[Poppler-bugs] [Bug 94504] New: pdftotext and pdftohtml fails to extract columns

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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94504

            Bug ID: 94504
           Summary: pdftotext and pdftohtml fails to extract columns
           Product: poppler
           Version: unspecified
          Hardware: x86 (IA32)
                OS: Linux (All)
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: utils
          Assignee: poppler-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: john at hovedpuden.dk

Created attachment 122241
  --> https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=122241&action=edit
PDF-filewith columns that is not processed corerctly

pdftotext and pdftohtml fail to correctly process certain PDF pages with three
columns.
For the attached PDF-file the error occurs on page 5 where the rendered text is
not in correct order.

Rendered text (XXXX represents social security numbers in the file. The
rendered text is correctly with 4 digits):
S08032016-17
Alle og enhver, der har noget til gode
i nedennævnte bo, indkaldes herved
til at anmelde og dokumentere deres
krav inden 8 uger

S08032016-21
Alle og enhver, der har noget til gode
i nedennævnte bo, indkaldes herved
til at anmelde og dokumentere deres
krav inden 8 uger

S08032016-26
Alle og enhver, der har noget til gode
i nedennævnte bo, indkaldes herved
til at anmelde og dokumentere deres
krav inden 8 uger

Afdøde
Cpr.nr. 190521XXXX
Dødsdato 11.02.2016
Frede Jensen
Hyldevej 12
9300 Sæby

Afdøde
Cpr.nr. 150733XXXX
Dødsdato 04.01.2016
Inger Kathrine Simonsen
Gl. Tingvej 40F, 1 th.
9600 Aars

Afdøde
Cpr.nr. 300121XXXX
Dødsdato 26.01.2016
Anna Hartlev
Gulkrog 16, st
7100 Vejle

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