The hpath functions in Hyperbole are configurable for both inside and outside 
of Emacs display, so you just need to look in the Hyperbole manual and 
configure .pdf to use a pdf-tools command.

-- rsw

> On Feb 21, 2025, at 3:01 PM, Mats Lidell <ma...@gnu.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Tomás,
> 
>> Tomás Chapunov writes:
>> I am starting my journey on Hyperbole. I have been using Emacs since twenty
>> years ago or more.  It is the second time I give it a try. The previous
>> time, I remember it had some issue with being maintained.
> 
> Welcome back.
> 
>> It is a well thought and powerful package, underscored. I love the tools it
>> brings to the table.
>> 
>> I have a question about pdf. I am a heavy user of pdf-tools. I read PDF
>> inside Emacs. So what is the canonical way to create an hyperbole button to
>> open a PDF in the page I want, or in the first result of an occur search?
> 
> A path link to the pdf file is fine. Either an implicit link or explicit
> link will work.
> 
>> I have seen that klinks can open cells at will. And some buttons can be made
>> to open an org file, by example, in an arbitrary headline or subtree, or a
>> web page in some particular heading. I am looking for that feature, but for
>> PDF, and inside Emacs, not using xdg-open because I don't want to read the
>> file outside Emacs.
> 
> I'm afraid there is no "smart" support in Hyperbole for dealing with pdf 
> files.
> 
>> I don't know if this is the place to ask for help, but I hope it is. Thanks
>> in advance!
> 
> Asking here is the right place.
> 
> %% Mats
> 

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