RUPS 7.2.5 shows /Info dictionary even when none is present in the trailer

[petervwyatt]

RUPS 7.2.5 shows in the tree view an Info dictionary even when none is present in the trailer (it also labels this "Modified" and uses an object number that matches trailer Size). It also shows a single entry for ModDate with the current date/time. This is very confusing at it doesn't match the actual PDF!

[Eswcvlad]

Hmm, done some digging on this.

In 7.2.5 with the older iText version this is pretty much the case, as it updates ModDate, when opening in a read/write mode. Which, in turn, creates the info dictionary, if it is missing. Though not quite sure, what is going on with the ID there...

But in master/develop now there is an opposite problem. Now RUPS doesn't show /Info, even if it is in the document, as since iText 8 there is more destructive trailer cleaning on open. It is, definitely, worse now, and I have a feeling this would not be that easy to fix. Well, at least without sacrificing editing UX in some way.

Thank you for bringing this up! I'll try to look into this.