Highlighting Text in Linux - Solutions & Tips

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the challenges and solutions for highlighting text in PDF documents on Linux systems. Participants explore various software options and methods for annotating PDFs, comparing them to tools available on Windows.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Technical explanation, Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses difficulty in finding software for highlighting text in PDFs on Linux, noting the ease of doing so on Windows with Adobe Acrobat or Foxit Reader.
  • Another participant suggests using 'Xournal' for annotating PDFs, confirming that its highlighting feature works well on Ubuntu.
  • A different participant mentions 'ghostscript' as a tool that can read PDFs and output raw text, though this may not directly address highlighting needs.
  • One participant raises a concern about the ability to highlight mathematical symbols in PDFs.
  • Another participant shares their experience with 'pdfedit' and 'pdfstudio' as alternatives for highlighting, mentioning a previous intention to use Acrobat Pro via Wine that was ultimately unnecessary.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants present multiple software options and methods, indicating a lack of consensus on a single best solution. Various tools are discussed, but no definitive agreement on their effectiveness or suitability is reached.

Contextual Notes

Some participants' suggestions may depend on specific Linux distributions or user preferences, and the effectiveness of each tool may vary based on individual needs and document types.

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hi,

i am using linux these days. i am facing with a problem regarding highlighting text in any pdf. In windows, we can do this using Adobe Acrobat or Foxit Reader(there may be more softwares). But I couldn't find any software which could do this in linux.
One of my friends suggested me that I can use GIMP to edit the PDF like an image. But this method is not very friendly as I can't read the pdf simulaneously.

regards,
 
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i just posted the question... and i found one answer myself :)

there is a software 'Xournal', which can be used for annotating pdf. i just checked the highlighting feature, and it works fine.

I'm using ubuntu, and installed xournal using the repositories.

hope this information might help some of you... and if you come to know about some other softwares, please share the info, it is always better to have alternatives...

regards,
 
ghostscript can read a pdf (as well as postscript) and output the raw text for the whole document.
 
how about if the pdf has symbols(those beautiful mathematics symbols)?
 
Noticed I've got pdfedit & pdfstudio which can do highlighting. This is one of those issues where had planned to fight acrobat pro with wine but apparently that need didn't materialize after got those 2 (the bloated acrobat reader is actually "drag enough" :rolleyes: ).
 

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