pdfScale doesn't preserve hyperlinks about pdfscale HOT 3 CLOSED

Thanks for letting me know.
I will try to add and test that soon.

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Possible solutions:

• Ghostscript option: -dPrinted=false
• Hyperref option "pdfa": \usepackage[pdfa]{hyperref}

More info:

• https://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.21/Use.htm
• https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/245801/local-hyperlinks-broken-after-pdf-processing-with-ghostscript
• https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/456896/set-the-print-flag-on-links-with-hyperref-to-preserve-them-with-ghostscript-9

Problems:

• The -dPrinted=false ghostscript option will have the effect to drop print annotations.
• The pdfa hyperref option will make the PDF have boxes around the links when printed, making the document less readable.

GS manual info

Conclusions

I will probably just set an optional flag for dPrinted=false.
Still not sure what should be the default though.
What is more important? Preserving URLs or preserving print annotations?

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Implemented on v2.4.9 ( e3d826d )

Created parameter --print-mode <screen|printer> to control the dPrinted parameter on GS calls.

Default behavior is unchanged, it is left empty which will use a print profile if there is an output file set (which we always do at this point).

Otherwise

• --print-mode screen > adds -dPrinted=false to calls
• --print-mode printer > adds -dPrinted to calls (forces print mode)

Forcing print mode is kind of useless at this point, but can become useful in the future.

Cheers!
Gus

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