Bug 508005 - search for multiple words does not work across line breaks
Summary: search for multiple words does not work across line breaks
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: okular
Classification: Applications
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 25.04.0
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Okular developers
URL:
Keywords:
Depends on:
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Reported: 2025-08-08 04:08 UTC by Randy Yates
Modified: 2025-08-08 04:08 UTC (History)
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example PDF with words across multiple lines (2.47 MB, application/pdf)
2025-08-08 04:08 UTC, Randy Yates 		Details
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Description Randy Yates 2025-08-08 04:08:31 UTC 
Created attachment 183875 [details]
example PDF with words across multiple lines

SUMMARY

If a search is for multiple words, and the words are present in the document but split across a line break, okular does not find the specified words.

Make okular find the words in this scenario.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1.  open attached pdf document which has multiple lines
2.  search for "or total".

OBSERVED RESULT

Search does not find the words.

EXPECTED RESULT

Search finds the words.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
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macOS: 
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Linux/KDE Plasma:  25.04.0
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