For the record, this bug is now fixed in Ubuntu raring with this package version:
Package: libpoppler28 Version: 0.20.5-1ubuntu3 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to poppler in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1020162 Title: some characters not displayed in a PDF file Status in Poppler: Fix Released Status in “poppler” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “poppler” source package in Precise: Fix Released Status in “poppler” source package in Quantal: In Progress Bug description: Impact: Some part of the text is not displayed in some pdf documents Test Case: open https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/+bug/1020162/+attachment/3210969/+files/Bug.pdf in evince, see if the text is fully displayed Regression potential: Check that other pdfs still render fine To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/poppler/+bug/1020162/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp