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[Bug 594205] [NEW] Evince cannot select one column in a two column PDF

 

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1) lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu Vivid Vervet (development branch)
Release:	15.04

2) apt-cache policy evince
evince:
  Installed: 3.14.1-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 3.14.1-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 3.14.1-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

3) What is expected to happen via
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/594205/+attachment/1499641/+files/Example.pdf
is one is able to highlight one column at a time, just like in Adobe
Reader.

4) What happens instead is it highlights both columns at a time.

WORKAROUND: Open with Chromium's built-in PDF reader:
 apt-cache policy chromium-browser
chromium-browser:
  Installed: 39.0.2171.65-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1064
  Candidate: 39.0.2171.65-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1064
  Version table:
 *** 39.0.2171.65-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1064 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/universe amd64 Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     34.0.1847.116-0ubuntu2 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe amd64 Packages

** Affects: poppler (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Low
         Status: Triaged

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Evince cannot select one column in a two column PDF
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/594205
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