Xara Web Design 15 Text Link Problem

[Funkyanorak]

I have just upgraded from version 11 to 15 and Text Link doesn't seem to work when the page is published. It worked fine in Designer 11. What am I doing wrong? I highlight the text, create the link via Web Properties, apply the change and click OK in the dialog box. After checking the pop-up balloon displays the correct link, I then click save, export to HTML and publish the page but nothing happens when I move the mouse over the text. I am using the up-to-date 64 bit version running under windows 10. Incidentally web links from images work fine. Suggested remedies are welcome!

[Acorn]

I have just upgraded from version 11 to 15 and Text Link doesn't seem to work when the page is published. It worked fine in Designer 11. What am I doing wrong? I highlight the text, create the link via Web Properties, apply the change and click OK in the dialog box. After checking the pop-up balloon displays the correct link, I then click save, export to HTML and publish the page but nothing happens when I move the mouse over the text. I am using the up-to-date 64 bit version running under windows 10. Incidentally web links from images work fine. Suggested remedies are welcome!

Usually, it is an overlap from another object.

Bring the Text to front.

Acorn

[Funkyanorak]

Usually, it is an overlap from another object.

Bring the Text to front.

Acorn

Eureka! Many thanks and for your prompt reply, I had never used the Arrange Dialog before! All is fine with that. May I ask your advice on another loosely related topic. I get a warning about using a non-standard font, but I can't find it. Is there a way of locating where it is has been used so that I can correct it?

[Acorn]

I get a warning about using a non-standard font, but I can't find it. Is there a way of locating where it is has been used so that I can correct it?

You have not clearly identified your Product. Web designer is not Pro, it is Premium. If you have a Pro product, it is not Web, it is Designer Pro. Blame Xara, we all do.

I will assume it is Xara Web Designer Premium as this is the hard to discover the culprit.

This has to be done page by page:

Ensure all Layers are visible on the Design page.
Switch to the Text tool.
Check each page to see which ones display <Multiple> and on selecting the drop down of the Font box, the Used Fonts list shows the offending font.

Needle in a Haystack Approach
In the Page and Layer gallery, select each Text Line, Column or Area and expand the Font drop-down when you see <Multiple>

Prophylactic Approach
Select everything.
Switch to the Text tool.
Change the Font to the same one throughout.

A variation on the above:

Divide and Conquer Approach
Select the top half of the design.
Switch to the Text tool.
If the Font box does not show <Multiple>, the font is in the other half.
If so, pick the left half of that and try again.
Essentially, discard the area that does not have the font and half the remainder and repeat.

Forensic Approach
Preview and then open with one of your available browsers.
Press F12 to check the resource file xr_text.css.
One of its line will be a Class, here: (.xr_s2 {font-family:'Bernard MT Condensed';font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;text-decoration:none;font-feature-settings:'kern','liga' 0,'clig' 0,'calt' 0;color:#000000;background-color:Transparent;letter-spacing:0em;}, so to go back to the View source page, you can search for .xr_s2 and view the text in that font and the surrounding text.
Back in the design page, Select all, switch to the Text tool and type Ctrl+F and add the offending word into the search box.

In Xara Designer Pro, one uses the Names gallery and select the font in there to isolate its appearances.

Acorn

[Funkyanorak]

You have not clearly identified your Product. Web designer is not Pro, it is Premium. If you have a Pro product, it is not Web, it is Designer Pro. Blame Xara, we all do.

I will assume it is Xara Web Designer Premium as this is the hard to discover the culprit.

This has to be done page by page:

Ensure all Layers are visible on the Design page.
Switch to the Text tool.
Check each page to see which ones display <Multiple> and on selecting the drop down of the Font box, the Used Fonts list shows the offending font.

Needle in a Haystack Approach
In the Page and Layer gallery, select each Text Line, Column or Area and expand the Font drop-down when you see <Multiple>

Prophylactic Approach
Select everything.
Switch to the Text tool.
Change the Font to the same one throughout.

A variation on the above:

Divide and Conquer Approach
Select the top half of the design.
Switch to the Text tool.
If the Font box does not show <Multiple>, the font is in the other half.
If so, pick the left half of that and try again.
Essentially, discard the area that does not have the font and half the remainder and repeat.

Forensic Approach
Preview and then open with one of your available browsers.
Press F12 to check the resource file xr_text.css.
One of its line will be a Class, here: (.xr_s2 {font-family:'Bernard MT Condensed';font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;text-decoration:none;font-feature-settings:'kern','liga' 0,'clig' 0,'calt' 0;color:#000000;background-color:Transparent;letter-spacing:0em;}, so to go back to the View source page, you can search for .xr_s2 and view the text in that font and the surrounding text.
Back in the design page, Select all, switch to the Text tool and type Ctrl+F and add the offending word into the search box.

In Xara Designer Pro, one uses the Names gallery and select the font in there to isolate its appearances.

Acorn

You are correct in your assumption, I downloaded Xara Web Designer Premium\15
I normally use Arial but somewhere erroneously used Arial Narrow.
Many thanks for your remedies.

[Funkyanorak]

Problem fixed using the Forensic and then the Divide and Conquer Approaches. The offending font wasn't readily noticeable because I was using a small point size. Again many thanks!