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riordanb
riordanb
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November 6, 2019
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Unable to correctly create hyperlinks in HTML5 output from Framemaker

  • November 6, 2019
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What is the correct workflow to add hyperlinks to FM source document so that correct <a href="...">link</a> is created?

I have noticed that when using message URL from the insert>hypertext it can:

  • Cause the html5 output to have the entire paragraph containing the hypertext to be wrapped in <a>
  • Cause the paragraph up until (and including) the hypertext word/phrase to be wrapped in an <a>

or

  • Not produce any <a> tags in the output
<a><p>Here is an short paragraph as an example of a incorrect <span class="crossref">link</span></p></a>
<a><p>Here is an short paragraph as an example of a incorrect <span class="crossref">link</span></p>with some text afterwards</a>
<p>Here is an short paragraph as an example of a non-existent<span class="crossref">link</span></p>

<p>Here is an short paragraph as an example of a correct <a><span class="crossref">link</span></a>with some text afterwards</p>​

What is the correct procedure to insert hyperlinks into Framemaker so that correct outputs are produced when publishing to HTML5? I am on FrameMaker 2019, I noticed similar behaviour in Framemaker 2015.

Cheers

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Correct answer davidcfrye5910298

This is a classic issue:

  1. Select the text to hyperlink.
  2. Apply your character tag (ours is called "Link").
  3. Open your hypertext pod.
  4. Select Go to URL.
  5. Insert destination
  6. Click Create.

If you don't do it this way, the entire paragraph will become clickable in your output. It will also happen if you have a space between the marker and the desired text.

Cross-refs in Frame are not links, but render in HTML as though they were when they are converted during the HTML generation. You don't need the procedure above for them.

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davidcfrye5910298
davidcfrye5910298Correct answer
Inspiring
November 7, 2019

This is a classic issue:

  1. Select the text to hyperlink.
  2. Apply your character tag (ours is called "Link").
  3. Open your hypertext pod.
  4. Select Go to URL.
  5. Insert destination
  6. Click Create.

If you don't do it this way, the entire paragraph will become clickable in your output. It will also happen if you have a space between the marker and the desired text.

Cross-refs in Frame are not links, but render in HTML as though they were when they are converted during the HTML generation. You don't need the procedure above for them.

    riordanb
    riordanbAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    November 8, 2019

    To further on David's answer:

    The destination link needs to be the full URL i.e https://www.google.com/ NOT www.google.com

    You can apply the character tag/style before or after, however, you must have both.

    I have also noticed that if you map the character tag used for the hypertext links in the HTML output (for example a character style "Note" is mapped to <strong> in my output), it can cause the <a> to wrap from the beginning of the paragraph up to the intended word. So if you use this functionality in your HTML outputs, it may be best to use a character style that isn't modified during publishing.

    Cheers for the help

      F
      Community Expert
      FrameMaker-dkCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      November 6, 2019

      It sure looks like a bug. I tried testing it in the latest three version of FrameMaker and as far as I can see, it's the same behaviour. The hyperlink spans the entire paragraph.

      I tried doing a workaround creating a paragrahp with run in head, but that just creates other problems.

      Bjørn Smalbro - FrameMaker.dk
      riordanb
      riordanbAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      November 6, 2019

      I have seen information online (adobe documentation and 3rd party) that the expected usage is to mark the linking text with a different character style as well as the hypertext marker. I have seen differences in the outputs depending on what order this is done in, but none are correct/what is expected. This definitely seems like a bug. 

      Hezy A
      Hezy A
      Inspiring
      November 7, 2019

      Can you clarify, are you talking about using cross references, or using hyperlinks to open other web pages?

       

      Because Cross references to other documents using "insert cross reference" do work correctly

       

       

       

       

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