Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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- Version of Adobe InDesign, InCopy or InDesign Server
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46 results found
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document.marginPreferences fails (at least on Mac0S)
with (doc = app.documents.add()){
with (marginPreferences){
top = 10;
left = 10;
bottom = 10;
right = 10;
}
}Results: margins are not set
Expected: margins set
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distribute
document.distribute() doesn't allow aligning of pages.
doc.distribute (doc.pages.everyItem(), DistributeOptions.HORIZONTAL_SPACE, true, 0)
RESULT:
Error: Invalid value of parameter "alignDistributeItems" of method "distribute". Expected array of PageItems, but received (Page,Page,Page).Expected: I can align pages in the UI via Align panel so I expect I can do the same in scripting.
1 vote -
Object Styles within Object Style Groups cannot be set to Document.pageItemDefaults (Scripting)
See this thread in community forum: https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/script-cannot-set-an-object-style-as-a-default-frame-style-if-this-style-is-inside-a-folder/td-p/13062809
If an object style is within a group, it cannot be assigned as the appliedTextObjectStyle in Document.pageItemDefaults. Have not checked whether the same is true for appliedGraphicObjectStyle
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ScirptUI: in events `app.activate();` doesn’t work on Mac
Version of Adobe InDesign
allSteps to reproduce the issues
* Build a ScriptUI palette with a button (or any other element).
* Give the button a.onClickevent with aapp.activate;to give the programm’s focus back to InDesign.
* Try to perform an InDesign shortcut (such as "command f" to show the built-in find dialog or any other you prefer).Expected result
The focus of the programm should be given back to InDesign and the called action in InDesign should be performed (such as showing the find dialog).Actual result
The focus remains on the ScriptUI palette and…1 vote -
Image catalogue script only has Desktop as a folder option. InDesign 2023
When I've used this in previous editions, I was able to pick any folder on my computer. Now it only has Desktop as an option.
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appliedLanguage property of text-related objects returns language from application, not document
When I do configuration for a language in a document, such as setting doubleQuotes, this language can be found in the document object's list of languages and has a different id than the language with the same name in the application object's list.
But when I access text inside the document – regardless what I inspect, paragraph, words, character, textStyleRange – I expect to get the language properties as set in the document, but instead I get those as set in the app.
I believe this to be a software bug.
More information as well as a workaround can be…
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Scripts using BridgeTalk do not work on M1 Macs (regardless of CC version)
ID version: InDesign CC 2021 (16.3.2)
OS: macOS Big Sur 11.5.2
Processor: Apple M1When I try to run a script that uses BridgeTalk and works with Photoshop, it does not work.
Also, a simple script using BridgeTalk will not work as well.
Those scripts do work in CC 2021 on Intel Mac and macOS Big Sur 11.5.2.25 votesHi,
We have been able to reproduce the issue and it is currently under investigation.—
Adobe InDesign Team
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anchoredObjectSettings SpaceBelow is missing in the DOM
The space below is missing for anchored Object Settings
I can only find this:
anchoredObjectSettings.anchorSpaceAbove(INDD17.1 + Javascript)
2 votes -
Convert Footnotes and Endnotes problem and a bonus scripting problem with special characters
Indesign 17 on MacOs 12.3.1
Convert Footnotes and Endnotes does not work when the footnotes does not have a footnote number.
I have an Indesign document with footnotes.
In each footnote I have removed the footnote number and the following tab character. (~F\t)I need these footnotes to be endnotes but this is not possible with the command "Convert Footnotes and Endnotes".
Without the footnote number in the footnotes the command/script does not recognise the footnotes as being footnotes.
They are however still footnotes and I can continue working with them as footnotes and also address them via scripting but…
2 votes -
External Object 'lib:AdobeXMPScript' not exist!
Try to execute the attached code in the screenshot.
And you will this error:Error Number: 52
Error String: I/O Error18 votesThis issue was fixed in InDesign version 16.3 that was released some time back.
Closing this issue.—
Adobe InDesign team -
Navigation Points Not Available to Scripting in InDesign 2021 (16.0)
Problem Description:
Querying navigation points inside a movie trigger errors from InDesign 16.Steps to Reproduce:
1. Query movie.navigationPoints.length or movie.navigationPoints.count() with Extendscript.The following script shows this issue(s) with simple document containing a move and one button with a play at navigation point action applied.
var btn = app.activeDocument.buttons[0];
var beh = btn.behaviors[0];
var mov = beh.movieItem;
var navPts = mov.navigationPoints;
try{
alert(navPts.length); /doesn't exist/
}catch(err) { alert([err,err.line])}try{
alert(navPts.count()); /*Give incorrect error - Error: Request failed because the underlying functionality is no longer available in the current version of the application */
}catch(err) { alert([err,err.line])}alert(navPts.everyItem().getElements().length);…
64 votesThe fix for this issue is available in the latest InDesign release 16.2.1
Please update to this latest version to get the fix.—
Adobe InDesign team -
Section addition applescript splits last spread (applescript only)
Version
InDesign 16.4.1 CC2021 (macOS 10.16 Mojave)
Only in applescript, not in javascript.Steps to reproduce the issues
step1. prepare a spreads document. Total number of pages must be an odd number.
step2. Use AppleScript to set the new section at even-numbered page.Expected result
The state of the spread is not changed.actual result
The spread at the end is split into two spreads.--code
main()
on main()
mySetup() of me
…tell application "Adobe InDesign 2021" set mydoc to document 1 set mypage2 to page 2 of mydoc tell mydoc set newsection to make section with properties {continue numbering:false,1 vote -
InDesign does not load type library on upgrade
Similar to the 2020 release (see https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/suggestions/41072476-type-library-is-not-automatically-created-by-cc202), InDesign 2022 does not install the type library in upgrade. Please include this with the installation, as this will cause errors for many users.
Error message: Error: Unable to load Adobe InDesign 2022 Type Library (Version 1.0).
2 votes -
cells selection
Bug 1:
See "Table 1" in the provided screenshot.
Make a table with 3 columns and 3 rows.
Merge the first 2 cells of the first row.
Now you have 2 cells in the first row. (A and B).
Set the contents of other cells to C, D, E, F, G, H.
Now select cells B, D and E.
If you click on the Edit menu, InDesign crash.
If you choose File -> Export, InDesign crash.
On the scripting side, calling document.selection throw an exception and it is not possible to get the current selection.Bug 2:
See "Table 2"…1 vote -
AppleScript Finder communication
InDesign version 16.3.2 with OSX 10.14.6 or later
Indesign script‘s with calls to the Finder or other Apple apps work running from Apple’s Script Editor, but break when running from InDesign’s Scripts panel. Get an Not Authorized to Send Apple Events to Finder error.
This breaks when running from the Scripts panel, but worked with InDesign 2020:
tell application id "com.adobe.InDesign"
tell application "Finder"
activate
display dialog "Hello"
end tell
end tellCalls to other Adobe apps are ok, so this still works from the panel:
tell application id "com.adobe.InDesign"
tell application id "com.adobe.Photoshop"
activate
display dialog "Hello"
end tell…6 votes -
findGrep() causes Indesign to hang and consume all available resources, eventually crashing the entire computer
This code will cause InDesign 17.1 to hang and consume all available resources until the computer eventually runs out of both real and virtual memory and then crashes.
app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
app.findChangeGrepOptions.properties = { includeMasterPages: true, kanaSensitive: true, widthSensitive: true };
app.findGrepPreferences = null;
app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = '^(.*)$';var found = app.documents[0].changeObject.findGrep();
If the runaway app is terminated using Task Manager (Windows 10), a stack of message boxes appear with the following message:
Unable to terminate process
The operation could not be completed
The operation is not valid for this process1 vote -
Custom menus created by script stay after relaunching InDesign
There's a bug in InDesign 2022 where custom menus created by a script stay after relaunching InDesign.
How to reproduce:
-Run this AppleScript script which will create a menu titled Custom Menu:
tell application "Adobe InDesign 2022"
tell menu "$ID/Main" to make submenu with properties {title:"Custom Menu"}
end tell-Relaunch InDesign
The menu Custom Menu will still be there. While it should NOT be there unless explicitely created by a script again.
The only way to remove it is to run a separate script that specifically removes the menu.
It's a big problem for third-party software: for example, where users…
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1 vote
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close book in event handler is out of sync
function closeBooks() {
var books = app.books.everyItem().getElements();
var i, ilen = books.length;for (i = 0; i < ilen; i++) { if (books[i].modified) { books[i].close(SaveOptions.ASK); } } alert('done');}
if you call the closeBooks function, everything works fine.
But if the function is used as a handler, the "done" message appears immediately, before the for loop complete.try adding a beforeQuit eventListener:
app.addEventListener('beforeQuit', closeBooks);and close InDesign having one or more modified books to see this (strange) behaviour.
The same function works fine if you target documents.
InDesign CC2021 16.2.1 on MacOs Catalina 10.15.7
1 vote -
script panel blank
Nenhum Script aparece no painel. Todos sumiram, e todos os scripts estão na pasta do ID.
2 votes
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