Evince cannot select one column in a two column PDF
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
poppler (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
|
Low
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
Upstream URL:
https:/
1) lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu Vivid Vervet (development branch)
Release: 15.04
2) apt-cache policy libpoppler[0-9]
libpoppler47:
Installed: 0.28.1-1ubuntu1
Candidate: 0.28.1-1ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 0.28.1-1ubuntu1 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
apt-cache policy evince
evince:
Installed: 3.14.1-0ubuntu1
Candidate: 3.14.1-0ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 3.14.1-0ubuntu1 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
3) What is expected to happen via https:/
4) What happens instead is it highlights both columns at a time.
WORKAROUND: Open with Chromium's built-in PDF reader:
apt-cache policy chromium-browser
chromium-browser:
Installed: 39.0.2171.
Candidate: 39.0.2171.
Version table:
*** 39.0.2171.
500 http://
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
34.
500 http://
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
Changed in evince (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
summary: |
- Document viewer cannot select one column in a two-columned PDF + Evince cannot select one column in a two column PDF |
affects: | evince (Ubuntu) → poppler (Ubuntu) |
description: | updated |
Changed in poppler: | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
no longer affects: | poppler |
description: | updated |
@Henk, please could you attach this pdf file to your report for try to reproduce this issue here? Thanks!