Bug 501677

SUMMARY

Unable to print true vector PDF (i.e., not raster/bitmap images)

I have true vector PDFs from which I would like to print some pages, also as true vector PDF (so that selectable text is not converted to bitmaps). Gave up with other viewers based on muPDF, Tried using different PDF printers (Bullzip, PDFCreator).

So, I come to try Okular as it is popplar based ... that was my hope.

But I am unable to find a place to remove the forced rasterization - see here the option - https://askubuntu.com/questions/1222090/print-pdf-from-okular-without-scaling-down or https://askubuntu.com/questions/1330269/how-to-print-a-pdf-file-to-pdf-including-annotations-and-force-rasterization-fro 
Besides, I found https://github.com/ocf/projects/issues/79 - printer: enable force rasterization by default 
(how can this become the default option!!!!)

Reread https://docs.kde.org/stable5/en/okular/okular/index.html - only I got was ion https://docs.kde.org/stable5/en/okular/okular/primary-menu-items.html this: 

     Print the currently displayed document. Please take into account that Okular has some specific options for printing PDF which are available via pressing the Options >> button then choosing the PDF Options. Use these options to print your annotations or configure rasterization mode if you have problems with printing some symbols or need to change the scale mode.
    Note
    The scale mode options are only available when you check the Force rasterization option. 

But I am unable to find this Options>> button or where to uncheck "Force rasterization"

Looked at PDF backend configuration, but there is no box to uncheck force rasterization ....

Filled a question how to get vectorial output - https://discuss.kde.org/t/vectorial-rendering/31678    ---- no reply!!

Perhaps the dialogue is missing in windows print dialog ... but I changed standard W11 dialog to legacy UI - https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/activate-legacy-print-dialog-box/579c930b-af44-410b-8bf3-e6678779f80f

So, might be I am unable to find it or does it just disappeared the option to print vector PDFs or it is just a windows bug?

TIA
CT

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. in okular under w11, open a vector pdf (i.e, contains text that is selectable), with three pages for example
2. try to change to non raster mode

OBSERVED RESULT
No way found

alternatively
1. in okular under w11, open a vector pdf (i.e, contains text that is selectable), with three pages for example
2. print first page in non raster mode
3. open printed pdf
observed
Printed pdf is big and raster only. Text is not selectable

EXPECTED RESULT
A place to unselect forced rasterization
Printed PDFs are vector, small and text selectable

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 11 23H2
macOS: 
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
KDE Plasma Version: 
KDE Frameworks Version: 
Qt Version: 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION