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Xournal version 0.4.8.

PROBLEM: Under certain conditions, text added to an existing PDF file is truncated when the modified PDF is then printed to file.

RECREATION: Create a PDF file (I did same by using LibreOffice (version 4.3.3.2) to create a short, two-line PDF file using the File -> Export as PDF... option. Open said newly-created PDF file using Xournal. Input the following text annotation in a single line:

FYI, it was obvious, nine months later, when I told Zoey about this abazz

(Sorry to be so specific about the added text, but there are only specific text strings that seem to expose this problem...)

Create a PDF using Xournal (using Xournal's File -> Print or File -> Export to PDF options). Open resultant PDF using Evince (version 3.14.1), and...

...the text I added using Xournal is truncated, with ONLY the trailing "z" being displayed!

PROPOSED SOLUTION: I did lots of research and have posted my proposed workarounds below. Please post any "solutions" you know about. The best one will get my vote...

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There are two workarounds that work for me:

  1. Shorten the line(s) of said added (annotated) text.

  2. If #1 is unacceptable to you, back on the Xournal page, go to the Options menu and select the Legacy PDF Export option. Then, create the desired, duly annotated PDF file using Xournal's File -> Export to PDF option.

End of problem...

A note of caution, however, for option #2: Creating a PDF in this fashion reincarnates the hoary old bug mentioned here.

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