[OS X TeX] Hyperref in 2018 and 2019 TeXLive

[Herbert Schulz]

> On Apr 24, 2020, at 11:12 AM, Nestor Aguilera <nestoreaguilera at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Herb,
> 
>> On 24 Apr 2020, at 08:56, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com> wrote:
>> 
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>>> 
>>> Herb,
>>> 
>>> Thanks for the suggestion, I was wondering whether this is a problem of what I have installed (some underlying conflict), a MacTex issue or a general one.
>>> 
>>> Given your answer, I understand that you tried the example and it isn't working, is that so?
>>> 
>>> Thanks again.
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> 
>>> Nestor
>> 
>> Howdy,
>> 
>> If I understand you correctly it isn't working correctly. The links aren't dead but in Preview I get a dialog box saying `The application can't be opened' and in Adobe Reader I get a dialog asking if it ok to open the URL to the file but then nothing happens.
>> 
>> I did have to typeset each document and then do each document again in order to get the references correct.
>> 
>> Good Luck,
>> 
>> Herb Schulz
>> (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
> 
> Ok, I use Skim and hadn't tried the files with either Preview or Adobe Reader. I did that now and the results are as you stated. However, both work "as advertised" when compiling with the 2018 MacTex distribution.
> 
> I guess Skim and Preview work on the same pdf interpreter, so the identical results are what one would expect.
> 
> From the Adobe Reader behavior, I am inclined to believe that this a permission/protection issue inside the pdf file, probably coming from the hyperref/xr compilation.
> 
> I could not find any warnings in the "manual" for hyperref (January 2020), nor in the "xr" reference (July 2019).
> 
> Just to make sure, I would like to know if the enclosed pdfs compiled with the 2018 distribution work in someone else's machine. I promise I didn't put any viruses in the links.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Nestor

Howdy,

I just tried the pdf files you supplied. They give dead links in Preview (Catalina 10.15.4) and I suspect Skim does the same since they both use PDFKit. Under Adobe Reader clicking on the link brings up a side panel element to convert the file to docx!? In neither case does it work as I would expect, i.e., it brings up the other document.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)