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Recently (about 5 mins ago) I found that miniframes, a Beamer outer template, does not works properly if I compile the file by XeLaTeX.

To be specific, I tried to compile this MWE

\documentclass{beamer}
\usetheme{Ilmenau}
\begin{document}
\section{Section 1}
\subsection{Subsection 1}
\frame{1}\frame{2}\frame{3}
\subsection{Subsection 2}
\frame{4}\frame{5}
\section{Section 2}
\subsection{Subsection 1}
\frame{6}\frame{7}\frame{8}\frame{9}
\section{Section 3}
\subsection{Subsection 1}
\frame{10}\frame{11}
\subsection{Subsection 2}
\frame{12}\frame{13}\frame{14}
\subsection{Subsection 3}
\frame{15}\frame{16}\frame{17}\frame{18}
\end{document}

with LaTeX, LuaLaTeX, and XeLaTeX separately. For the first two compilers the small circles are clickable while for the third compiler they are not. (The cursor does not become a hand while hovering). At the same time, three compilers produce clickable (sub)section titles.

I guess TeX.SX is not a good place to report bugs. But I am not sure if this is of XeLaTeX or of Beamer.

P.S. I am using OS X 10.11.1 and MacTeX and I just synced my packages.

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According to https://github.com/josephwright/beamer/issues/332#issuecomment-300718711 the problem seems to be, that with xelatex non-text hyperlinks do not work - the usual miniframe bullet is a circle drawn with pgf, so non-text.

A workaround could be to place some text behind the circle of the miniframe, which thus becomes clickable. 

% !TEX TS-program = xelatex

\documentclass{beamer}

\setbeamertemplate{mini frame in current section}
{%
  \visible<0>{\resizebox{0.1cm}{0.1cm}{o}}\kern-0.1cm%
  \begin{pgfpicture}{0pt}{0pt}{0.1cm}{0.1cm}
    \pgfpathcircle{\pgfpoint{0.05cm}{0.05cm}}{0.05cm}
    \pgfusepath{stroke}
  \end{pgfpicture}%
}

\setbeamertemplate{mini frame in current subsection}
{%
  \visible<0>{\resizebox{0.1cm}{0.1cm}{o}}\kern-0.1cm%
  \begin{pgfpicture}{0pt}{0pt}{0.1cm}{0.1cm}
    \pgfpathcircle{\pgfpoint{0.05cm}{0.05cm}}{0.05cm}
    \pgfusepath{stroke}
  \end{pgfpicture}%
}

\usetheme{Ilmenau}
\begin{document}
\section{Section 1}
\subsection{Subsection 1}
\frame{1}\frame{2}\frame{3}
\subsection{Subsection 2}
\frame{4}\frame{5}
\section{Section 2}
\subsection{Subsection 1}
\frame{6}\frame{7}\frame{8}\frame{9}
\section{Section 3}
\subsection{Subsection 1}
\frame{10}\frame{11}
\subsection{Subsection 2}
\frame{12}\frame{13}\frame{14}
\subsection{Subsection 3}
\frame{15}\frame{16}\frame{17}\frame{18}
\end{document}
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