** Attachment removed: "Global workspace theory of consciousness.pdf" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/594205/+attachment/1660570/+files/Global%20workspace%20theory%20of%20consciousness.pdf
** Attachment removed: "book review.pdf" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/594205/+attachment/1660586/+files/book%20review.pdf ** Description changed: - When trying to select a sentence or paragraph from one (of the two) - column(s) of some PDF files (for instance a scientific paper), - paragraphs of the other column are selected as well. It is like Document - Viewer 2.30.1 does not recognize the columns in all PDF-files. + 1) lsb_release -rd + Description: Ubuntu Vivid Vervet (development branch) + Release: 15.04 - Copying and pasting text from some two-columned PDF files is therefore - impossible, unless I will after pasting delete all the fragments of the - other column that came along. + 2) apt-cache policy evince + evince: + Installed: 3.14.1-0ubuntu1 + Candidate: 3.14.1-0ubuntu1 + Version table: + *** 3.14.1-0ubuntu1 0 + 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid/main amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + + 3) What is expected to happen via + https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/594205/+attachment/1499641/+files/Example.pdf + is one is able to highlight one column at a time, just like in Adobe + Reader. + + 4) What happens instead is it highlights both columns at a time. + + WORKAROUND: Open with Chromium's built-in PDF reader: + apt-cache policy chromium-browser + chromium-browser: + Installed: 39.0.2171.65-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1064 + Candidate: 39.0.2171.65-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1064 + Version table: + *** 39.0.2171.65-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1064 0 + 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/universe amd64 Packages + 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/universe amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + 34.0.1847.116-0ubuntu2 0 + 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe amd64 Packages ** Changed in: evince (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Triaged ** Summary changed: - Document viewer cannot select one column in a two-columned PDF + Evince cannot select one column in a two column PDF -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evince in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/594205 Title: Evince cannot select one column in a two column PDF To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/594205/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
