Creating readable pdf

[NoNo_231]

All the new Mozilla based browsers have a Mozilla Postscript Module that makes the document like image. That means there is not even one letter there and you cannot go back to the url and not to copy something. I use cups-pdf 2.0.5 and ghostscript 8.53 which with Mozilla-suite (has a previous version of this module and doesn't support non latin characters) and I can print readable pdfs from web pages, something I can not do with Firefox, Epiphany, Galeon and Konqueror (has another module). I think the same problem exists with Gnome Print Version 2.12.1.

I understand that with this module I can print texts in any language and this is very important, and the price I have to pay is that when I try to print it to pdf to print it as an image. However, that is not useful for a later use. I can not even follow the url. I also understand that it is a part of all the new mozilla products and of products depend on them.

Is it possible at least for some browsers this Mozilla postscript module to enabled or disabled via synaptic? Or could it someway this module be enabled or disabled in the printer dialog?

Thank you for your time. I hope there would be a solution.

[NoNo_231 (kimmie-231)]

I uploaded 2 files to show you what I mean.
http://www.geocities.com/kimmie_231/nn/job_197-untitled_document.pdf (Mozilla 1.7.12 Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7.12) Gecko/20051013 Debian/1.7.12-1ubuntu1 - result) - you can copy the text
http://www.geocities.com/kimmie_231/nn/job_198-untitled_document.pdf (Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.0.1) Gecko/20060124 Firefox/1.5.0.1 - result) - you can NOT copy the text.

[towsonu2003 (towsonu2003)]

added files as attachments so they will be available later on

[Alex Cherepanov (alex-cherepanov)]

The file job_198-untitled_document.pdf was generated by AFPL Ghostscript 8.53. At that time Ghostscript didn't
generate ToUnicode CMap table that helps to extract text from the file. Current version of Ghostscript (8.63) generates
the required table.Please retest using the current versions.

Old PDF files can be post-processed using the current version of Ghostscript to add the ToUnicode table.
  ps2pdf old.pdf new.pdf

[NoNo_231 (kimmie-231)]

Thanks Alex,

I tested with with GPL Ghostscript 8.61 (available in Ubuntu 8.04) an both postprocessing with ps2pdf and printing to pdf from firefox work. From my point of view this bug can be closed.

Ilias (nono_231)

PS. I have found the same version also in a 7.10 installation that I have in an old computer and both tests work.

[Nicola Ferralis (feranick)]

Closing since it seems to work for many people (me included) starting from hardy.
Please reopen it if you feel you still experience this bug.