pdf import removes text

Bug #344045 reported by dan
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Inkscape
Invalid
Medium
bbyak

Bug Description

i encountered this strange pdf which renders correctly in the preview window, but upon importing all text disappears and all i'm left with are the answer blanks. the text isn't really text - if you copy and paste it out of acrobat reader it comes through as garbage, and if you zoom in it's clearly not vector-based since you see pixellation.

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dan (dumbledore3) wrote :
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jazzynico (jazzynico) wrote :

Confirmed on Windows XP SP3, build 20921.
Actually, the text is rendered, but it contains only strange words (like ")1T¢DS53&cb12Vdfeg8ihqprSsprFt"), in a font size of 0.1px.
Could it be related to the kind of font used in the PDF (type 3 font) ?

Changed in inkscape:
status: New → Confirmed
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ScislaC (scislac) wrote :

The text still exists, however it appears that some property is not being set correctly on it after import.

Changed in inkscape:
assignee: nobody → buliabyak
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Beluga (buovjaga) wrote :

Confirmed.

Win 7 64-bit
Inkscape 0.91 r13725

jazzynico (jazzynico)
Changed in inkscape:
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: Confirmed → Triaged
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Qantas94Heavy (qantas94heavy) wrote :

As mentioned earlier, it appears that this is still an issue when opening this using Adobe Reader. This means it is likely a problem with the PDF itself and not Inkscape. Probably your best bet is to use OCR to detect the text and go from there.

Here's an explanation of what the problem most likely is: https://stackoverflow.com/q/2926159/2074608

Closed by: https://gitlab.com/Qantas94Heavy

Changed in inkscape:
status: Triaged → Invalid
tbnorth (terry-n-brown)
tags: added: bug-migration
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