I forgot to add the example of non-OCR content <https://idrh.ku.edu/sites/idrh.ku.edu/files/files/tutorials/pdf/Non-text-searchable.pdf>
[image: Mailtrack] <https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=signaturevirality5&> Sender notified by Mailtrack <https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=signaturevirality5&> 23/02/20, 10:40:10 On Sun, Feb 23, 2020 at 10:39 AM DIVESH KUMAR < f20170...@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in> wrote: > The straight-line annotations work perfectly in non-OCR contents(an > example of such content where you can't select text by clicking on it hence > it can't be highlighted). > But when a user is using the highlighter(annotation) in a document and he > comes across a non-OCR content(that he needs to highlight) then he has to > switch between a highlighter and straight line. > > I assumed when you said wide + transparent that you were talking about > width and opacity properties of straight line. > Thank you for your time. > > On Sat, Feb 22, 2020 at 5:30 PM <okular-devel-requ...@kde.org> wrote: > >> Send Okular-devel mailing list submissions to >> okular-devel@kde.org >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/okular-devel >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> okular-devel-requ...@kde.org >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> okular-devel-ow...@kde.org >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of Okular-devel digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: Fwd: GSOC-2020-Okular idea discussion. (Albert Astals Cid) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2020 11:34:18 +0100 >> From: Albert Astals Cid <aa...@kde.org> >> To: Okular development <okular-devel@kde.org> >> Subject: Re: Fwd: GSOC-2020-Okular idea discussion. >> Message-ID: <105496533.nniJfEyVGO@xps> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" >> >> El dissabte, 22 de febrer de 2020, a les 11:23:26 CET, DIVESH KUMAR va >> escriure: >> > ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> > From: DIVESH KUMAR <f20170...@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in> >> > Date: Fri, Feb 21, 2020 at 2:39 PM >> > Subject: GSOC-2020-Okular idea discussion. >> > To: <aa...@kde.org> >> > >> > >> > Greetings >> > >> > I am Divesh Kumar 3rd year student at BITS Pilani, India pursuing BE EEE >> > and MSc. Math and I am looking forward to participating in GSOC 2020 and >> > contribute to KDE. >> > >> > First of all, I didn’t know how to contact you hence I choose to mail >> you >> > if you would like for me to contact via any other medium do let me know. >> > >> > I have been using Okular for a year now and love it for its customizable >> > nature and many other features. I wanted to discuss a feature that I >> would >> > like to see in Okular. Below I have tried to describe my idea. >> > >> > While using the highlighter annotation in the app we can’t highlight >> nonOCR >> > pages/text using the highlighter annotation for that we have to switch >> to >> > freehand line/ straight line this leads to unnecessary interrupts while >> > using documents that have a high number of nonOCR text or images like >> this >> > image. >> > >> > Here since the text below is nonOCR hence to highlight it I have to >> change >> > my annotations from highlighter(yellow) to freehand(green). >> > >> > I think incorporating this would result in a massive productivity spike >> of >> > many users. Such a free-form highlighter would also need to have the >> > ability to highlight in straight lines when needed as a normal hand will >> > create shaky lines this can be done by using a key(eg Ctrl or Shift) >> along >> > with the highlighter. Such annotations already exist in apps like Adobe >> > Acrobat Reader wherein the rectangular highlighter is converted to a >> > circular for when it is placed over nonOCR text or images and allows >> users >> > to highlight nonOCR images and text. >> >> You can already do straight line + wide + transparent annotations in >> Okular, what are you suggesting to add? >> >> Cheers, >> Albert >> >> >> > >> > This is the Adobe implementation of this. >> > >> > >> > You can also look into the following discussions about this in the Adobe >> > community. >> > >> > >> https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat/adobe-acrobat-dc-highlighter/td-p/9314442?page=1 >> > >> > >> https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat-reader/acrobat-dc-highlighting-how-to-highlight-in-a-straight-line/td-p/8332895?page=1 >> > >> > I hope to hear what you think about my recommendation. >> > >> > >> > Thank you for all that beautiful code you guys have been writing for >> years. >> > >> > Yours sincerely Divesh Kumar. >> > >> > >> > >> > [image: Mailtrack] >> > < >> https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=signaturevirality5& >> > >> > Sender >> > notified by >> > Mailtrack >> > < >> https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=signaturevirality5& >> > >> > 21/02/20, >> > 14:38:48 >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Subject: Digest Footer >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Okular-devel mailing list >> Okular-devel@kde.org >> https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/okular-devel >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> End of Okular-devel Digest, Vol 161, Issue 35 >> ********************************************* >> > > > -- > *DIVESH KUMAR* > *2017B4A30875P* > > [image: Mailtrack] > <https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=signaturevirality5&> > Sender > notified by > Mailtrack > <https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=signaturevirality5&> > 23/02/20, > 10:35:47 > -- *DIVESH KUMAR* *2017B4A30875P*