Re: [wlug] Copying from a pdf, removing EOL and spaces

On Wed, 23 Sep 2015 10:46:42 +1200, Roderick Aldridge wrote:

I want to copy an extract from a .pdf file. When I select some text to copy and paste it puts each word followed by two spaces on a separate line.

Copying text from a PDF file seems to me to be an inherently unreliable operation. Remember that PDF is designed for viewing, not for anything else. How the text is grouped into blocks in the PDF stream need bear no relation to how it appears on the page. Having said that, what PDF viewer are you using? Okular? It may be worth trying different ones. Rewrapping text should be quite easy. In Emacs, select the range of lines and press ALT-q.