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   mytwobits01 (mytwobits01@freeradical.zone)'s status on Thursday, 06-Mar-2025 19:28:15 JST mytwobits01

   • LibreOffice

   It's 2025. Why can LibreOffice (@libreoffice) still not handle fonts in PDFs correctly?

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     LibreOffice (libreoffice@fosstodon.org)'s status on Thursday, 06-Mar-2025 19:28:13 JST LibreOffice

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     @mytwobits01 That's impossible for us to answer, without any useful details. What version of LibreOffice, on what operating system? What do you mean by "handle correctly" – when exporting? Have you filed a bug report, or even better, offered to help the volunteers who work hard to give the world a free office suite, with extremely limited resources? 😊

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     LibreOffice (libreoffice@fosstodon.org)'s status on Friday, 07-Mar-2025 16:47:25 JST LibreOffice

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     @mytwobits01 As you still won't tell us your LibreOffice version or operating system, or file a bug report, there's not much we can do to help...

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     mytwobits01 (mytwobits01@freeradical.zone)'s status on Friday, 07-Mar-2025 16:47:26 JST mytwobits01

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     • LibreOffice

     @libreoffice
     My post was more one of frustration than an abortive bug report.

     I loaded a PDF in LibreOffice, and its two columns of text were overlapping. It works fine in xpdf.

     I *do* appreciate the work of those who work in free software. But I've also observed lopsided development in long-term projects. Firefox has left bugs unfixed for decades.

     LibreOffice showing such an obvious flaw indicates a larger structural problem than a bug report can address.

     Thanks for your quick response.