smalot / smalot/pdfparser

Line break issues

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Description

First of all, thank you very much for the excellent library! So, I have a PDF in this format:

image

And when parsing it for text, the line break is lost. Any suggestion?

Thanks in advance!

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Research direction

Reproduce the lost-line-break behavior using the PDF format and example image attached to the issue, then trace the library's text-parsing entry point. Confirm the expected extracted text and add a regression test before changing the behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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