PDF viewer with selection support?

I need to copy and paste some text strings from PDF document.
To my suprise - PDF viewers generaly don't support selecting text.
For example in epdfview and in gv I can't find way to select text with mouse.
In xpdf it is possible, but it isn't very natural (try it yourself).
Are there any other good PDF viewers with selection support?
Or do you know how to enable it in epdfview?

when you create a PDF you can deny copy, printing and other stuff. maybe the pdf document has copy text deny and you cannot select any text

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Enabling PDFs for various types of user input can strengthen the interaction between users and the content, and improve satisfaction due to greater user involvement/control. In addition, designated avenues for user input can contribute to documentation quality and provide outlet for frustration, for example by sending inputs regarding the documentation or the product directly from within the PDF.
Techniques demonstrated in this webinar include features that are all embedded in PDFs that are viewed with the free Adobe Reader:
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jpc

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So, according to both of you, it is possible. I have messed around with the buttons a little bit in acrobat enough to know that you can make a button that on click will run a javascript. The problem is that I do not know any javascript, which is why i was trying to access it only with C#. However, I am now receptive of the idea of learning at least a little java to get around in adobe (it seems unavoidable). Any examples or pointers as to how to do this would be greatly appreciated.
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