nextcloud / nextcloud/files_pdfviewer
PDF views weird / wrong characters on some PDFs in Chrome (encoding?)
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bug
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
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Description
Steps to reproduce
- Open specific (not all!) PDF File - see screenshot - ONLY affects Chrome.
Does not work: Chrome 142.0.7444.176, Edge 142.0.3595.80
Works: Firefox 145.0.1
Expected behaviour
should display correctly
Actual behaviour
see screenshot, wrong characters
Nextcloud Version
31.0.9
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with the affected PDF in Chrome 142.0.7444.176 and Edge 142.0.3595.80, then compare the result with Firefox 145.0.1. No source file or test is identified; done means the affected PDFs display the correct characters in the Chromium-based browsers without regressing other PDFs.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100