When we get the dreaded spinning beachball (and Window equivalent), which seems to happen more and more with each new InDesign version, can we get some sort of real-time detailed report?

It'd be helpful to know what's going on in the moment so we can take action if necessary. As it is, we have no idea if InDesign is functioning properly or not, if there's a memory shortage, if there's a font conflict, and on and on.

It seems that the app must "know" what's wrong, to generate the spinning beachball -- so why leave users in the dark? We're left to guess whether to just wait (and how long) or to take action. Sometimes this goes on for literally minutes when, apparently, InDesign is just doing its job. But we have no clue.

Thanks!

After update to MacOs Catalina the command to "Edit Script" from the flyout menu does nothing when in an Indesign version prior to CC 2020. This is because ExtendScript Toolkit no longer runs as it is a 32 bit application.

In Indesign 2020 the command opens Visual Studio Code.

However, I prefer using another application for editing scripts.

So my feature request is simply:
We need options to select which application Indesign opens for editing scripts.
Maybe even one for applescripts, one for javascripts and one for vb scripts.

Or at least rely on the system’s default application for the filetype in question.

Thanks

These are steps set the preference in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC
1. Edit\Preferences\Reading\
Screen Reader Options\
Page vs Document: Read the entire document.
2. Setup Assistant\Accessibility Setup Assistant\
Set all accessibility options --->Next --> Next --->Next
Read the entire document at once
Override Page Layout Style ---> Page Layout: Continuous---> Next--->Done
But when I run NVDA in PDF on our system then work fine because there are already a preference setting, but once I transfer the pdf file to another system then open in Acrobat Reader, no working NVDA, there is required setting once again in every Acrobat reader, then will it work.
I am not sure if it is the right approach to apply the setting manually for end-users. Please suggest.

Years have gone by without Adobe recognizing that InDesign is used for a LOT of annual reports that are chart-heavy. Built-in functionality in Illustrator is appalling at best, then to have to break a chart apart and literally re-type every label for potentially 100+ charts for a report is ridiculous. We need the ability to control the look and feel of a wide variety of charts natively (with the ability link to various data sources -- spreadsheet, odbc, etc.).

Alternatives?
Use Excel and export as a PDF and link it. However edits are onerous when you have to change the excel doc, re-output the pdf, and update the link. Text colors/sizing are never quite correct (let alone needing to make a change document-wide -- FORGET ABOUT IT), alignment never seems to be exact, and it's just a poor approach, honestly.

Another alternative (even recommended by admins here) is an expensive font that only uses whole numbers up to 100 (made that mistake, waste of money). Bar chart with decimals? Nope. Reporting on the GDP of a region? Can't do it.

For a company that's so focused on being data-driven, it's pretty ironic that we can't create compelling charts in one of your flagship products -- especially when products like Excel and PowerPoint can do it. What gives?

PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF YOUR USERS DO SOMETHING!!

Let's say we have a document 40 pages long. The usefulness of all 40 pages vary because of end-user knowledge.
As such,
Master users will preferably only read 5 out of those 40 pages.
Experienced will read 15 pages
Intermediates 30 pages
First time users 40 pages.

Now this already is possible with a plug-in, but I fail to understand why Adobe don't see plug-ins as a clear sign that users want / need the functionality.

Ok, what would be great is being able to script a user end button that calls the sort bookmarks function. The PDF would already have bookmarks on the pages that needed to be put together.
But if a "master" then clicks the "master" button, the script reorders the specific pages and puts those exact 5 pages in the beginning of the document.

In short... a scripted button made on design level, but active on user-end.

Like I said, this is already possible with purchasable scripts, but it really should be built in in InDesign or atleast in Acrobat.

Same goes for the other types of users.