Bug 169440 - Links wouldn't work with direct click. Unchecking in preferences for Ctrl+click isn't saved.
Summary: Links wouldn't work with direct click. Unchecking in preferences for Ctrl+cli...
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: LibreOffice (show other bugs)
Version:
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25.8.2.2 release
Hardware: All macOS (All)
: medium normal
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Reported: 2025-11-14 14:17 UTC by Eric Zuesse
Modified: 2025-11-19 16:47 UTC (History)
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Description Eric Zuesse 2025-11-14 14:17:13 UTC
Description:
I Just installed LibreOffice Writer on 12 November 2025, and copied into a Writer blank an article from my Tahoe 26.1 Mac but in the Writers version when I click onto a link it doesn't work.

Actual Results:
The link looks like it should but clicking onto it provides no access to the linked-to Webppage.

Expected Results:
Not that.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
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Comment 1 Eric Zuesse 2025-11-14 14:18:34 UTC
When I click onto a link, it doesn't lead to any Webpage.
Comment 2 Robert Großkopf 2025-11-14 15:19:45 UTC
Do you know there has to be a combination of key and mouse click for executing a link? On Linux it is CTRL + Left Mousebutton.
Comment 3 Staci Hoover 2025-11-18 12:23:08 UTC Comment hidden (spam)
Comment 4 tkakar 2025-11-19 07:11:58 UTC
Thanks for the report. This is the default behavior of LibreOffice, designed to make it easier to edit the text of a hyperlink without accidentally opening the browser. 

While hovering your mouse over the link, you'll notice the tooltip that says "Ctrl-click to open hyperlink." (Command-click for macOS)

If you would prefer to open links with a single click, you can change this setting:

1. Click LibreOffice in the menu bar next to the Apple logo and select Settings/Preferences.
2. In the left pane, select LibreOffice > Security
3. Click on the Options button on the right
4. Uncheck the box that says "Ctrl-click required to follow hyperlinks."
Comment 5 Eric Zuesse 2025-11-19 15:49:38 UTC
I went through these steps but they failed to change anything:

1. Click LibreOffice in the menu bar next to the Apple logo and select
Settings/Preferences.
2. In the left pane, select LibreOffice > Security
3. Click on the Options button on the right
4. Uncheck the box that says "Ctrl-click required to follow hyperlinks."

Now, as before, when I click onto a linked term or phrase, I receive a pop-up “Click to open hyperlink” but no matter if I left-click or right-click, nothing happens.
Comment 6 Eric Zuesse 2025-11-19 16:19:30 UTC
I went back to verify that the button "Ctrl-click required to follow hyperlinks." is no longer checkmarked but found instead that it IS still checkmarked.
Comment 7 Robert Großkopf 2025-11-19 16:35:53 UTC
Set this one back to UNCONFIRMED.
Following comment 6 have set the title to buggy behavior.
Might be this is a special bug of Mac, so we need somebody with Mac to reproduce.
Comment 8 Eric Zuesse 2025-11-19 16:37:32 UTC
But isn't it CONFIRMED for Mac?
Comment 9 Robert Großkopf 2025-11-19 16:47:06 UTC
(In reply to Eric Zuesse from comment #8)
> But isn't it CONFIRMED for Mac?

No, only you have written the bug description. There will be needed a second person with Mac, who could confirm. I can't confirm, because it is working here (under Linux) as expected.

comment 4 is only a description how it should work…