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  1. Adobe Digital Editions opens links in unsupported version of Windows Explorer

    InDesign ver. 18.2.1. ADE opens hyperlinks in Windows Explorer, which is retired and out of support. There doesn't seem to be a way to specify a different browser in which to open links. I am using the most recent version of ADE (4.5.11.187303).

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  2. Adobe Digital Editions opens links in unsupported version of Windows Explorer

    ADE opens hyperlinks in Windows Explorer, which is retired and out of support. There doesn't seem to be a way to specify a different browser in which to open links. I am using the most recent version of ADE (4.5.11.187303)

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  3. World-Ready Composer Breaks Text Variables on Export to Fixed Layout ePub Format

    If one inserts a current page number marker or a text variable on a master page and the paragraph style of that text specifies Adobe World-Ready Composer in Justification, when exported to fixed layout ePub, the page number or text variable will not print. This bug is present in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 and possibly earlier versions (haven't checked).

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  4. Publish Online error

    I can not export as Publish Online. It stats that error #0: Your organize can not use it at present.

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  5. Embedded image not included in fixed-layout EPUB export

    InDesign 16.4
    Embed an image, then export FXL EPUB
    Expected result: The image is included in export
    Actual result: The image is not included in export

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  6. Entire note is backlinked in ePub export

    In InDesign 18.2.1 when I create endnotes via Type/Insert Endnote and paste in the text I want in the note, the entire note becomes the backlink. Can't have external URLs in the note as the backlink overrides them.

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  7. Audio File sounds from one page to another with no interruption when turning pages

    I would like that the audio file that I place in one page sounds from that page to another with no interruption when turning pages, I publish sheet music, I need audio file sounding while people reads the sheet music.
    We place the audio file in the first page and I need an option that offer me from which page to which page must the audio file sound ?
    Do I explain myself ?? Thank you

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  8. Publish Online Cover Thumbnail does NOT work when posting to social

    Publish Online Cover Thumbnail does NOT work. No cover thumbnail appears when posted to social or sent via text message. I have tried using the first page of the publish online document as well as an independent image. Just a blank unappealing link appears for the post/text.

    This is disappointing and needs to be fixed.

    Indesign v 18.2.1

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  9. Variable type not working correctly in EPUB Interactivity Preview

    Using Source Sans Pro, my type renders correctly in the EPUB Interactivity Preview panel. But using Source Sans Variable it does not render correctly (weight and spacing off).

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  10. Numbering restarts from 1 after an unnumbered style in exported html

    1. InDesign 18.1 (since 17.2.1)
    2. Create a numbered list paragraph, insert a line of a different paragraph style not containing numbers, continue the numbered list on the next line, the number continues from the previous list. Export this file to an html file.
    3. Expect the number to follow what we see in the InDesign file
    4. The number restarts from 1 after the inserted line of a different paragraph style
    6 votes

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  11. Embed Image Blocks not supported in PublishingOnline

    Adobe Indesign CC 2023 (18.1)

    I recently wanted to create a more immersive viewing experience of my 3D designs by inserting holographic image blocks as an embed in a PublishOnline document (if you haven't seen this excellent technology you should check out "LookingGlass" https://blocks.glass/).

    While testing this out I've run into a problem with the publishing of the document. Using the "Object/Insert HTML" and pasting the Image Block's embed code:

    <div class="lkg-blocks-player" style="padding:133.333% 0 0 0;position:relative;"><iframe src="https://blocks.glass/embed/3450" frameborder="0" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media; xr-spatial-tracking; accelerometer; gyroscope; magnetometer" allowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true" execution-while-out-of-viewport="true" execution-while-not-rendered="true"></iframe></div>

    everything works great while in Indesign (screenshot of the…

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  12. Split document -command in Export tagging doesn't work.

    In paragraph styles, when i have defined "Split document" in Export tagging it doesnt do that work. My header style with it does not split the text (to start new page)

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  13. Grey outlines around pictures in Publish Online

    About 1/7 of every picture has grey lines partially surrounding it, but only when I publish online. Not when I export as PDF. There's plenty of image available beyond the edges of the image box, so I don't know why it does this.

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  14. EPUB Export with JPG images causes a validation error for the cover image due to an **already identified** InDesign bug

    When you Export an EPUB with JPG images, it always causes a file type validation error for the cover image.

    I have already identified the bug in InDesign. Instead of turning the cover art into an actual .jpg format, InDesign instead just rasterizes the first page of the book as a .png and changes the extension name of a .png file to .jpg without actually being the correct file format.

    Please fix this.

    2 votes

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  15. class names when exporting to html

    Hi,
    would be nice if paragraph or character styles would be saved intact when exporting to html. I work with a lot of books to create epub versions, and many of them have class names like - 1, 2, 3. or 1level, 2level, etc. When exporting to html all names where digits at the begiingis of class name, are changed to ''. So 1-level = _-level, 2-level = _-level. Which creates obvious problem. Would be nice if other solution would be applied, for example - html1-level, html_2-level, or anything else, but with names intact.
    Best regards

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  16. Publish Online Embed and Interactivity

    When embedding a Publish Online document in a webpage, "read now" appears in the center of the document, and when the document is clicked, it goes into fullscreen mode. The problem is, once in fullscreen the "read now" button does not go away and prevents any of the interactive features in my document from being used. Once in fullscreen, the "read now" interface needs to go away.

    It may also be useful to change how a user accesses fullscreen from an embedded document. They may not want to use fullscreen but are forced to when they interact with the document.

    1 vote

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  17. Crash on HTML export when notes contain hyperlinks, and messed up HTML

    Steps to reproduce
    1. Export the attached file starting with "B272" as HTML
    2. BUG: ID crashes
    3. EXPECTED: No crash
    4. QUICK FIX: Remove all notes that contain hyperlinks
    5. RESULT: No crash on export

    Note: The reason for crashing is NOT that many of the URLs contain a colon in a non-standard place. You can enter any URL and it will still crash.

    This problem happens with about 80% of files with links in endnotes. It will not happen when endnotes are converted to footnotes. 20% of the files do export without crashing, but the HTML of endnotes…

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  18. Solution to Indesign Publish Share the facebook thumbnail missing: Error in url

    Indesign Publish Share the facebook thumbnail is missing: Error in url

    when inspecting the code source I notice that facebook was trying to get the share.png thumbnail from a url with /publications/ in the url whilst the correct path would be /publication/ with out the "s" ... is this maybe why no thumbnail is showing ?

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  19. publish indesign file not working with Indesign 2023

    Indesign 2023. MacOS 12.6.1. Shared Device License (Lab iMacs). When going to Publish an Indesign document it errors. Installed 2022 version of Indesign, the Publish option works.

    When attempting this on a Mac with a Named License it works though, but not when using this in a Lab (Higher Ed) on iMacs with the Shared Device License.

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