Preview.app refuses to open non-HTTP links in PDFs
| Originator: | smokris | ||
| Number: | rdar://19832659 | Date Originated: | 2015.02.13 |
| Status: | Open | Resolved: | |
| Product: | OS X | Product Version: | OS 10.10.2 and OS 10.8.5 |
| Classification: | Serious Bug | Reproducible: | Always |
When I create a PDF that has an HTTP link, and open it in Preview.app, I can click the link and it opens the link. When I create a PDF that has another kind of link — for example, facetime:// — and open it in Preview.app, nothing happens when I click the link. 1. Launch Pages.app and create a blank document 2. Type something, select it, and click Format > Add Link 3. In the link field, enter this: facetime://+18005551212 4. Click the link, then click Go to Page — notice that it correctly opens the FaceTime app 5. Click File > Print, then click PDF > Save as PDF… 6. Open the PDF in a 3rd-party app, such as Skim.app or Adobe Reader.app, and click the link — notice that it correctly opens the FaceTime app 7. Open the PDF in Preview.app, and click the link — nothing happens — **BAD**
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