FWIW cairo has [functionality for creating links](https://www.cairographics.org/manual/cairo-Tags-and-Links.html) as of v1.16, but it looks like the in-tree cairo is too old (v1.9.5).
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to thunderbird in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1551949 Title: Printing to PDF file loses URLs/links Status in Mozilla Thunderbird: Confirmed Status in thunderbird package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Steps to reproduce: 1. File -> Print... 2. Select "Print to File". 3. Enter the file name. 4. Enter the save-to folder. 5. Leave the output format as-is, or select PDF if it's not the default. 6. Hit the Print button. 7. Open the resulting PDF in any PDF viewer. Actual results: The URLs within the document are not actually hyperlinks. They are simply text, coloured blue and underlined. Expected results: Any clickable links on the original e-mail message should be retained when converting the document to PDF format. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: thunderbird 1:38.5.1+build2-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-30.35-generic 4.2.8-ckt3 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-30-generic x86_64 AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: colan 2383 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: colan 2383 F.... pulseaudio BuildID: 20160106101030 Channel: Unavailable CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue Mar 1 15:53:53 2016 EcryptfsInUse: Yes ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/thunderbird/thunderbird Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing ForcedLayersAccel: False IfupdownConfig: # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8) auto lo iface lo inet loopback IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) IpRoute: default via 192.168.1.1 dev wlan0 proto static metric 600 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan0 scope link metric 1000 192.168.1.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.140 metric 600 Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing MostRecentCrashID: bp-1abc004a-043e-4a15-bdc0-45ade2150908 Plugins: Google Talk Plugin Video Renderer - /opt/google/talkplugin/libnpo1d.so (google-talkplugin) Google Talk Plugin - /opt/google/talkplugin/libnpgoogletalk.so (google-talkplugin) iTunes Application Detector - /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/librhythmbox-itms-detection-plugin.so (rhythmbox-mozilla) Shockwave Flash - /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so (adobe-flashplugin) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_CA:en PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_CA.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/zsh Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=38.5.1/20160106101030 (In use) RelatedPackageVersions: google-talkplugin 5.41.0.0-1 rhythmbox-mozilla 3.2.1-1ubuntu3.1 adobe-flashplugin 1:20160209.1-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 RunningIncompatibleAddons: False SourcePackage: thunderbird SubmittedCrashIDs: bp-1abc004a-043e-4a15-bdc0-45ade2150908 bp-c8c94f9f-0c39-42d2-97ac-f2c7d2150713 Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-11-30 (92 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 07/09/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 4.6.5 dmi.board.asset.tag: Tag 12345 dmi.board.name: Galago UltraPro dmi.board.vendor: System76, Inc. dmi.board.version: galu1 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 9 dmi.chassis.vendor: System76, Inc, dmi.chassis.version: galu1 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr4.6.5:bd07/09/2013:svnSystem76,Inc.:pnGalagoUltraPro:pvrgalu1:rvnSystem76,Inc.:rnGalagoUltraPro:rvrgalu1:cvnSystem76,Inc,:ct9:cvrgalu1: dmi.product.name: Galago UltraPro dmi.product.version: galu1 dmi.sys.vendor: System76, Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/thunderbird/+bug/1551949/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp