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65fcc036fe Fix inverted link toolbar in rotated PDFs (#6518) (#6684)
Closes #6518 

# Cause of the bug 
This is a fix to the #6518 issue. The bug happened because the link
toolbar was rendered inside the PDF page layer. That layer can be
affected by the viewer/page rotation transform, so the toolbar was laid
out using local page coordinates and then visually transformed together
with the page.

As a result, the placement logic could calculate a position that was
correct in the page’s local coordinate space, such as above or below the
link, but the parent transform would rotate or shift that result after
layout. On rotated pages, this could make the toolbar appear on the
wrong side, inverted, or misaligned relative to the link.

More specifically, in the PDF that exposed the bug, the page content
appears to have been authored upside down and then corrected with a
180-degree page/viewer rotation so it looks normal to the user.

Because the toolbar was rendered inside the same transformed page layer,
it inherited that 180-degree rotation as well. The PDF content looked
upright because the rotation was part of how the page was displayed, but
the toolbar is viewer UI and should not be rotated with the page. As a
result, the tooltip appeared upside down even though the PDF itself
looked correct.


# Description of Changes

Fixes the inverted link tooltip/toolbar positioning in rotated PDF
viewer pages.

The link toolbar is now rendered through a body portal and positioned
from the link element’s real viewport bounds, so page rotation
transforms no longer flip or misalign it.

The update also keeps the toolbar within the viewport during scroll,
resize, zoom, and rotation changes, preserves the hover delay between
the link and toolbar, centralizes the z-index in a shared constant, and
improves label sizing to avoid clipped text.

Note: The link hover styling was also changed from an underline to a
subtle rectangular highlight based on the PDF link annotation bounds.

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## Checklist

### General

- [X] I have read the [Contribution
Guidelines](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
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(if applicable)
- [ ] I have read the [How to add new languages to
Stirling-PDF](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/devGuide/HowToAddNewLanguage.md)
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- [X] I have performed a self-review of my own code
- [X] My changes generate no new warnings

### Documentation

- [ ] I have updated relevant docs on [Stirling-PDF's doc
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(if functionality has heavily changed)
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### Translations (if applicable)

- [ ] I ran
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### UI Changes (if applicable)

- [X] Screenshots or videos demonstrating the UI changes are attached
(e.g., as comments or direct attachments in the PR)

UI behaviour before the changes :

<img width="1256" height="868" alt="Captura de tela de 2026-06-16
00-12-10"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/321edbb3-42a2-4bc3-96ad-3ccc70a355b8"
/>

<img width="762" height="496" alt="Captura de tela de 2026-06-16
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src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/be4c1af4-5488-4a54-9b6f-675e3bea73b8"
/>

<img width="1256" height="868" alt="Captura de tela de 2026-06-16
00-12-57"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/60f44cd5-c772-44a8-97c8-bde135764e53"
/>


UI behaviour after the changes :
 
<img width="1256" height="868" alt="Captura de tela de 2026-06-16
00-22-02"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/dda77bda-0780-4807-a70d-3bbc60683e5a"
/>

<img width="1256" height="868" alt="Captura de tela de 2026-06-16
00-23-07"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5745c37e-438a-4bbe-ba1e-c6f2098421de"
/>

<img width="1256" height="868" alt="Captura de tela de 2026-06-16
00-23-24"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/85932541-4a6f-48e4-879f-41f34a6d79e6"
/>


### Testing (if applicable)

- [X] I have run `task check` to verify linters, typechecks, and tests
pass
- [X] I have tested my changes locally. Refer to the [Testing
Guide](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/DeveloperGuide.md#7-testing)
for more details.

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Co-authored-by: James Brunton <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Anthony Stirling <[email protected]>
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