Would love to see support for pattern fills added to InDesign.

I'd want it to be implemented as an object "effect" like how you can add color, gradient, and pattern overlays to a single layer in Photoshop via the blending options, each with independent offset, scale, rotate and blend mode settings.

It seems odd that InDesign is like 80% there with feature parity but missing those last really flexible options. What's really nice is that Photoshop recently (relatively speaking) added the ability to add more than a single instance of layer effects. Obviously, it can lead to some very messy situations, but with care it could be very powerful, like adding a super light noise pattern to another texture. (Although for some reason Photoshop doesn't allow more than a single pattern overlay... odd choice to limit that one.)

Anyway, InDesign seems to be straggling a bit and if Adobe is looking for some simple features to add, this seems like it would be a great addition that adds a ton of flexibility to our design options.

+1

YES! I spent hours trying to figure this out before I realized it's not possible. STUNNED.
Why is this not a feature?? I also am working on a huge catalog with lots of textured color options, and this would be sooooo helpful. The swatch panel in InDesign doesn't even seem to support pattern/texture swatches of any kind. How archaic.

Please. Small thing will make a huge difference!

I work creating catalogs for a big clothing brand and this would really come in handy. It's the most tedious part of the projects.

Yes, that would be very handy!

Would be really useful. I have missed this feature several times.