#4545·sumatrapdf

Highlighting multiple lines overlap even though opacity is at 100%

Author: johnpaulguzmanCreated Sep 22, 2024Updated Aug 27, 2026
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  • Version [e.g. 3.6.16779, pre-release]

Describe the bug Highlighting multiple lines overlap even though opacity is at 100%.

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Highlight multiple lines using the shortcut
	[
		Cmd = CmdCreateAnnotHighlight #99c1f1
		Key = t
	]
  1. The lines have overlapping blue highlights.

Expected behavior The entire highlight should be uniformly blue.

Screenshots Original highlight with a different annotator: notoverlapping

Highlight with SumatraPDF: overlapping

Annotation settings: overlappingannotation

Source: sumatrapdfreader/sumatrapdf