Make text variables/live captions breakable like normal text
We work a lot with pictures that get there captions from xmp meta data stored in the pictures.
There is a great feature in InDesign called textvariables/live captions ;) for this… BUT these variables don‘t wrap like normal text :(
Instead we have to convert the live captions to static text to get the proper text warp and in doing so losing our live link to the XMP meta data.
So please enhance this feature to a real feature and allow variables to wrap like normal text. Thanks!
We have added this feature in our backlog for future release
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Erz commented
2024 is almost end Adobe...
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Ioan Davies commented
Think its a bit nuts that this hasn't been addressed yet.
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Roman Gebath commented
*knockknock*
We can't mark paragraph styles as captions for accessible PDFs (which we should be able to by the way). But the only way to correctly export captions is deeply flawed. There are laws surrounding accessible documents, so get moving!
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Vardakis PEK commented
Hello! 7 years later and still nothing changed...!
I thought it was critical...!!
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Rafael Castro Andrade commented
It's been 7 years in a critical issue ;/
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Justin Banda commented
Can't believe this basic functionality has been in the backlog since 2017, and it's now 2024 with no update from Adobe.
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Ahmed Kamounah commented
It's was disappointing to keep Variable Text in one text line,,, please I need it
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Benedict H commented
If you could do this today, that would be great.
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Raphael commented
Another example why Adobe Uservoice and the subscription service is a joke.
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Petr Lozan commented
Please ensure that text variables (including live captions) are not only breakable but also capable of being formatted with GREP styles and nested styles. For running headers that rely on paragraph styles, I propose introducing a new option which allows users to retain selected character-level formatting changes from the source paragraph. These changes could include alterations in typeface, style modifications (such as bold, italic, or small caps), and colour changes.
Often the format of the source paragraph differs from the desired format for the running header. To enhance practical usability, it would be beneficial to, for example, allow only the italic formatting from both italic and bold italic source text to be carried over to the variable. Conversely, bold formatting from bold or bold italic source text should be omitted (not retained) if the source text is bold but the running header is intended to be in regular. By enabling users to select which style changes should be transferred to the variable, it would be possible to maintain useful style changes while eliminating undesired ones.
An alternative approach to this challenge could involve allowing users to precisely define a character style mapping, similar way like character styles mapping during text import. This style mapping would then become an integral part of the running header variable definition, allowing it to be applied on the fly.
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Moshe Handel commented
Adding another request to provide this feature, for all the reasons mentioned in the previous posts.
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John Soby commented
This is getting OLD.
Enough with this "We have added this feature in our backlog" nonsense.
Let's get this fixed, guys! I have this issue with approx. every third Indesign project I work on. -
Betto Góngora commented
Please add it, so this doesn´t happen
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Jeanne commented
Also, we need the ability to cross reference to text variables, please.
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Jack Brannen commented
What's the hold up? What are we paying for every month if not having issues like this addressed?
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Julian Weaver commented
It's been over 6 years now. What position is this in the backlog now?
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Evan commented
Photoshop can now use AI to draw us photorealistic images of anything we want, and just we're over here waiting literal decades for the ability to make some text wrap to the next line.
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Mario Clerc commented
This feature would be highly appreciated!
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Jon Reader commented
Text Variables are completely useless without this feature - literally pointless aside from running headers.