PDF to Text conversion different on linux and windows

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Hi,

We are extracting text from PDF and the format is different when on Windows vs Linux. The end output format is important for us, so a difference in spacing is crucial. I validated that both on Windows and Linux, Aspose finds the “fonts” used by the PDF.

Here is the 2 different output of the attached file

Windows scraping:

Test Document\n\n\nList:\nItem 1 \nItem 2 \nItem 3\nItem 4\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Linux scraping:

Test Document\n\n\nList:\n Item 1 \n Item 2 \n Item 3\n Item 4\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
HTML version (because multiple spaces in HTML are just 1)
Test Document\n\n\nList:\n                      Item 1 \n                       Item 2 \n                        Item 3\n                      Item 4\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Thanks
Aspose_Support.pdf (58.1 KB)

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@brissonp

If possible, can you please share which API version are you using along with the sample code snippet so that we can further proceed with the investigation? Also, please share the complete version information of the Linux OS.

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Hi

Using Apose PDF 24.9

And here is the code snippet

        Document doc= new Document(filePath);
        TextAbsorber textAbsorber = new TextAbsorber();
        TextExtractionOptions options;
        options = new TextExtractionOptions(TextExtractionOptions.TextFormattingMode.Pure);                
        textAbsorber.setExtractionOptions(options);            
        doc.getPages().accept(textAbsorber);
        content = textAbsorber.getText();
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@brissonp

We have opened the following new ticket(s) in our internal issue tracking system and will deliver their fixes according to the terms mentioned in Free Support Policies.

Issue ID(s): PDFNET-58333

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