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  1. Qt
  2. QTBUG-33583

PDF output converts text to outline, rendering them un-searchable

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    • Bug
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • P2: Important
    • 4.8.x, 5.3.0
    • 4.8.5, 5.1.1, 5.2.0
    • GUI: Font handling, GUI: Printing
    • None
    • Mac OS X 10.8.3, Mac OX 10.9
    • macOS

    Description

      When printing to PDF, all text in the resulting PDF are converted to outline path instead of character strings. This makes it impossible to search for text in the PDF.

      Run the sample code below and open the resulted PDF in Acrobat. Search for any text and none will be found. It also disallows coping text from the PDF. See the attached PDF.

      #include <QApplication>
#include <QPrinter>
#include <QPrintDialog>
#include <QPainter>
#include <QDebug>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    QApplication a(argc, argv);

    QPrinter p;
    p.setOutputFileName("test.pdf");
    QPainter painter(&p);
    QFont f("Helvetica", 30);
    qDebug() << f.exactMatch();
    painter.setFont(f);
    painter.drawText(50, 150, "This text is not seachable.");
    painter.end();
    return 0;//a.exec();
}

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        1. test.pdf
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          Stephen Chu

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          • Closed
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          Task - A task that needs to be done. QTBUG-25379 QtPrintSupport - PDF Issues

          • P2: Important - Urgent, should be fixed, but will not stop the release.
          • Open

          Task - A task that needs to be done. QTBUG-37693 QtPrintSupport - Painting Issues

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          • Open

          Task - A task that needs to be done. QTBUG-37713 QtPrintSupport - 5.3 issues

          • P2: Important - Urgent, should be fixed, but will not stop the release.
          • Open
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          • P2: Important - Urgent, should be fixed, but will not stop the release.
          • Closed
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