Bug 459447 - Incorrect selection by Text Selection tool on given PDF
Summary: Incorrect selection by Text Selection tool on given PDF
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 407133
Alias: None
Product: okular
Classification: Applications
Component: PDF backend (show other bugs)
Version: 22.08.0
Platform: Manjaro Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Okular developers
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Reported: 2022-09-20 15:25 UTC by zibo Wu
Modified: 2022-09-21 16:27 UTC (History)
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Screenshots(Chrome, Firebox and Okular) and PDF file (1.67 MB, application/gzip)
2022-09-20 15:25 UTC, zibo Wu 		Details
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Description zibo Wu 2022-09-20 15:25:46 UTC 
Created attachment 152262 [details]
Screenshots(Chrome, Firebox and Okular) and PDF file

Okular(22.08.0) text selection function seems to have a bug, can't select text correctly, but using Chrome and Firebox to browse PDF files normally. 
Attachments are PDF files and screenshots in chrome and firebox.

OS: Manjaro Linux x86_64 
Kernel: 5.15.65-1-MANJARO
DE: Plasma 5.25.5
OKular: 22.08.0
Comment 1 veggero 2022-09-21 13:29:44 UTC 
Can reproduce with the given PDF
Comment 2 Laura David Hurka 2022-09-21 16:27:06 UTC 
Problem of XY-Cut algorithm.

The affected paragraphs are not part of a text rectangle running all across the page.
On page 2, for example, the left-most paragraph works fine.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 407133 ***