Bug 437367 - Displays incorrect symbols in text
Summary: Displays incorrect symbols in text
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Alias: None
Product: okular
Classification: Applications
Component: PDF backend (show other bugs)
Version: 1.9.3
Platform: Ubuntu Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Okular developers
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Reported: 2021-05-19 15:06 UTC by Tharon
Modified: 2021-05-20 13:19 UTC (History)
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Description Tharon 2021-05-19 15:06:07 UTC 
SUMMARY
Okular is displaying incorrect symbols/special characters.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Download a pdf that contains the mu or degree symbol (such as https://www.ti.com/lit/gpn/opa547)
2. Open PDF with Okular. 

OBSERVED RESULT
See that the symbols are displayed as unexpected symbols (proportional, gamma)

EXPECTED RESULT
See expected symbols (mu, degrees)

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.18.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.68.0
Qt Version: 5.12.8

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Yuri Chornoivan 2021-05-19 15:36:55 UTC 
Can you check what is shown against the "Symbol" item in the font list on the "Fonts" tab the window that can be invoked by the "File -> Properties" menu item?

Thanks in advance for your answer.

P.S. Those symbols look good here with URW font substitution.
Comment 2 Tharon 2021-05-19 18:53:28 UTC 
(In reply to Yuri Chornoivan from comment #1)
> Can you check what is shown against the "Symbol" item in the font list on
> the "Fonts" tab the window that can be invoked by the "File -> Properties"
> menu item?
> 
> Thanks in advance for your answer.
> 
> P.S. Those symbols look good here with URW font substitution.

Hi Yuri,

Symbol file is "symbol.ttf"
Comment 3 Yuri Chornoivan 2021-05-19 18:55:23 UTC 
So it might be that the font is in its place...
Comment 4 Tharon 2021-05-19 21:56:57 UTC 
(In reply to Yuri Chornoivan from comment #3)
> So it might be that the font is in its place...

I see, thanks. I'm not sure where the .fonts folder came from frankly.

I deleted it and all of the symbols look to be correct now (using the URW default).

Thank you for your time Yuri.
Comment 5 Tharon 2021-05-20 13:19:33 UTC 
Turns out my system was referencing an alternative fonts folder that included a .ttf symbol file. Once deleted Okular referenced the URW symbol file and all is well.