Issue 94508 - PDF Import Japanese texts look garbage [Extension version 0.3.1]
Summary: PDF Import Japanese texts look garbage [Extension version 0.3.1]
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: extensions
Classification: Extensions
Component: pdfimport (show other issues)
Version: current
Hardware: All All
: P3 Trivial (vote)
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: AOO issues mailing list
QA Contact: wolframgarten
URL:
Keywords: CJK
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2008-10-01 02:29 UTC by yuko
Modified: 2013-07-30 02:18 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

See Also:
Issue Type: DEFECT
Latest Confirmation in: ---
Developer Difficulty: ---

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screenshot with garbage Japanese texts (106.88 KB, image/gif)
2008-10-01 02:33 UTC, yuko 		no flags Details
imprted pdf file (868.01 KB, image/gif)
2008-10-01 02:35 UTC, yuko 		no flags Details
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Description yuko 2008-10-01 02:29:56 UTC 
OOo 3.0 RC3 + PDF Import Extension 0.3.1

When importing the attached pdf file, Japanese characters look like garbage.
Please see the attached screenshot.
Comment 1 yuko 2008-10-01 02:33:44 UTC 
Created attachment 56933 [details]
screenshot with garbage Japanese texts
Comment 2 yuko 2008-10-01 02:35:20 UTC 
Created attachment 56934 [details]
imprted pdf file
Comment 3 stefan.baltzer 2008-10-01 09:20:44 UTC 
Confirming issue. Naming the extension's version in summary. 
Put HI and myself on c/c.
SBA -> PL: Please proceed, thank you.
Comment 4 Martin Hollmichel 2008-10-08 09:51:47 UTC 
change component.
Comment 5 philipp.lohmann 2010-04-29 17:22:36 UTC 
This is a limitation of xpdf which the extension is based on. Even with japanese
CID mappings installed, xpdf (standalone) shows garbage with this file.

At the moment I don't see how I could fix this.
Comment 6 Rob Weir 2013-07-30 02:18:41 UTC 
Reset assignee on issues not touched by assignee in more than 2000 days.