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Edge pdf text addition = massive file size increase
Quick update, a fix for this issue is now available in Microsoft Edge Canary Channel versions 145.0.3741.0 or higher. For testing, the Canary Channel can be downloaded here: Become a Microsoft Edge Insider | Microsoft Edge
Please let us know if you are still reproducing the issue after updating. Thanks!
- EMJzeroDec 16, 2025Copper Contributor
Thank you very much.
I tried out the Canary release and the bug seems to be fixed. I worked on it for a few hours and as of now the PDF file size remains as expected.
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However, I take the chance to bring to your attention another issue of the most recent stable release that still exists in the canary: random text box resizing.
In detail: when creating a text box for the first time, it auto-risizes while you write, can be manually resized to automatically have newlines, and all, as expected. However, after the box is "released" (focus is shifted) and it is selected a second time, the font-size (or even the font itself) changes ONLY during the edit. The issue lies in the fact that the box's size is determined through its font as of the edit. Thus, upon releasing the box, the font reverts to normal, exceeds the box's boundaries and shifts it around, preventing accurate placement.
These images show the progression: box being edited upon creation -> focus shifted after the first edit, the box is correct -> second edit in progress, the font changed randomly -> focus shifted after the second edit, the box now resized randomly.
You can already see the text "moving" after the original edit is released, while it really goes wild after the second edit is released. All I did during this sequence was just clicking on and off the box a few times, I did not type nor move/resize the box.
Let me note that in the release version this bug is even worse, with the box not resizing, but rather only the text resizes and the part exceeding the box's boundary becomes invisible.