[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 117428] add an option to PDF export dialog to do ActualText per word

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=117428

Shree Devi Kumar <shreeshrii at gmail.com> changed:

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--- Comment #10 from Shree Devi Kumar <shreeshrii at gmail.com> ---
(In reply to Khaled Hosny from comment #9)
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> We do export the text already, but using a clever algorithm that minimizes
> file size impact and keeps individual characters selectable (as much as
> possible), but it fails in minor ways with some readers second guessing us
> and inserting random spaces in the middle of the word. 

For Indic languages this was happening in ALL readers that I tested. 

> They keyword for the
> proposed changes is “per word”, the new option would skip the algorithm and
> tags the glyphs if each word with it's text, as a complete unit. 

@Khaled Any update on this? Can you create a patch for this option so that it
can be tested?

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