Bug 408538 - Special characters are not displayed properly
Summary: Special characters are not displayed properly
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: okular
Classification: Applications
Component: PDF backend (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 1.7.2
Platform: Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Okular developers
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Reported: 2019-06-10 15:38 UTC by Godrod
Modified: 2025-07-24 03:46 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

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This shows the missing characters (303.41 KB, image/jpeg)
2019-06-10 15:38 UTC, Godrod 		Details
PDF file (117.52 KB, application/pdf)
2019-06-10 16:08 UTC, Godrod 		Details
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Description Godrod 2019-06-10 15:38:51 UTC 
Created attachment 120758 [details]
This shows the missing characters

This bug has been found on Windows. I do not know if it exists on different platforms. 

I attached a screenshot of the bug. On the left we can see SumatraPDF printing characters properly and on the right is okular printing random characters.

I used the following version of okular: https://binary-factory.kde.org/job/Okular_Nightly_win64/36/
Comment 1 Albert Astals Cid 2019-06-10 15:56:24 UTC 
ew're going to need the pdf file
Comment 2 Godrod 2019-06-10 16:08:47 UTC 
Created attachment 120759 [details]
PDF file
Comment 3 Albert Astals Cid 2019-06-10 16:13:32 UTC 
Works fine here on linux, i guess the problem is with poppler not being great on Windows. poppler on linux uses fontconfig to find fonts not embedded in the file.

Poppler on widnows uses some hardcoded paths if i remember, so that's clear not enough here.

Adding the KDE Windows people here in case they find time to investigate this.
Comment 4 aristsakas 2025-06-23 19:51:00 UTC 
I can't reproduce the bug in Windows with Okular 23.08.1. Please try to upgrade your Okular to the latest stable version available for Windows. If the bug is still there feel free to reopen the bug
Comment 5 Wodsfort 2025-06-24 11:40:27 UTC 
(In reply to aristsakas from comment #4)
> I can't reproduce the bug in Windows with Okular 23.08.1. Please try to
> upgrade your Okular to the latest stable version available for Windows. If
> the bug is still there feel free to reopen the bug

I newest version i cannot say,too
Comment 6 Bug Janitor Service 2025-07-09 03:48:18 UTC 
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Comment 7 Bug Janitor Service 2025-07-24 03:46:49 UTC 
🐛🧹 This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. Closing as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.