Questions tagged [pdf]
Portable Document Format (PDF) is an open standard for document exchange.
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PDFTK and Evince Document Viewer bookmarks
Has something changed with Evince bookmarks so that pdftk doesn't recognize them? Document Viewer ver 46.0.
I created bookmarks in some_file.pdf with Evince Document Viewer, then ran
pdftk some_file....
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Print to PDF from Firefox. Text not selectable and not readable. Text is image
How to resolve this challenge?
Steps to reproduce this challenge:
Using Ubuntu 24, using Firefox 127, log-in ebay.ca or ebay.com Then open any eBay "messages" webpage.
Note: Those eBay &...
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WSL2 Windows, Zathura pdf viewer stops responding after letting pc sleep
The issue I am having is that after letting my pc go into sleep mode, zathura stops responding to any commands. I am using WSL2 with WSL version 2.2.4.0, zathura 0.4.9 pdf-poppler. I can add more ...
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Okular window not opening
After an update a couple of days ago, Okular, which I have been using otherwise successfully for some time, stopped displaying any window when opened. The dock and the list of active processes tell ...
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How to crop a PDF file in Libre Office Draw?
I just returned from a copy shop where I got my university diploma scanned. The paper is DIN A3 form and each site are basically two DIN A4 next to each other. They sent it as one PDF file and I just ...
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Print to PDF in wine prints blank PDF
I have a problem I tried to resolve using virtually all help pages I could find, but hopefully you can help me - for now I have to resort to using actual Windows...
I want to use Chessbase Reader 2017 ...
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The wps pdf reader is not working on Ubuntu 24.04
The wps office pdf reader is not working on Ubuntu 24.04, and apparently the problem is not exclusive to opensuse with gmone 46 as well, I don't know if it is a gmone problem because we are talking ...
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Editing OCR text layer
What software can I use to edit the OCR text of an OCRed PDF file?
I have tried gscan2pdf which does have this feature. However, I have two problems with it:
It changes the font size of the OCRed ...
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gpg failing in Ubuntu 22.04
I want to sign some PDFs using gpg command. I have my GnuPG key generated in "Passwords and Keys" GUI. Now, if I do
gpg --clearsign --output=signed_doc.pdf doc.pdf
the output is graphically ...
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PDF viewer that supports JavaScript
I'm trying to use a PDF that uses JavaScript (namely a MPMB D&D character sheet). It doesn't work in the Linux viewers I have tried. I think because JavaScript is not supported.
Is there a (free) ...
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Seeking PDF Reader for Linux with Translation, Highlighting, Note-taking, and Pen Writing Capabilities
Hello Ubuntu Community,
I'm currently in search of a comprehensive PDF reader for my Linux system that offers a range of functionalities beyond basic reading. Specifically, I'm looking for a PDF ...
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LibreOffice: convert Calc spreasheet to pdf without filename and page number
I would like to convert a few Calc spreadsheets to PDF format without having in the output the name of the document and the number of each page. I've looked at the options provided by the GUI "...
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In which way can I transorm pdf file in ms word doc 97 format?
under kubuntu 22.04 I have a pdf file and I need to make a ms word doc 97 file to edit
it under both Libre Office Writer and ms word doc 97.
If I open this file from Libre Office Writer the file is ...
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Firefox renders blank PDFs in 20-200% zoom range after waking up from sleep
After booting into Ubuntu, Firefox successfully renders PDF files at all levels of zoom (10-400% zoom).
However, when I suspend my PC (the "Sleep" feature in Ubuntu) and wake up the PC from ...
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Rotating pages in Evince document viewer
I'm putting this as a quick question and answer as it surprises me it's not answered here:
Opening a document using the default document viewer in 22.04LTS (Evince) but the document is malrotated - ...
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