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  1. Tika
  2. TIKA-722

Arabic PDF doesn't extract correctly

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    • Bug
    • Status: Resolved
    • Minor
    • Resolution: Won't Fix
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    Description

      I have a PDF w/ Arabic font that Tika fails to extract (gets all
      gibberish).

      Looks like the PDF does not include the separate Unicode text metadata
      (hmm: would Tika extract that if it were present?), and copy/paste out
      of the PDF also produces gibberish.

      To fix this I think we'd somehow have to know the mapping for the
      font (this particular font is AXTManal)?

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        1. 000279.pdf
          89 kB
          Michael McCandless
        2. JUFO96.PDF
          190 kB
          Uwe Schindler
        3. metadata.png
          49 kB
          Uwe Schindler

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          is related to

          Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. TIKA-1337 LanguageProfile for Persian/Farsi

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Resolved

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              mikemccand Michael McCandless
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