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A plugin to edit and view Excalidraw drawings in Obsidian
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HOW TO: Why can't I screenshot and paste a PDF file added to the library through "PDF++: Create dummy file for external PDF" into Excalidraw? #2022

Open tg71 opened 5 days ago

tg71 commented 5 days ago

Your environment

win10

Describe the bug

Why can't I screenshot and paste a PDF file added to the library through "PDF++: Create dummy file for external PDF" into Excalidraw?

zsviczian commented 5 days ago

This is not a bug, but a how to question. The environment information you provided does not help any. When reporting a bug you should follow the instructions on the form.

Since you did not provide any tangible information and the question is not very clear, it is impossible to answer your question. Sorry.

There was a similar question on youtube. Here's the summary by ChatGPT, maybe this helps: A user reported an issue where copying a rectangular selection from PDF++ and pasting it into Excalidraw resulted in a text link rather than an image. After being advised to check PDF++ settings, specifically ensuring that “paste as image” was disabled, the user discovered the actual cause: the PDF file name contained double square brackets (”[[ ]]”), which led to problematic link formatting in Excalidraw. Removing or adjusting the brackets in the file name resolved the issue.