Bug Report: Faulty PDF text data recognition blocks Text Box and Link tools
Dear Goodnotes Support Team,
I am writing to report a severe editing issue caused by the app's automatic PDF text recognition behavior, which currently frozen manual touch inputs on the document.
When opening a PDF, Goodnotes automatically recognizes the text data and forcefully clusters a wide area into an unwanted purple selection block—even though I did not long-press to select any text. Furthermore, this text boundary recognition is highly inaccurate, capturing oversized regions regardless of the actual text layout.
The critical issue is that within these faulty, automatically recognized text areas, all other manual touch inputs are completely disabled.
My only goal is to tap on the empty spaces within that region to insert a new text box for typing or to add a hyperlink. However, because the app prioritizes the automatically recognized text data area, the entire region becomes completely unresponsive to the Text Box and Link tools. I am entirely blocked from inserting text or links where I want them, simply because the app has forcefully occupied that space with its automated text index.
To resolve this workflow-breaking issue, I strongly request the following updates:
- Provide a [Toggle Switch in Settings] to completely disable this automatic text recognition/selection feature for users who do not need it.
- Ensure that manual user actions (like tapping to insert a Text Box or Link) [take absolute priority over the existing PDF text data area] so that users can freely type anywhere on the document.
This text recognition behavior severely hinders the core note-taking experience. I kindly ask your development team to review this mechanic and release a swift fix.
Thank you. I look forward to your response.