Getting Hyperlinks to work in pdf exports

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#1

Hi:

I'm currently using LO Version: 4.3.0.0.alpha0+ on 64 bit Ubuntu 12.04LTS,
but have run into this issue in the past with earlier versions.

If I create a phrase and format it as a hyperlink, control+clicking on it
launches the browser and goes to the specified page just fine.

However, when exporting the document as a pdf, the link doesn't seem to
work. I've tried various combinations of the check boxes on the pdf export
dialog, but nothing seems to work.

Is this a bug, or am I just missing some key setting?

Any pointers would be appreciated. Thanks.

#2

It definitely worked in 4.1.4.2, so it's either a regression or something
fishy. You could temporarily try renaming your profile​​ to check if it is
related to some custom settings.

Note though that the "latest" LO version is 4.2. I believe discussions
regarding future versions (alpha, beta, rc...) are not meant to be on the
general user list, but are better directed towards dev and bugtrackers.

#3

Cley:

Thanks much for the response. I mentioned that I had the same problem
earlier, and happen to also have version 4.2 on my machine as well (I needed
to use the 4.3 beta with my major project because of a specific bug that it
fixed). I have the same links issue with pdfs in version 4.2 and my
recollection is that it's been well over a year since I last attempted
unsuccessfully to make this work, so we're probably talking about something
in the 3.x range.

So - therefore - it seems to me that maybe I'm just not setting it up
properly. The linked text shows up in the pdf as a formatted link and
clicking it highlights the whole phrase, so at least something is getting
passed on - it just doesn't jump to a web page.

Can you tell me what settings you use on the Links panel of the pdf export
dialog box? I am assuming that is where I must be setting things wrong, as I
can't find anywhere else that makes any reference to links. As I said, the
definition within Writer is apparently good, as control-clicking on the
links in the document take me right to the web browser with the correct page
opened.

Thanks again for responding ...

Frank

#4

Here's a PDF file, generated from LO, with a working hyperlink:
<http://cjoint.com/14fe/DBtu6CLtlPW.htm>
(if you'd like to open it, the PDF can be opened in LO Writer as it
incorporate the original document).

It include the PDF dialog open on the "link" tab. It's in french, but given
the large number of options, I think you'll have no difficulty to see
what's what.​ In short: nothing checked, all on default settings.

Maybe the issue lies with your PDF reader instead? As far as I can
remember, for *me* the URL in PDF always worked... quite the opposite of
your experience :\

#5

Thanks Cley:

I have been a victim of not digging deeply enough ...

I attempted to open my pdf using the FoxIt reader, and everything worked
just fine. Then I discovered why Adobe Reader (my default) couldn't handle
it - I just hadn't found the right security dialog (there are quite a few of
them). Once I found Preferences | Trust Manager | Allow all web sites,
everything worked fine.

This is obviously not a "safe" way to do this I guess - I suspect that one
would normally want the security setting to deny all such requests unless
the document overrides it, but I'll need to research that.

So, the problem appears not to have anything at all to do with Libre Office.

Sigh... I've been using computers since before the IBM PC and continually
wonder how someone with no experience gets anything done.

BUT - you pushed me in the right direction by suggesting another reader, so
Thanks Much!