Bug 86453 - PDF import: textbox layout should match reading order
Summary: PDF import: textbox layout should match reading order
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: filters and storage (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
4.4.0.0.alpha2
Hardware: All All
: medium enhancement
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Blocks: PDF-Import-Draw
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Reported: 2014-11-19 04:54 UTC by Urmas
Modified: 2018-05-23 19:55 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Attachments
PDF (107.69 KB, application/x-pdf)
2014-11-19 04:54 UTC, Urmas
Details
Import result (28.15 KB, application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics)
2014-11-19 04:55 UTC, Urmas
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Description Urmas 2014-11-19 04:54:28 UTC
Created attachment 109712 [details]
PDF

Importing the attached PDF file creates the textboxes in wrong order.

The reading order is expected.
Comment 1 Urmas 2014-11-19 04:55:21 UTC
Created attachment 109713 [details]
Import result
Comment 2 Joel Madero 2014-11-20 15:48:13 UTC
Really strange - but...confirmed.

Ubuntu 14.10 x64
LibreOffice 4.3.3.2 release

To Reproduce:
1. Download "Import result"
2. Start pushing tab repetitively

Observed: You see that the text boxes that get selected are not in the order that you'd expect, they jump around the page.

Thanks Urmas!
Comment 3 vvort 2015-01-17 15:19:17 UTC
Open this file in Adobe Reader, move text cursor to the start of the page and start pressing down arrow on keyboard: you will see the same strange jumps.
I doubt if we need to fix the problem, which is not fixed even by Adobe.
Comment 4 Urmas 2015-01-17 19:09:14 UTC
Still, various PDF-to-text tools works well.