Bug 447651 - Jagged lines (while reviewing pdf) in Freehand drawing from wacom intuos stylus
Summary: Jagged lines (while reviewing pdf) in Freehand drawing from wacom intuos stylus
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 437401
Alias: None
Product: okular
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: unspecified Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Okular developers
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Reported: 2021-12-29 17:15 UTC by yashvpant
Modified: 2022-01-14 21:37 UTC (History)
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Example of jagged lines while using the stylus (31.46 KB, image/png)
2021-12-30 14:47 UTC, yashvpant 		Details
Example of jagged lines at 800% zoom (61.59 KB, image/png)
2021-12-30 14:49 UTC, yashvpant 		Details
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Description yashvpant 2021-12-29 17:15:53 UTC 
SUMMARY
Drawing (review->freehand) from the pen results in jagged lines (weird branches created from the main drawing). Okular v 22.03.70 (installed via apt), OS Ubuntu 20.04, Linux (x86_64) release 5.11.0-43-generic. Wacom intuous tablet and stylus.
The issue does not occur when using only the mouse, or when annotating (with the stylus) in presentation mode.

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STEPS TO REPRODUCE (assuming the same setup as above)
0. Open a pdf in Okular.
1. Goto Tools->Review
2. Click or double-click on Freehand drawing
3. Write/draw anything on the document

OBSERVED RESULT
Jagged lines with branches growing from the intended drawing when reviewing pdf

EXPECTED RESULT
Smooth lines

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: Ubuntu 20.04 Linux (x86_64) release 5.11.0-43-generic
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.68.0
Qt Version: 5.12.8


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Laura David Hurka 2021-12-30 13:10:58 UTC 
We have seen different types of jagging. Can you make a screenshot of a jagged line at a high zoom value?
Comment 2 yashvpant 2021-12-30 14:47:24 UTC 
Created attachment 144965 [details]
Example of jagged lines while using the stylus
Comment 3 yashvpant 2021-12-30 14:49:02 UTC 
Created attachment 144966 [details]
Example of jagged lines at 800% zoom
Comment 4 yashvpant 2021-12-30 14:50:40 UTC 
(In reply to David Hurka from comment #1)
> We have seen different types of jagging. Can you make a screenshot of a
> jagged line at a high zoom value?

Added attachments that show one such example at different zoom values. Thanks.
Comment 5 Bug Janitor Service 2022-01-14 04:36:50 UTC 
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Comment 6 Laura David Hurka 2022-01-14 21:37:40 UTC 
I think this is the same problem as in 437401.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 437401 ***