Pdf editor does not show edit text button

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Hello,

I am a student and I have a strong interest in OnlyOffice. I attempted to compile OnlyOffice on Windows, and after the compilation was completed, I opened a PDF file. However, when I clicked the “Edit PDF” button, the “Edit Text” button did not appear.

Could there be an error in my compilation?

I look forward to your response. Thank you!

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Hello @zpche

Please specify guide that you’ve used to compile Desktop Editors.

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Hello @Constantine

Thank you for your response.

windows 10 Install <Python 3> <Visual Studio Community 2019 Windows 10 SDK, version 2004 (10.0.19041.0)> <Qt 5.15.2 MSVC 2019 64-bit>

  1. git clone GitHub - ONLYOFFICE/build_tools: Used to build ONLYOFFICE DocumentServer-related products
  2. python configure.py --module desktop --update 1 --qt-dir C:\Qt\5.15.2 --vs-version 2019 --sdkjs-addon=sdkjs-forms, sdkjs-ooxml
  3. python make.py

After completing the compilation, I discovered that I was unable to edit the text when I opened the PDF file. I identified an issue: If I replace the officially compiled sdkjs, I can edit the PDF text without any problems. I suspect this is due to the missing sdkjs-ooxml library, but I am having difficulty locating it. Could you please help me find it?

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Could you please elaborate on this? What exactly means "replace? Please share the sequence of actions that you are describing step by step. for better understanding.

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I’m sorry. What I mean is that after I installed the officially compiled DesktopEditors_x64.exe installation package, I found the “editor\ssdkjs” directory in the installation directory, copied it to the directory I compiled myself, and then I could edit PDF text normally.
I suspect this is due to the missing sdkjs-ooxml library. （I can find the sdkjs-forms repository on GitHub but not the sdkjs-ooxml repository.) but I am having difficulty locating it. Could you please help me find it?

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Unfortunately, I am not aware why it is missing or where it is, but as soon as I find it out, I’ll let you know. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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Hello again @zpche

I was just informed that the possibility to build Desktop Editors with this function will be available in version 9.0. Of course as soon as buildtools gets updated too.

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Thank you for your response. I am looking forward to version 9.0.

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Hello @Constantine
I just saw that 9.0 has been released, but I still haven’t found the sdkjs-ooxml library. Can you help me find it?

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Firstly, build_tools are not updated yet. Secondly, once tool is updated, you won’t need the lib to build Desktop Editors with it.

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Thank you very much for your reply. I am looking forward to it.

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Hello again @zpche

Build tools were updated to support version 9.0. Please try compiling again and checking out Edit Text button.

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Thank you very much! I will recompile it now.

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Let me know if you face any issues.

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@Constantine
Thanks, I’ve compiled successfully, and the edit text button is displayed. However, there are several problems with this feature, and after I clicked the edit text button, the layout became disordered. Thank you anyway.

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I am glad to know that the compilation was successful. As for the mentioned issue: please start new topic with detailed description of faced problem.

Closing this topic as solved.