Bug 431012 - some pdf files do not display text
Summary: some pdf files do not display text
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: okular
Classification: Applications
Component: PDF backend (show other bugs)
Version: 20.12.0
Platform: Mint (Ubuntu based) Linux
: NOR major
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Okular developers
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Reported: 2020-12-31 16:56 UTC by Beny
Modified: 2021-04-16 14:02 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description Beny 2020-12-31 16:56:14 UTC 
SUMMARY
Some pdf files do not display text at all or only part of the text. I think it should be something related to the font type used in the document

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. 
2. Open the attached file with okular 20.12
3. 

OBSERVED RESULT
Only figures are displayed, no text at all

EXPECTED RESULT


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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Beny 2020-12-31 17:05:31 UTC 
Created attachment 134420 [details]
pdf file
Comment 2 Yuri Chornoivan 2020-12-31 17:16:35 UTC 
Everything looks as expected here with Liberation fonts installed. 

Can you install the fonts-liberation package?

Thanks in advance for your answer.
Comment 3 Beny 2020-12-31 17:44:08 UTC 
(In reply to Yuri Chornoivan from comment #2)
> Everything looks as expected here with Liberation fonts installed. 
> 
> Can you install the fonts-liberation package?
> 
> Thanks in advance for your answer.

Thanks Yuri

fonts-liberation (v. 1:1.07.4-11) was already installed in my system
Comment 4 Yuri Chornoivan 2020-12-31 17:48:37 UTC 
(In reply to Beny from comment #3)
> (In reply to Yuri Chornoivan from comment #2)
> > Everything looks as expected here with Liberation fonts installed. 
> > 
> > Can you install the fonts-liberation package?
> > 
> > Thanks in advance for your answer.
> 
> Thanks Yuri
> 
> fonts-liberation (v. 1:1.07.4-11) was already installed in my system

Ok. Can you look at what is shown on font substitution on the "File -> Properties... -> Fonts" tab (what is substituted for the Times fonts)?

Thanks in advance for your answer.
Comment 5 Beny 2020-12-31 18:12:21 UTC 
(In reply to Yuri Chornoivan from comment #4)
> (In reply to Beny from comment #3)
> > (In reply to Yuri Chornoivan from comment #2)
> > > Everything looks as expected here with Liberation fonts installed. 
> > > 
> > > Can you install the fonts-liberation package?
> > > 
> > > Thanks in advance for your answer.
> > 
> > Thanks Yuri
> > 
> > fonts-liberation (v. 1:1.07.4-11) was already installed in my system
> 
> Ok. Can you look at what is shown on font substitution on the "File ->
> Properties... -> Fonts" tab (what is substituted for the Times fonts)?
> 
> Thanks in advance for your answer.



Times Roman (substituting with TeXGyreTermes)
Comment 6 Yuri Chornoivan 2020-12-31 18:21:19 UTC 
(In reply to Beny from comment #5)
> (In reply to Yuri Chornoivan from comment #4)
> > (In reply to Beny from comment #3)
> > > (In reply to Yuri Chornoivan from comment #2)
> > > > Everything looks as expected here with Liberation fonts installed. 
> > > > 
> > > > Can you install the fonts-liberation package?
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks in advance for your answer.
> > > 
> > > Thanks Yuri
> > > 
> > > fonts-liberation (v. 1:1.07.4-11) was already installed in my system
> > 
> > Ok. Can you look at what is shown on font substitution on the "File ->
> > Properties... -> Fonts" tab (what is substituted for the Times fonts)?
> > 
> > Thanks in advance for your answer.
> 
> 
> 
> Times Roman (substituting with TeXGyreTermes)

Just to be sure, is the tex-gyre package installed?
Comment 7 Beny 2020-12-31 18:29:01 UTC 
(In reply to Yuri Chornoivan from comment #6)
> (In reply to Beny from comment #5)
> > (In reply to Yuri Chornoivan from comment #4)
> > > (In reply to Beny from comment #3)
> > > > (In reply to Yuri Chornoivan from comment #2)
> > > > > Everything looks as expected here with Liberation fonts installed. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Can you install the fonts-liberation package?
> > > > > 
> > > > > Thanks in advance for your answer.
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks Yuri
> > > > 
> > > > fonts-liberation (v. 1:1.07.4-11) was already installed in my system
> > > 
> > > Ok. Can you look at what is shown on font substitution on the "File ->
> > > Properties... -> Fonts" tab (what is substituted for the Times fonts)?
> > > 
> > > Thanks in advance for your answer.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Times Roman (substituting with TeXGyreTermes)
> 
> Just to be sure, is the tex-gyre package installed?

Yes, it is.
Comment 8 Beny 2021-04-16 13:18:51 UTC 
(In reply to Beny from comment #7)
> (In reply to Yuri Chornoivan from comment #6)
> > (In reply to Beny from comment #5)
> > > (In reply to Yuri Chornoivan from comment #4)
> > > > (In reply to Beny from comment #3)
> > > > > (In reply to Yuri Chornoivan from comment #2)
> > > > > > Everything looks as expected here with Liberation fonts installed. 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Can you install the fonts-liberation package?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Thanks in advance for your answer.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Thanks Yuri
> > > > > 
> > > > > fonts-liberation (v. 1:1.07.4-11) was already installed in my system
> > > > 
> > > > Ok. Can you look at what is shown on font substitution on the "File ->
> > > > Properties... -> Fonts" tab (what is substituted for the Times fonts)?
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks in advance for your answer.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Times Roman (substituting with TeXGyreTermes)
> > 
> > Just to be sure, is the tex-gyre package installed?
> 
> Yes, it is.

I am still having major problems rendering some pdf files in okular. Can someone give some advice please?
Comment 9 Yuri Chornoivan 2021-04-16 13:24:21 UTC 
(In reply to Beny from comment #8)
> I am still having major problems rendering some pdf files in okular. Can
> someone give some advice please?

Please file a bug report against your distribution.

https://linuxmint-troubleshooting-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
Comment 10 Luigi Toscano 2021-04-16 13:26:00 UTC 
Also, can you please try to remove the gyre fonts from the system?
Comment 11 Beny 2021-04-16 14:02:33 UTC 
(In reply to Luigi Toscano from comment #10)
> Also, can you please try to remove the gyre fonts from the system?

Removing texgyre did the trick.
Thank you!