PDF and HTML: Hypertext command support

View-only FrameMaker documents support all hypertext commands.

PDF and HTML outputs of hypertext documents, have limited support.

The following table describes the PDF and HTML support:

Command

PDF

HTML

Alert, Alert with Title

Appears as a note, with no title

NO

Jump to Named Destination

YES

YES

Jump to Named Destination & Fit to Page

Works as described, but doesn’t fit to page

Works as described, but doesn’t fit to page

Jump to First Page, Jump to Last Page, Jump to Page Number, Jump to Previous Page, Jump to Next Page

YES

NO

Jump Back, Jump Back & Fit to Page

NO

NO

Open Document

YES

YES

Open Document & Fit to Page, Open Document as New, Open Document at First Page, Open Document at Last Page, Open Document at Page Number

Works as described, but doesn’t fit to page or open a separate window

Works as described, but doesn’t fit to page or open a separate window

Pop-up menu

NO

NO

Button Matrix

NO

Works as described, if the text frame containing the command is in an anchored frame in the main text flow

Message URL

Works when PDF is opened in browser; however, the link sometimes does not work in Acrobat

YES

Message Client

NO

NO

Close current window, Close All Hypertext Windows, Exit Application

NO

NO


September 30, 2016

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