[Bug 1757583] Re: Annotations Not Embedded using File > Save As...

[Tom Colley]

I further investigated this problem. My initial report was based on
annotations to a document sent by a bank. Some forums report that
document DRM properties affect the ability to create/edit annotation.
See:

https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/278874/newer-version-of-okular-can-no-longer-annotate-certain-pdf-files
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=341999

I was always able to annotate the bank PDF. I just couldn't embed the
annotations by using File > Save As...

When I tested again with a PDF I generated from LibreOffice, I found
that annotations were successfully embedded using File > Save As...

I used another computer with the same OS and Okular version to replicate
these tests for both the LibreOffice and bank PDFs, and the results were
the same.

I also replicated these tests on the first computer after changing the
DRM setting in Okular (I went to Settings > Configure Okular > General
Tab, unchecked "Obey DRM Limitations", and restarted the computer). The
results were the same.

I conclude that failure to embed annotations using "File > Save As..."
is LIKELY related to DRM but isn't affected by the setting for "Obey DRM
Limitations".

My revised recommendation: investigate the annotation-saving behaviour
to determine whether its DRM-related, and modify Okular to communicate
such problems to the user and provide an effective and documented ways
of embedding annotations for all PDFs.


** Bug watch added: KDE Bug Tracking System #341999
   https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=341999

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