no display of
their text. Often shows a blank white page with some bullets. Seems to
affect simple documents (few or no graphics, small sizes) more than
others.

Steps to reproduce the problem:
1. Open a pdf file

Actual Results:
Opens document and displays without text.

Expected Results:
Opens document and displays with text.

How often does this happen?
More often than not, always occurs with same .pdf files.

Additional Information:
Applies to anything created by openoffice, abiword, ps2pdf, numerous
others found on the 'net.




------- Bug moved to this database by unknown@bugzilla.gnome.org 2004-11-21 10:20 -------


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   Previous reporter was virgopa@earlham.edu.
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Comment 1 Vincent Noel 2004-12-10 18:45:15 UTC
Could you attach such a PDF, or provide a link to one ?
Comment 2 Vincent Noel 2005-01-05 18:01:42 UTC
From a private communication with the reporter, it appears this is a dup of bug
112506.
Comment 3 Vincent Noel 2005-01-05 18:01:52 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 112506 ***