Bug 429286

Summary: Okular highlights are not Gmail compatible (highlights are not visible in Gmail).
Product: [Applications] okular Reporter: mib_7opnwb <jvrworking>
Component: generalAssignee: Okular developers <okular-devel>
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG    
Severity: major CC: aacid
Priority: NOR    
Version: 1.9.3   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Mint (Ubuntu based)   
OS: Linux   
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Description mib_7opnwb 2020-11-18 07:52:23 UTC 
SUMMARY
Okular highlights are not Gmail compatible (highlights are not visible in Gmail).

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Highlight any PDF with Okular highlights.
2. Email Okular highlighted PDF using Gmail.
3. Open Email and highlights are not visible.

OBSERVED RESULT
Highlights are not visible in Gmail.

EXPECTED RESULT
Highlights should be visible in Gmail.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
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(available in About System)
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Linux Mint 20 Cinnamon (however, I believe that problem always existed with all versions).  Thank you.
Comment 1 Albert Astals Cid 2020-11-18 10:12:52 UTC 
You'll have to explain me how that's an Okular bug and not a GMail bug. If the highlight works in Adobe Reader which is the defacto "this is right" renderer for PDF (and as far as i remember it does). GMail not rendering something is GMails bug.
Comment 2 Albert Astals Cid 2020-11-18 10:38:09 UTC 
*** Bug 429295 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***