Hookmark link in pdf doc doesn't work in Preview, but does work in PDF Expert

Bug Reports
1

I’m on MacOS 13.4.1. I created the pdf with LaTeX, it has a couple of Hookmark links to RTFD files. The Hookmark link works when opening the pdf with PDF Expert. But opening with Apple’s built-in Preview, the links don’t work (I get an error beep sound from clicking). Here is the link that I copied from within Preview (PDF Expert doesn’t seem to have a way to copy a link)

hook://file/IvVYLU7q0?p=RGlhcnkyMDIyL0VsZWN0cm9tYWduZXRpc20=&n=problems%20solved%20Chapter%2029%2Ertfd

that matches what I have in the LaTeX document:
\href{hook://file/IvVYLU7q0?p=RGlhcnkyMDIyL0VsZWN0cm9tYWduZXRpc20=&n=problems%20solved%20Chapter%2029%2Ertfd}{problem 29-23}

2

Welcome to Hookmark forum, @erikn .

It seems it is by design for security reason. I tried file URL, Agenda URL and Bear note URL, none of them work.

But some people think it is an oversight.

3

By design of Hookmark? Or by design of Apple in making Preview more secure? If Apple, then perhaps Hookmark can talk to Apple about this?

Or maybe I need to enable some privacy & security & accessibility setting to allow Preview to follow the Hookmark link?

It’s not a big problem for me because I mainly use PDF Expert, which allows following the Hookmark link.

4

Sorry for the confusion.

I meant it is by design of Apple. Since not just Hookmark link is blocked, but also other Apps links, even local file URLs are blocked.

Enabling privacy & security & accessibility setting for Preview seems not helping.

5

Okay, thanks for the reply. I’ll stick with PDF Expert.

6

I am quite unclear what the issue is. I just created a link (using Hookmark) in a pdf open in Preview. I copied the link into a note in Bear. Works fine. What doesn’t work?