[DoctorOhh]

For the record: Windows XP, calibre 0.7.35 and the PDF file you attached was non-searchable and I was unable to cut and paste from it.

Originally Posted by xristy

I've attached a simple ePub and PDF generated by Calibre from the ePub to illustrate what I'm seeing. Calibre is version 0.7.35 running on Mac 10.6.5.

When I convert your sample ePub to pdf (using calibre) and open it in Adobe, I am able to copy and paste the text from it and I am able to search it. (see attached)

PDF output settings

Paper Size: Letter
Orientation: Portrait

Spoiler:

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
In vel rutrum dui. Nunc consectetur metus id odio eleifend
porttitor. Praesent elementum ultricies orci, sollicitudin
sodales neque blandit non. Donec vel purus sit amet leo
pretium fringilla. Ut non massa purus. Ut imperdiet
accumsan eleifend. Mauris at diam nunc, non feugiat odio.
Morbi adipiscing neque et nisi suscipit aliquam. Quisque
dignissim lacinia diam, vitae pharetra magna sagittis in.
Phasellus ut ante in enim volutpat pretium. In et tellus
porttitor ipsum rutrum adipiscing. Donec scelerisque tellus
sed purus pretium tincidunt. Sed varius, sem ac facilisis
euismod, orci tortor gravida risus, et adipiscing purus enim
eget massa. Donec condimentum risus a elit adipiscing
vehicula. Donec ut orci magna. Sed nisi velit, eleifend sit
amet aliquet quis, interdum quis felis.

Originally Posted by user_none

Non searchable text and PDF links (internal and external) are a limitation of Qt's PDF printing which calibre uses for PDF output.

Are you saying calibre's viewer has this limit or the resultant pdf? I converted the example file to pdf and can search it and copy the text fine.