Attach (recommended) or Link to PDF file

thames_bug_example_2.pdf
thames_bug_example_1.pdf

Web browser and its version

Chome 128

Operating system and its version

Windows 11

PDF.js version

v4.6.82

Is the bug present in the latest PDF.js version?

Yes

Is a browser extension

No

Steps to reproduce the problem

1. From thames_bug_example_1.pdf highlight and copy "Robert Thorogood"
2. Paste text to text editor. Result is "Robe rt Thorogood"

1. From thames_bug_example_2.pdf highlight and copy "Thamesjoen murhat" from upper footer.
2. Paste text to text editor. Result is "THame sjoe n murhat"

What is the expected behavior?

There should not be spaces. This doesn't happen when copying the same text using chome's built-in pdf reader.

What went wrong?

evaluator.js#addFakeSpaces is responsible for adding additional spaces. In these two cases it seems that letter after 'E' is the common denominator. Using hardcoded value to determine space might not be the right way when pdf contains Unicode mappings

From example 1

if (advanceX <= textOrientation * textContentItem.trackingSpaceMin) {
        if (shouldAddWhitepsace()) {
          // The space is very thin, hence it deserves to have its own span in
          // order to avoid too much shift between the canvas and the text
          // layer.
          resetLastChars();
          flushTextContentItem();
          pushWhitespace({ width: Math.abs(advanceX) });
        } else {
          textContentItem.width += advanceX;
        }
      } else if (
        !addFakeSpaces(advanceX, textContentItem.prevTransform, textOrientation)
      ) {
           .....
      }

When textContentItem.str === ['R', 'o', 'b'] we enter if statement correctly and increase the textContent width

advanceX = (136.31300000000002 - 134.513) / 18
advanceX: 0.10000000000000063
textOrientation: 1
textContentItem.trackingSpaceMin: 0.102

However when textContentItem.str === ['R',' o', 'b', 'e'] it goes to else if because advanceX is slightly too big resulting addFakeSpaces being called.
advanceX = (145.979 - 143.81900000000002) / 18
advanceX: 0.11999999999999982
textOrientation: 1
textContentItem.trackingSpaceMin: 0.102

textContentItem.trackingSpaceMin = fontSize * TRACKING_SPACE_FACTOR;
fontSize: 1
TRACKING_SPACE_FACTOR: 0.102

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