https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=501677
Bug ID: 501677
Summary: uncheck forced rasterization missing in version
25.07.70 in W11 23H2
Classification: Applications
Product: okular
Version: unspecified
Platform: Other
OS: Other
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: okular-devel@kde.org
Reporter: carlos2004+oku...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
Unable to print true vector PDF (i.e., not raster/bitmap images)
I have true vector PDFs from which I would like to print some pages, also as
true vector PDF (so that selectable text is not converted to bitmaps). Gave up
with other viewers based on muPDF, Tried using different PDF printers (Bullzip,
PDFCreator).
So, I come to try Okular as it is popplar based ... that was my hope.
But I am unable to find a place to remove the forced rasterization - see here
the option -
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1222090/print-pdf-from-okular-without-scaling-down
or
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1330269/how-to-print-a-pdf-file-to-pdf-including-annotations-and-force-rasterization-fro
Besides, I found https://github.com/ocf/projects/issues/79 - printer: enable
force rasterization by default
(how can this become the default option!!!!)
Reread https://docs.kde.org/stable5/en/okular/okular/index.html - only I got
was ion https://docs.kde.org/stable5/en/okular/okular/primary-menu-items.html
this:
Print the currently displayed document. Please take into account that
Okular has some specific options for printing PDF which are available via
pressing the Options >> button then choosing the PDF Options. Use these options
to print your annotations or configure rasterization mode if you have problems
with printing some symbols or need to change the scale mode.
Note
The scale mode options are only available when you check the Force
rasterization option.
But I am unable to find this Options>> button or where to uncheck "Force
rasterization"
Looked at PDF backend configuration, but there is no box to uncheck force
rasterization ....
Filled a question how to get vectorial output -
https://discuss.kde.org/t/vectorial-rendering/31678 ---- no reply!!
Perhaps the dialogue is missing in windows print dialog ... but I changed
standard W11 dialog to legacy UI -
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/activate-legacy-print-dialog-box/579c930b-af44-410b-8bf3-e6678779f80f
So, might be I am unable to find it or does it just disappeared the option to
print vector PDFs or it is just a windows bug?
TIA
CT
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. in okular under w11, open a vector pdf (i.e, contains text that is
selectable), with three pages for example
2. try to change to non raster mode
OBSERVED RESULT
No way found
alternatively
1. in okular under w11, open a vector pdf (i.e, contains text that is
selectable), with three pages for example
2. print first page in non raster mode
3. open printed pdf
observed
Printed pdf is big and raster only. Text is not selectable
EXPECTED RESULT
A place to unselect forced rasterization
Printed PDFs are vector, small and text selectable
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 11 23H2
macOS:
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Linux/KDE Plasma:
KDE Plasma Version:
KDE Frameworks Version:
Qt Version:
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