Repairing the PDF repair function

EDAS has had a function for repairing some common PDF problems, such as lack of font embedding, use of URLs, and inclusion of bookmarks. We now integrated the function a bit better and made it more readily accessible via the 'wrench' icon next to manuscript problems that are possibly fixable. The upload function also attempts to fix these automatically.

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