Linking pdf, jpeg etc to Nav Bar menu won't work for me! Any ideas?

[Drwyd]

Everything works as expected when using a text link so either it is a bug with the navbar or my backup brain cell is on the fritz again.

[bb2]

Hi this is a bug. The path applied to a sub menu items when linking to files is incorrect thus causing a page not found (404 error) when clicking on a sub menu to load the linked file.

The fix for the problem will be included within the next release.

[Pixelpusher]

The next release????? Are you guys serious that you only fix bugs for a new release? These are things that should be addressed and updated as soon as discovered. Come on Xara.

[Drwyd]

Hi Briadair

It looks like you are going to have to use a work around till they fix this one. I recommend linking to the PDF as if it was another HTM page and uploading the PDF (using something like FileZilla) to the published directory afterwards.

If you export to a folder on the hard drive and drop in the PDF you will be able to preview.

[briadair]

Hi Drwyd
Thanks for that
Not sure what the url should be in the "link to web" box. I put the free Magix address +/pdf (ie www.myname.magix.net/public/pdf) It did reference this url when mouse-over after publishing but didn't link.
I put the pdf file in the projects index.htm files

So it's officially a bug (and not just a dead moth on a relay, either!) I can't believe since the release date of last July no one has seen this! Wasn't this software beta-ed?

However, since I'm more graphically minded than that other stuff..html, I admit my ignorance and if yourself or other could help, I'd owe one!

[Drwyd]

If you put it into the "index_htm_files" folder the url will need to be www.myname.magix.net/public/index_htm_files/filename.pdf (absolute referencing) - you could also link to it with /index_htm_files/filename.pdf (relative referencing)

The easiest way is to put the file in the root directory (same one as index.htm) and link to it with filename.pdf as in post #14

[briadair]

Hep! It worked with the absolute referencing for one pdf. But would NOT with another. I've checked through two dozen times.
A strange anomoly. Bit like light is a wave and /or a particle.
I'll try some more tomorrow
As you say say it's a workaround; not as good as correct code
Cheers

[briadair]

Hi Drwyd (et all)
I've been working with the instructions you gave for the "workaround" for this bug. Please to report that (when I finally understood what you were saying!) that it works fine. As per #14 & #16.

However as I said before there are still "isms" like (sometimes) you to publish proper before the preview will also show the same. Certainly will a jpeg.

So I would echo pixelpushers comments in #13.... including Come on Xara!

I've learned a bit more computing but better get back to why I bought WD6 in the first place now

Thanks Drwyd

[Boy]

Steve Ledger at XU made this video to demonstrate an easy workaround to deal with this (temporary) bug.

[Drwyd]

Nice one Steve works for preview, export and published.

Cheers for the link Boy