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Highlighter has stopped working on most PDFs

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litewait
litewait

Hello,

I can't use the built in Highlighter anymore on locally saved PDFs. It only works on PDFs that are properly scanned in and where i can actually select the words. 2 days ago, I was still able to basically use the highlighter on all PDFs and draw on them however I liked. I haven't installed anything new or changed anything.

I also have tried to reset Firefox and reinstalled it. It's still not working.

I would really appreciate any help. I couldn't find anything based on my problems.

Hello, I can't use the built in Highlighter anymore on locally saved PDFs. It only works on PDFs that are properly scanned in and where i can actually select the words. 2 days ago, I was still able to basically use the highlighter on all PDFs and draw on them however I liked. I haven't installed anything new or changed anything. I also have tried to reset Firefox and reinstalled it. It's still not working. I would really appreciate any help. I couldn't find anything based on my problems.

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Denys
Denys
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Hi,

That sounds like bug 2034980. If it's indeed the issue you experience, let's give the team some time to take a look.

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