apply_redactions() moving text

[indigoviolet]

Description of the bug

test.pdf

I have seen #2210 and #2108, but those have been closed in previous versions.

How to reproduce the bug

doc = fitz.open("test.pdf")
page = doc[0]
page.wrap_contents()
for rect in page.search_for("Dwight Crow"):
    page.add_redact_annot(rect, fill=(1, 0, 0), fontname="courier")

page.apply_redactions()

Before:

After: notice that the red redaction box is positioned correctly but the text around it has moved.

PyMuPDF version

1.23.7

Operating system

MacOS

Python version

3.11

[JorjMcKie]

Thanks for the report. I will check it out.
issue-2957.zip

[JorjMcKie]

Submitted issue report to https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707448.

[indigoviolet]

Hello, Is there any sense of what to expect on this issue? It is currently a blocker for one of our efforts.

I did link to it via support@ as well but never heard back - should I be going through some other flow?

[JorjMcKie]

Hello, Is there any sense of what to expect on this issue? It is currently a blocker for one of our efforts.

I did link to it via support@ as well but never heard back - should I be going through some other flow?

I have increased the priority in MuPDF's issue system.
It is always a good idea to underpin your interest as a user there, too.

When you speak of "us": are you a commercial customer? Please do review your license situation. As a commercial customer, your requests will be handled in a top priority channel.

[indigoviolet]

@JorjMcKie: Thanks for updating the priority and being very responsive here!

yes, we (=my company, additive.ai) have a PyMuPDF commercial license with Artifex. I have emailed support@artifex.com twice now with no response, so perhaps I'm unaware of the right channel to use.

I will create an account on the MuPDF tracker as well.

[JorjMcKie]

@indigoviolet - alright, thank you for this important information!
I will see to it.

[JorjMcKie]

@indigoviolet The MuPDF team has developed a fix, which I have already tested. I can confirm that it works for your test file.
The team is now discussing the rollout schedule for this hotfix.
In the meantime: if you have another example, I am more than willing to test this too for increased confidence.
In case of any data protection concerns, please feel free to use my private e-mail jorj.x.mckie@outlook.de.

[julian-smith-artifex-com]

Fixed in 1.23.9.