When using Data-Merge with an .txt/.csv and using export as pdf, indesign (still) merge the fields wrong (only use the first data-entry), if the placeholder and not the data curse an frame-overflow.

Detailed description:
You have a textframe with enough space to place the string "888", but not enough space to place "8888".
You have a .csv table with a colum named "number" and values from "1" to "999".
You select the file with data-merge and get a placeholder "<<number>>" and replace the "888" with it. Now you got a frame overflow.
You select preview, and all values (1 - 999) shows up fine without any overflow.
You try to export as pdf.

You aspect: a pdf-file containing 999 pages with numbers from 1 to 999.
You get: a pdf-file containing 999 pages all with the value 1. :-(

Work arounds:
1.) making the text-frame bigger, until the placeholder fits.
2.) let data-merge generate a merged indd-file.

Both work-arounds are no solutions! I often work with layouts where u can't choose option 1, small tickets for example. Solution 2 is a real nightmare if u work with graphics and many data-entrys.

When a Running Head text variable is generated, under certain (common) conditions, a double-space is inserted where a forced linebreak is used.

To reproduce bug:

1. Insert a Running Head text variable into a master page running head position.




2. Specify the first instance of, say, Level-One paragraph style.




3. In a multi-page text flow, insert a Level-One styled paragraph with enough text to force a line wrap.




4. Within the Level-One paragraph, insert a Forced Line Break (FLB) character.




5. Scroll text back and forth to force update of the text variable display.

Result: On the page containing the Level-One paragraph, the running head will display a space where the FLB would be. On subsequent pages, the running head variable is expanded with NO space in that position.

If you ADD a space in the Level-One paragraph, before or after the FLB, the first instance of the Running Head variable will contain TWO spaces, and subsequent instances will contain only ONE space.

Thus, there is no viable work-around for this bug.

I have attached a file illustrating the problem in a Spread layout. Note that if the first instance of the Level-One style is on the left-hand page (and the running head is on the right-hand page), the problem does not occur.

Critical : can't sync fonts from Adobe :

Hello, just like this guy below :

Help! Unable to activate fonts InDesign 2019

I can't sync fonts on indesign from Adobe Fonts. Nothing works. Tried everything.

Tried syncing them from the Adobe Font website, tried in Indesign, uninstalled all indesign versions, restarted preferences, uninstalled adobe cloud.

tried everything,

Deactivating fonts on adobe font website, reactivating them. Doing the same in the cloud app. No fix.

FONTS HAVING ISSUES : Source Sans pro, Open Sans, League Gothic, Fire Sans , Fire Sans 2.

The error message is : "unable to sync one or more fonts" (tried all the troubleshoot fixes from adobe for this message)

But other fonts work well and do sync : Franklin URW, Bebas Neue etc.

My colleague has no issue on his mac, but I do on my PC. We share the same adobe licence for 2 computers. I tried stopping all software firewall inside Windows.

It's not due to our network, because my colleague uses the same network...

I'm currently stuck with projects that can't sync fonts.

What to do ?

I already tried with older version of indesign, no success

Thank you

InDesign gets really slow after opening more than one document at a time

The Problem ist, that the Users can open more than one but InDesign get slower an slower, till you have to wait a couple of minutes until you can work on the selected item.
If we kill the InDesign Process via. TaskMananger an reopen the document, everythings works fine, but this can't be the final solution.
The problem happens in aller InDesign 15 Versions.
There ist no performance issue on the Win10 Computers. The Computer is running on 50-70%.
Anyone got the same Problem and have a solution?