Here's a PDF document that does the trick that I can release. If you go left-button-down nearly anywhere, and sweep towards the upper left, you will see text that is to the upper right of your trajectory disappear.
** Attachment added: "foo.pdf" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/672244/+attachment/1787708/+files/foo.pdf ** Changed in: evince (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evince in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/672244 Title: PDF text is blanked when backwards selected -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs