Stamp annotations cannot be printed to pdf or "flattened"
Bug #1859632 reported by
Denny
This bug affects 3 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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okular |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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okular (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Ubuntu 19.10
Okular Installed: 4:19.04.3-0ubuntu1
What I wanted to do:
I need a pdf file including my signature in a non-editable format.I have created a respective custom annotation. As there is no option to "flatten" annotations, I thought printing to pdf would be a suitable workaround. This workarount works for other annotations, but not for stamps (even for non-custom).
steps to reproduce:
Open a pdf file add a stamp annotation, print to pdf (tick print annotations).
Expected result:
A pdf with non-editable ("flattened") stamp annotations.
Actual result:
A pdf without stamp annotations
Changed in okular: | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
status: | Unknown → New |
Changed in okular: | |
status: | New → Invalid |
Changed in okular: | |
status: | Invalid → Unknown |
Changed in okular: | |
status: | Unknown → Fix Released |
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Okular 1.0.3 on Kubuntu 17.04
A few years ago, Okular gained the ability to save annotations into PDF files: https:/ /bugs.kde. org/show_ bug.cgi? id=151614
For the most part, it works great! There is one problem: custom/image stamp annotations are not saved in a way that can be printed or that other PDF readers can see. I tested many.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
1. Open a PDF file with Okular
2. Define a custom image stamp (Configure Okular > Annotations > Add > Stamp > enter a valid path to an image in the combobox)
3. Stamp your image into the document
4. File > Save As > Save the document somewhere
5. Use Okular to print the document or open it document in a non-Okular PDF viewer
EXPECTED RESULTS:
The image stamp is visible when the document is printed or viewed in a non-Okular PDF viewer
ACTUAL RESULTS:
The image stamp annotation is not visible In any of the non-Okular PDF viewers I had available: Adobe Acrobat, Foxit Reader, SumatraPDF, the PDF readers built into Firefox and Microsoft Edge. Acrobat reader can see and manipulate the *outlines* of the annotations, but the outlines have no images in them.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
This affects a very common use case: wanting to add an image of the user's signature to a PDF document to sign it and send it back to them. When they open the file, the signature will not be visible unless they open it with Okular (unlikely).