[Bug]: wrong bullet points on Edge
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Description
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Web browser and its version
Edge
Operating system and its version
Microsoft Windows
PDF.js version
5.7.284
Is the bug present in the latest PDF.js version?
Yes
Is a browser extension
No
Steps to reproduce the problem
- Open PDF with Edge
What is the expected behavior?
Bullet points as points.
What went wrong?
Output of this file is like this
The bullet points are not points but some Greek character. The PDF in Chrome on the same PC works. Only Edge is broken.
Any idea why this happens? On other Windows PCs with Edge the output is correct.
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Research direction
Start by opening the attached bullet-point-demo.pdf in Edge on Microsoft Windows with PDF.js 5.7.284, then compare its bullet rendering with Chrome on the same system. Investigate why the bullet points become Greek characters in Edge and verify that the PDF renders bullet points correctly there; no source file or test is identified in the issue.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100