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PDF nav buttons not working in browser

  • March 3, 2017
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Created an interactive PDF in InDesign CC 2017. Nav buttons work in Chrome (but with light background), missing in altogether in Safari, and static in FF. Links work fine everywhere. Desktop no problem. Thoughts anyone?

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    Correct answer Pariah Burke

    Bob's penchant for often being right is fortunate for us all. I'm not saying it's unfortunate that Bob's correct.

    What I meant is: "Bob is correct. Unfortunately, the support for PDF interactivities is different per device and application."

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    Pariah Burke
    Pariah Burke
    Adobe Expert
    March 3, 2017

    Unfortunately, Bob is absolutely correct: the support for PDF interactivities is different per device and application. Mobile in particular doesn't handle them very well, with buttons being the first thing that fails in a limited environment.

    If you need cross-platform interactivities, I suggest using fixed-layout EPUB by way of InDesign's Publish Online. More info: http://abbrv.it/vidPubOnline Publish Online lets you share a fixed-layout ebook for viewing in a web browser rather than an ebook reader.

    BobLevine
    BobLevine
    Adobe Expert
    March 3, 2017

    https://forums.adobe.com/people/Pariah+Burke  wrote

    Unfortunately, Bob is absolutely correct:

    I think that part may have come out wrong.

    Cityprint s.r.o.
    Cityprint s.r.o.
    Participating Frequently
    December 4, 2023

    What's your question, what do you want to go away?

    (As this is a five-year-old thread, it might be a good idea to start a new one and explain what you're after.)


    Hi @Derek Cross , thanks for the response, you're right, five years old and unresolved at the same time. I don't need to make a new thread since the thread author has described what the shortcoming is. Giving away the bug I had in mind. "Resolved" reply - Unfortunately, the support for PDF interactivities is different per device and application. This is not resolved for me. It would help to brainstorm and add a fixed feature. 

    BobLevine
    BobLevine
    Adobe Expert
    March 3, 2017

    Interactive PDFs in any environment that is not Acrobat or Reader is a crapshoot!

    http://boblevine.us/its-okay-to-say-no-to-interactive-pdf/

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