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Posted to dev@pdfbox.apache.org by Simer P <si...@gmail.com> on 2014/05/16 14:39:53 UTC

PDF file characters x and y coordinates

I just needed to confirm this with you guys.

Can the X and Y coordinates returned in the
processTextPosition(TextPosition text) ever be incorrect ?

Because it doesn't really matter in what order the text is extracted ... if
the x and y coordinates are accurate then I can rearrange the characters
based on the applications requirements.

So can the X and Y coordinates every be wrong ?

Cheers

Re: PDF file characters x and y coordinates

Posted by Alin Mazilu <im...@gmail.com>.

I process about 2000 PDF files daily and I never had had an issue with the
coordinates. One piece of advise though: write your own
TextPositionComparator.

~Alin

On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 8:39 AM, Simer P <si...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I just needed to confirm this with you guys.
>
> Can the X and Y coordinates returned in the
> processTextPosition(TextPosition text) ever be incorrect ?
>
> Because it doesn't really matter in what order the text is extracted ... if
> the x and y coordinates are accurate then I can rearrange the characters
> based on the applications requirements.
>
> So can the X and Y coordinates every be wrong ?
>
> Cheers
>