From 77cc29a86839cfac34aff89da33db19ff0788a59 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joseph Timothy Foley <foley@ru.is>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2025 21:58:51 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] moved hyperref setup into hook begindocument/before

---
 main.tex     | 3 ---
 ruthesis.sty | 6 ++++--
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/main.tex b/main.tex
index deab626..dfc4ff1 100644
--- a/main.tex
+++ b/main.tex
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@
 %% LaTeX will search from left to right in the list, so you can put "cropped" versions
 %% in the graphics-cropped folder to speed up processing.
 
-\PassOptionsToPackage{hidelinks}{hyperref}%disable boxes around links
-\usepackage{hyperref}%This must be the last package loaded
-
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Information for the Title page %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 
 \logo{graphics/ru-logo}%Get RU logo from help.ru.is at
 % https://uthelp.refined.site/space/UKB/312279050/Final+Project+%2F+Thesis+%2F+Dissertation+Template
diff --git a/ruthesis.sty b/ruthesis.sty
index d9fa0a5..e9e3f91 100644
--- a/ruthesis.sty
+++ b/ruthesis.sty
@@ -338,8 +338,10 @@ in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement
 %\makeevenhead{oldstyle}{\footnotesize{\thepage}}{}{\footnotesize{\thetitle}}
 
 %%%%%%%%%% Metadata for pdf file %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
-\RequirePackage{hyperref}
-\AtBeginDocument{
+\AddToHook{beforedocument/before}{%
+  %% package hyperref needs to be last, so we use a hook
+  \PassOptionsToPackage{hidelinks}{hyperref}%disable boxes around links
+  \RequirePackage{hyperref}
   \hypersetup{
     pdfauthor   = {\theauthor{}},
     pdftitle    = {\thetitle},