[Bug 590834] Re: Find (ctrl-f) can be used even though the pdf-file has no searchable text.
** Changed in: evince Status: Confirmed => Expired -- 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/590834 Title: Find (ctrl-f) can be used even though the pdf-file has no searchable text. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/evince/+bug/590834/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 590834] Re: Find (ctrl-f) can be used even though the pdf-file has no searchable text.
Just 2 additional comments: -simple-scan should ocr and add a text version of the image in invisible characters, overlayed on the actual images -evince could ocr pdf files that only have images in them -- 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/590834 Title: Find (ctrl-f) can be used even though the pdf-file has no searchable text. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 590834] Re: Find (ctrl-f) can be used even though the pdf-file has no searchable text.
** Changed in: evince Importance: Unknown => Medium -- Find (ctrl-f) can be used even though the pdf-file has no searchable text. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/590834 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evince in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 590834] Re: Find (ctrl-f) can be used even though the pdf-file has no searchable text.
** Changed in: evince Status: Unknown => Confirmed -- Find (ctrl-f) can be used even though the pdf-file has no searchable text. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/590834 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evince in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 590834] Re: Find (ctrl-f) can be used even though the pdf-file has no searchable text.
** Changed in: evince (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged ** Also affects: evince via https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=596888 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- Find (ctrl-f) can be used even though the pdf-file has no searchable text. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/590834 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evince in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 590834] Re: Find (ctrl-f) can be used even though the pdf-file has no searchable text.
Agreed. Optimal solution would be a visual cue - images and text with different, very light colored backgrounds (or frames). But that's it for this issue from my side. A similar bug was already filed upstream; I added my stuff. https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=596888 And a patch covering 80% of my troubles is also already there. So this bug has become obsolete. Thanks for your efforts. ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #596888 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=596888 -- Find (ctrl-f) can be used even though the pdf-file has no searchable text. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/590834 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evince in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 590834] Re: Find (ctrl-f) can be used even though the pdf-file has no searchable text.
you are right there is one case where it would work, my point was that a 75 pages documents with only image and one line of text would not display this warning and still fall in the "search is useless on this document" category, your workaround is only for a very specific case -- Find (ctrl-f) can be used even though the pdf-file has no searchable text. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/590834 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evince in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 590834] Re: Find (ctrl-f) can be used even though the pdf-file has no searchable text.
Thank you for your bug report. The issue is an upstream one and it would be nice if somebody having it could send the bug the to the people writting the software (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME) ** Changed in: evince (Ubuntu) Importance: Low => Wishlist ** Changed in: evince (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- Find (ctrl-f) can be used even though the pdf-file has no searchable text. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/590834 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evince in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 590834] Re: Find (ctrl-f) can be used even though the pdf-file has no searchable text.
Maybe the search-routine was invoked - that's an internal technical view. If the search function can only be applied to text (which is the case here) then evince should try to be "smart about it" when no object (text) for the function (find) is available. I installed acrobat reader to see if it does what I'm suggesting but it doesn't. It acts as if it's busy searching through the file with the result: "no matches found". But I found a function in acrobat reader under Document, Accessibility Quick Check and this function, if let loose on the same document comes up with the result: "This document appears to contain no text. It may be a scanned image." Oh, and how right it is! Now if this function could be called when the document is loaded, then if I press ctrl-f (or select Edit, Find) I could be presented with a grayed, not writable search-box and with the message: "This document appears to contain no text. It may be a scanned image." (So give up trying to find something, dummy!) I like apps that are smart about what they're doing. I'll be more precise (and concise) about the bug: Any filetype that can be shown with evince that does not have any (via ctrl-f or edit,find) searchable content, shouldn't - display the search-bar - allow inputting a search term - and return "0 found on this page" as though a search had taken place. I know this might not be the most important issue on the planet. I just stumbled across it and thought I'd let you know. If you think no action needs to be taken, I can accept that. -- Find (ctrl-f) can be used even though the pdf-file has no searchable text. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/590834 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evince in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 590834] Re: Find (ctrl-f) can be used even though the pdf-file has no searchable text.
> Just to clarify: my issue is the user interface. I feel I've been mislead when the app say's it didn't find a word, where in reality no search took place. the search took place but your example has no text only images, evince could try to be smart about it and that would work in cases where you get images only but real world example often have text and images and you would be back in the issue that only the text can be searched this way not images -- Find (ctrl-f) can be used even though the pdf-file has no searchable text. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/590834 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evince in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 590834] Re: Find (ctrl-f) can be used even though the pdf-file has no searchable text.
Just to clarify: my issue is the user interface. I feel I've been mislead when the app say's it didn't find a word, where in reality no search took place. Okay, the example: I printed this bug report page, scanned it with simple-scan, now it's a PDF. Open with Evince, ctrl-f and search for "pedro". Result is "0 found". This really is easily reproducible by anyone. I think someone with a good knowledge of the technicalities of PDF should be able to quickly assess this and determine if it can be fixed. ** Attachment added: "ScannedDocument.pdf" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/49835332/ScannedDocument.pdf -- Find (ctrl-f) can be used even though the pdf-file has no searchable text. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/590834 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evince in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 590834] Re: Find (ctrl-f) can be used even though the pdf-file has no searchable text.
could you attach an example to the report? Thanks. ** Changed in: evince (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: evince (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- Find (ctrl-f) can be used even though the pdf-file has no searchable text. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/590834 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evince in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
