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Title: PDF to Text gives gibberish
Post by: renluop on August 05, 2011, 06:43:54 PM

When I attempt to convert a pdf opened in Adobe Reader X to text by any variant of copy/ paste, the result is a gibberish of various signs, and not the expected text.

Can anyone advise solution, please?

Title: Re: PDF to Text gives gibberish
Post by: roseway on August 05, 2011, 06:55:55 PM

This probably isn't helpful, but I just tried it on Adobe Reader 9 on Linux, and it worked fine. I just dragged the mouse over a section and hit Ctrl+C.

Title: Re: PDF to Text gives gibberish
Post by: AdrianH on August 06, 2011, 07:42:02 AM

Unless you are forced to use Adobe I would dump it for something lighter and more friendly.

I use PDF Viewer http://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-viewer  and find it very much better than the Adobe bloatware that so often carries major vulnerabilities.

Title: Re: PDF to Text gives gibberish
Post by: scottiesmum on August 06, 2011, 08:21:52 AM

I use Foxit Reader  ( version 5 now )  super little programme  :)

http://cnet.co/pafcoR

Title: Re: PDF to Text gives gibberish
Post by: tuftedduck on August 06, 2011, 08:24:59 AM

Some PDFs are subject to copyright and cannot be copied succesfully.

Title: Re: PDF to Text gives gibberish
Post by: renluop on August 06, 2011, 01:48:27 PM

Thanks for replies :)
No copyright issues with the item in question.