[okular] [Bug 376692] Search function fails to find phrases split over two lines

[Nate Graham]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=376692

Nate Graham  changed:

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 Resolution|--- |DUPLICATE
 Status|CONFIRMED   |RESOLVED

--- Comment #7 from Nate Graham  ---
Just fixed; see Bug 418520!

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 418520 ***

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[okular] [Bug 376692] Search function fails to find phrases split over two lines

[Michael Weghorn]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=376692

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[okular] [Bug 376692] Search function fails to find phrases split over two lines

[Nate Graham]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=376692

Nate Graham  changed:

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   Keywords||usability

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[okular] [Bug 376692] Search function fails to find phrases split over two lines

[Nate Graham]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=376692

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[okular] [Bug 376692] Search function fails to find phrases split over two lines

[Tom Colley]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=376692

--- Comment #6 from Tom Colley  ---
(In reply to Albert Astals Cid from comment #5)
> I was just saying how making code to search text in a pdf is not as easy as
> you would think since we have to guess what's in the PDF.

I see. I know these things often look simpler on the surface. Thanks for
clarifying.

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[okular] [Bug 376692] Search function fails to find phrases split over two lines

[Albert Astals Cid]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=376692

--- Comment #5 from Albert Astals Cid  ---
I understand what you say, it's you that don't understand what i say.

I was just saying how making code to search text in a pdf is not as easy as you
would think since we have to guess what's in the PDF.

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[okular] [Bug 376692] Search function fails to find phrases split over two lines

[Tom Colley]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=376692

--- Comment #4 from Tom Colley  ---
(In reply to Albert Astals Cid from comment #3)
> Searching code is hard given we basically have to guess what's in the PDF.

Hi Albert - I don't understand your comment. This request is not about
searching code; it's about searching for text (a phrase), in a pdf file. By a
phrase, I mean two or more words separated by space. The PDF creation process
tends to eliminate spaces at the end of lines and Okular's search function
doesn't appear to take this into account. I guess I'm asking for a search
function that can interpret line breaks as spaces, though the implementation
would have to be more considered.  Some attention has already been put into
Okular's search function around this, as shown by the way searching the
provided pdf for:

"united states"

finds the third instance, which is formatted with a dash and a line break:

"Unit-
ed States"

So the search function will find instances of phrases split by a dash and a
line break, but not separated by a line break only!

Effective searching for phrases is a feature most users will find helpful.

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[okular] [Bug 376692] Search function fails to find phrases split over two lines

[Albert Astals Cid]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=376692

Albert Astals Cid  changed:

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 Status|NEEDSINFO   |CONFIRMED
 Resolution|WAITINGFORINFO  |---
 Ever confirmed|0   |1

--- Comment #3 from Albert Astals Cid  ---
Searching code is hard given we basically have to guess what's in the PDF.

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[okular] [Bug 376692] Search function fails to find phrases split over two lines

[Tom Colley]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=376692

--- Comment #2 from Tom Colley  ---
Created attachment 104179
  --> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=104179=edit
The example text formatted as a PDF file.

I've attached an example file/PDF, using the text previously given for example.
The PDF contains this text:

   I love the United States. My friend said she loves the United 
   States too but wouldn't want to live there. I live in the Unit-
   ed States.

I revise my diagnosis. When searching for "United States", Okular will find the
FIRST and THIRD instances of the phrase, but NOT the SECOND instance. The
second instance involves two words in the same paragraph split only by a line
break.

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[okular] [Bug 376692] Search function fails to find phrases split over two lines

[Albert Astals Cid]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=376692

Albert Astals Cid  changed:

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 Resolution|--- |WAITINGFORINFO
 Status|UNCONFIRMED |NEEDSINFO
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--- Comment #1 from Albert Astals Cid  ---
Please attach such a file

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