PDF readers - no way to select and copy part of a text

ubuntoutou

None of the PDF readers available in xenial (16.04) allow to select and copy part of a text for later pasting in another application.

Is there a way around this?

lduboeuf

@ubuntoutou said in PDF readers - no way to select and copy part of a text:

None of the PDF readers available in xenial (16.04) allow to select and copy part of a text for later pasting in another application.

Is there a way around this?

I don't know any, interested too to know.
Same siruation on Noble afaik

bespinas

I can select and copy text with PDFjs!

https://open-store.io/app/pdfjs.pparent

It works with PDF files that contain actual text (as in, PDF files that aren't visual scans of text... I don't know how to say this!).

Is it available in Xenial? I'm on 24.04-1.0.

domubpkm

@bespinas It's true. The copy works under Noble. However, pasting text directly into Tedit app @danfro will be unreadable. My trick is first to paste the copied text into an SMS, then copy the content of the SMS and after paste the content into a Tedit file.

danfro

@domubpkm I tried a pdf with PdfJS and I can copy&paste content into tedit app. But I do know, some pdf obscure the content and permit copy&paste. Have you tried copying from this pdf on a computer?

Also how did you paste into tedit? I found out, that pasting via the toolbar button does work, but using the osk paste function seems not to work.

danfro

Actually, just saw, the osk pasted text have a "wrong" text color, so here it came up as black text on black background. Might be that?

domubpkm

@danfro Shouldn't we implement a parameter in Tedit to change the background color of the note area? Indeed, in one essay, the text is pasted into tedit but unreadable. But, surprisingly, if I reselect unreadable pasted text, the selection is visible. But, if I deselect, I no longer see anything!

danfro

@domubpkm You can already choose a note area background color in tedit settings. If you have black/white, it picks that depending on your system color scheme.

domubpkm

@danfro You are right: pasted text is only visible if you use either the paste option from the Tedit toolbar or the Tedit paste shortcut button. If you use OSK, the pasted text is invisible as well as if you want to paste with the paste option during a prolonged finger press.

danfro

@domubpkm I guess, the osk option does keep formatting. tedit option inserts text only.