Bug 111326 - select a pdf document by columns instead of lines
Summary: select a pdf document by columns instead of lines
Status: RESOLVED INSUFFICIENTDATA
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
5.1.6.2 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Linux (All)
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Reported: 2017-08-04 00:32 UTC by alainroy.qc
Modified: 2018-04-04 13:26 UTC (History)
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Description alainroy.qc 2017-08-04 00:32:55 UTC
Calc Version: 5.1.6.2
Build ID: 1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial2
Threads CPU : 4; Version de l'OS :Linux 4.10; UI Render : par défaut; 
Locale : fr-CA (fr_CA.UTF-8); Calc: group

When the content of a page in a pdf document is selected, lines are broken when pasted into a notepad or a Calc sheet. the content is barely usable without a great amont of work to rectify a wrongful paste operation.

The content is randomly pasted, sometimes one single column at a time, sometime more, some times 5 or 6 lines are ok but the 10 following are broken and pasted 1 or 2 colums on the 10 next lines and then 2 or 3 source columns on the next 10 lines in 1 cell by line.

I tried to paste in a notepad as an intermediate buffer. again, lines are broken.

a 10 lines, 5 columns pdf page can end on 30 lines. the first 10 lines carrying col 1 and 2, line 11 to 20 having col3 and lines 21 to 30, col 4 and 5. Sometimes I see text in a column split in two cells on a different line

is there a setting preventing this r a fix that can be aplied to correct this situation?

Thanks.
Comment 1 Jean-Baptiste Faure 2017-08-04 12:54:19 UTC
Please explain step by step what must be done to reproduce the problem. With which software do you open the pdf file ?

Please attach an example of pdf file from which you want to extract data.

Set status to NEEDINFO, please set it back to UNCONFIRMED once requested
informations are provided.

Best regards. JBF
Comment 2 QA Administrators 2018-03-02 10:01:29 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 3 QA Administrators 2018-04-04 13:26:53 UTC
Dear Bug Submitter,

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