Bug 449464

Summary:	UPDATE: Can't Delete Highlights in Windows version Okular Version 23.08.1
Product:	[Applications] okular	Reporter:	Allexus J <a.geno>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Okular developers <okular-devel>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	aacid, p.r.worrall, profetiktriple7
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Allexus J 2022-02-01 16:50:28 UTC

SUMMARY
It can happen that I underline something, then I continue to apply edits to my pdf, and in a second time I came back to the old underlined text and I want to undo it, but I can't because otherwise I would lose all the other edits. Also, if I open a PDF, I can't undo anything obviously, so if I close okular, that underlined and highlighted text will remain there for ever.

Comment 1 Paul Worrall 2022-02-01 17:23:35 UTC

If you activate the "Browse" tool, can you not Right-Click => Delete ?

Comment 2 Allexus J 2022-02-02 22:27:23 UTC

(In reply to Paul Worrall from comment #1)
> If you activate the "Browse" tool, can you not Right-Click => Delete ?

yeah you are right, I can. Didn't know that. A clear tool could be useful though, if I can select an entire area and then clear that area, in one action

Comment 3 Albert Astals Cid 2022-02-02 22:46:55 UTC

I disagree it would be useful, but wishes are wishes everyone has them.

Comment 4 profetiktriple7 2023-10-31 15:21:47 UTC

Formally titled: 
Add a "clear" tool to remove highlighted and underlined text 

Updated Title since that is a Feature Request. 

Update seems to be an actual bug. 

Cannot delete using "browse tool". 

I still believe we could benefit from "clear" highlight - or give a quick way to right click any highlight and delete.