Insert Hyperlink bug

[ubercool]

I don't know if this has been reported before, but I have found a reproducible bug in Affinity Publisher v2. Whenever you use a figure in a document with a percent symbol (“%”), AP v2 refuses to link the text string.

This is a major issue for anyone publishing a lot of data, like me. I have attached a screenshot that shows that “OK” is disabled.

[R C-R]

3 hours ago, ubercool said:

AP v2 refuses to link the text string.

Link it to what?

[walt.farrell]

Are you sure it's only happening if the text has a % sign?

There are other reports of the OK not enabling on Mac, and perhaps this is just another case of that.

[stokerg]

Hi @ubercool,

We are away of this issue and already have it logged with the Dev Team.

13 hours ago, walt.farrell said:

There are other reports of the OK not enabling on Mac, and perhaps this is just another case of that.

This is a slightly different issue, in those other reports where the okay button isn't enabled, pressing Tab, should then enable it.  However it doesn't work if the URL has a % (or a dash or an underscore in)

[walt.farrell]

12 minutes ago, stokerg said:

This is a slightly different issue, in those other reports where the okay button isn't enabled, pressing Tab, should then enable it.  However it doesn't work if the URL has a % (or a dash or an underscore in)

But this does not seem to be a case where the URL has a %. It seems the text in the document has the %, not the URL.

[stokerg]

24 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

But this does not seem to be a case where the URL has a %. It seems the text in the document has the %, not the URL.

Good spot.  In that case for @ubercoolpressing tab, should enable them to click okay  

[ubercool]

16 hours ago, walt.farrell said:

Are you sure it's only happening if the text has a % sign?

There are other reports of the OK not enabling on Mac, and perhaps this is just another case of that.

Yes, please take a look at the screenshot. I highlighted plain text around the percent number, which is a poor workaround.😐 

[ubercool]

Correct, only when there is a percent symbol in the text to be linked.

2 hours ago, walt.farrell said:

But this does not seem to be a case where the URL has a %. It seems the text in the document has the %, not the URL.

 

[walt.farrell]

1 hour ago, ubercool said:

Correct, only when there is a percent symbol in the text to be linked.

 

And does pressing Tab enable the OK button for you, as @stokerg suggested?

[ubercool]

2 hours ago, walt.farrell said:

And does pressing Tab enable the OK button for you, as @stokerg suggested?

Yes that works, thanks! 🙂