Skip to content

[Feature Request]: Added the feature to layout and edit existing text on PDF pages #3831

Open
@Anonymous220623

Description

@Anonymous220623

Feature Description

Added the ability to directly edit existing text in PDF files, similar to Acrobat, Foxit PDF Editor.

The following is a detailed description of the function:

  1. Allow users to freely select text objects in PDF files;
  2. If the PDF's built-in fonts are complete, users are allowed to use the PDF's built-in fonts to edit and modify the text in the PDF file; if not, users are allowed to use fonts installed on the system to edit the text:
  3. Allow users to freely drag and change the position of specific text objects;

Why is this feature valuable?

  1. Make Stirling-PDF an open source alternative to Adobe Acrobat DC and Foxit PDF Editor;
  2. Solve the problem of users' layout and editing of PDF files;

Suggested Implementation

The following are possible implementations:

Use FontForge's Python binding to export all built-in fonts and subset fonts in the PDF file, and determine which fonts are subset fonts and which fonts are full fonts one by one;

Additional Information

No response

No Duplicate of the Feature

  • I have verified that there are no existing features requests similar to my request.

Metadata

Metadata

Assignees

No one assigned

    Labels

    Front EndIssues or pull requests related to front-end developmentenhancementNew feature or request

    Type

    No type

    Projects

    No projects

    Milestone

    No milestone

    Relationships

    None yet

    Development

    No branches or pull requests

    Issue actions