[PDFBOX-2376] Small regression in text extraction with PDFBox 1.8.7 vs. 1.8.6

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.8.7, 1.8.8, 2.0.0
• Fix Version/s: 1.8.8, 2.0.0
• Component/s: Parsing
• Labels: regression
• Assignee: Tilman Hausherr
• Reporter: Tim Allison
• Created: 23/Sep/14 01:04
• Updated: 13/Dec/14 14:15
• Resolved: 27/Sep/14 21:38

Description

On at least one file in govdocs1, less text is being extracted with PDFBox 1.8.7 than was extracted with 1.8.6. When running the app.jar with ExtractText, 1.8.7 is not extracting:

Designated Counties
No Designation
Individual Assistance
All counties are eligible
ITS Mapping & Analysis CenterWashington, DC
05/09/08 -- 09:36 AM EDT
Source: Disaster Federal Registry Notice05/08/2008
Location Map
MapID 196d109cd27
for Hazard Mitigation

from govdocs1's 894770.pdf.

Issue Links

• is related to: PDFBOX-2385 inline image with EI at the end incorrectly parsed
• is related to: TIKA-1419 Upgrade to PDFBox 1.8.7
• relates to: TIKA-1442 Upgrade to PDFBox 1.8.8