Re: [docbook] Hyperlinks in PDF indexes

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Well, FOP hasn't changed since 0.20.5 
because its development branched some time ago. The developers said they would 
not improve the current branch and would concentrate on the new branch.  
But there has not been a release from the new branch yet.

 

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
DocBook Consulting


 

 

  
----- Original Message ----- 

  
From: 
  Rancier, Jeff 

  
To: 'Bob Stayton' 

  
Cc:  
  

  
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 8:22 AM

  
Subject: RE: [docbook] Hyperlinks in PDF 
  indexes

  

  
Hey 
  Bob,

  
 

  
I 
  gave up on FOP many moons ago,  it just seem to lag way behind.  Is 
  that still the case?

  
 

  
Jeff

  
    

    
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Stayton 
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Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 4:29 
    AM
To: 
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Subject: 
    Re: [docbook] Hyperlinks in PDF indexes

    
This is a bug in FOP.  Here is 
    what the FO link looks like:

    
 

    
<fo:block>my entry, 

    
  <fo:basic-link 
    internal-destination="id428223">

    
    
    <fo:page-number-citation ref-id="id428223"/>

    
  
    </fo:basic-link>

    
</fo:block>

    
 

    
The link text is an empty 
    <fo:page-number-citation> element whose content is generated by the 
    XSL-FO engine.  But FOP doesn't make it a link.  If you put any 
    actual text inside the fo:basic-link element, it will form the link on the 
    text you add, but the page number is still dead.

    
 

    
 

    
Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
DocBook Consulting


    
 

    
 

    
      
----- Original Message ----- 

      
From: 
      Peter Robertson 

      
To: 'Bob Stayton' 

      
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 12:36 
      AM

      
Subject: RE: [docbook] Hyperlinks in 
      PDF indexes

      

      
Thanks for the reply.

      
 

      
The page numbers are dead; ther are no hyperlinks 
      anywhere. Do I have to enable these links in some magic 
      way?

      
I have found no documentation about this 
      anywhere.

      
 

      
I am generating the PDF using Oxygex with Saxon6.5.3 
      and the Apache FOP.

      
 

      
Peter

      
 

      
        

        
        From: Bob Stayton 
        [mailto:] 
Sent: 03 June 2005 
        08:11
To: ; 
        
Subject: Re: [docbook] Hyperlinks 
        in PDF indexes

        

        
Try clicking on the page 
        numbers.  They should link to the correct page.  The text of 
        an indexterm is not a hot link because it can have many page 
        references.

        
 

        
Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
DocBook Consulting


        
 

        
 

        
          
----- Original Message ----- 

          
From: 
          Peter Robertson 

          
To:  
          

          
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 
          3:21 PM

          
Subject: [docbook] Hyperlinks in 
          PDF indexes

          

Is it possible to generate a PDF file using docbook 
          where the
index items are hyperlinks?

I have a large 
          document that needs to be both printable and readable
on-line 
          (hence PDF). An index that simply gives page numbers is not
very 
          convenient on-line.

          

          
            
            

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