Wrong \href anchor location

Question

I use hyperref and pgf packages.

I need pgf to include and position an image:

\pgfputat{\pgfxy(-0.2, -2.4)}{
    \pgfbox[left,base]{
        \includegraphics[width=0.19\textwidth]{\@universitylogo}
    }
}

\href{http://www.example.com}{www.example.com}   % Shows link with broken anchor

But after each \pgfbox[left,base]{} call the \href anchor moves lower and lower below the link title. Any ideas how to fix the anchor?

Here is minimal example to demonstrate the broken \href anchor:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pgf}
\usepackage{hyperref}

\begin{document}

\begin{center}
  \pgfputat{\pgfxy(-1.3, -2.1)}{\pgfbox[left,base]{
      \includegraphics[width=0.19\textwidth]{img/sun}}}
  \pgfputat{\pgfxy(10.9, -2.0)}{\pgfbox[left,base]{
      \includegraphics[width=0.15\textwidth]{img/moon}}}

  \parbox[b]{0.5\textwidth}{
     \centering \large\bf
     My University \\
     Institute of Science and Technology \\
     C O U N T R Y
  } 

\vskip 1cm
\href{http://www.example.com}{www.example.com}
\end{center}
\end{document}

Here is the result: enter image description here

Never mind. I presume this whole thing is sitting inside an \href command. Perhaps you you put the \href inside the \pgfbox instead. — John Kormylo, Oct 09 '14 at 15:21
Do you need to use this lowlevel commands instead of regular TikZ syntax ? — percusse, Oct 09 '14 at 17:12
@percusse I don't need. But I simply don't know how to use TikZ. Someone suggested me to use this lowlevel code snippet for image positioning. — niekas, Oct 09 '14 at 17:27
I can imagine. Can you extend your example to a real use case? I have some sort of an idea what your intention is but it's best if you just describe it. — percusse, Oct 09 '14 at 17:31
I want to have logos on top left and top right corners and post the link somewhere on the same page. I have added working example. — niekas, Oct 09 '14 at 18:51
I assume any alternative the reproduces the output without the \href problem is okay. — Werner, Oct 09 '14 at 19:08
@Werner Yes, since the link is clickable and looks like url. I tried using other hyperref package commands, such as \url, but the problem remains. — niekas, Oct 09 '14 at 19:10

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 09 '14 at 19:21

Here is a very mild alternative that provides the output you're after:

enter image description here

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[margin=0.5in]{geometry}% Just for this example
\usepackage{tabularx,graphicx,hyperref}

\begin{document}

\begin{center}
  \renewcommand{\tabularxcolumn}[1]{>{\centering\arraybackslash}m{#1}}
  \begin{tabularx}{\linewidth}{@{}m{.2\linewidth}Xm{.2\linewidth}@{}}
    \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{example-image-a} &
    \large\bfseries
    My University \par
    Institute of Science and Technology \par
    C O U N T R Y &
    \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{example-image-b} \\ \\[1cm]
    &
    \href{http://www.example.com}{www.example.com}
  \end{tabularx}
\end{center}

\end{document}

The m-column specification is similar to a p-column, but vertically centres its contents (supplied by the array package which is loaded by tabularx).

Thank you very much, this is very nice workaround! But the question remains: is it possible to put an image anywhere on the page without breaking the hyperref anchors? — niekas, Oct 09 '14 at 19:52
@niekas: Yes, you can place an image anywhere on the page. See What are the ways to position things absolutely on the page? — Werner, Oct 09 '14 at 19:57

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 07 '19 at 22:13

I came here because I have had the same issue with moderncv when I would want to keep link clickable and put a logo. pgfbox it's clearly incompatible with hyperref if you don't use it, the link anchor is again at the right place. However, you can't get rid of it, because your images will become float (in my opinion), yielding an incorrect alignment.

I found a working solution, from Werner's link in comments where the initial author was Peter Grill : (https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/169836/125774). Amazing solution! You can once again use coordinates to place anythings.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{hyperref}

\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{calc}
\newcommand*{\BottomLeftX}{1.0in+\hoffset+\oddsidemargin}%
\newcommand*{\BottomLeftY}{\paperheight-1.0in-\voffset-\topmargin-\headheight-\headsep-\textheight}%
\newcommand*{\AbsolutePosition}[4][]{%
    % #1 = tikz options
    % #2 = x (from south west corner of page
    % #3 = y
    % #4 = text
    \begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture,overlay, ultra thick]
        %\draw [shift={(#2,#3)},#1]  (current page.south west) circle (2pt) 
        \draw [#1]  ($(current page.south west) + (\BottomLeftX,\BottomLeftY) + (#2,#3)$)  
                node[above right] {#4};
    \end{tikzpicture}%
}

\begin{document}

\begin{center}
  \AbsolutePosition{8.9cm}{17.5cm}{\includegraphics[width=0.19\textwidth]{example-image-a}}
  \AbsolutePosition{0.9cm}{17.5cm}{\includegraphics[width=0.19\textwidth]{example-image-b}}
  \parbox[b]{0.5\textwidth}{
     \centering \large\bf
     My University \\
     Institute of Science and Technology \\
     C O U N T R Y
  } 
\vskip 1cm
\href{http://www.example.com}{www.example.com}
\end{center}


\end{document}

Wrong \href anchor location

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