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  1. system prompts glitch out and bug the program

    So, sometimes when I get a prompt, that might be rare I got it once for now but still wanted to share it, so when I get a prompt sometimes, like a system prompt from Indesign like those ones that say some warning and have an ok button(basically a dialog box) so when I get a dialog box it glitches out, disappears but stays active and not clicked and thus you can't do anything in the program because the dialog is in focus so naturally until you click it all the options in the program are greyed out(almost all) including…

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  2. Mysterious page breaks

    Through several InDesign versions there is a problem with unintended page/column breaks. The bug is discussed in this forum thread:
    https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/trouble-with-quot-mystery-quot-page-breaks-in-indesign/m-p/10838596
    The workaround to remove Keep options and Balance ragged lines isn't a good one, I really need those options in a lot of my styles.
    Sometimes it's enough to type a space at the end of the paragraph before the mysterious break for everything to pop back. This bug is a huge problem in collaboration with our InCopy clients who are not experienced users.
    The bug is currently frequently encountered in both ID 17.4 and 18.0, but have been…

    2 votes

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  3. Can't get rid of grids

    Cannot get rid of grids in the Japanese version of Indesign, also can't create a new document without them!

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  4. InDesign 18.1 x64 (Windows) - Problem with font Latino URW Regular Italic

    InDesign 18.1 x64 (Windows) - Downloaded Adobe Latino URW fonts from Adobe fonts site - The Regular Italic shows up as Italic in Windows fonts and Word, the others are OK. When placing Word document into InDesign, get missing font because InDesign does not recognize Latino URW Italic, it wants Latino URW Regular Italic. It is a font naming issue. After removing font, restarting computer, and reloading, problem persists.

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  5. widows and orphans at split footnotes

    With split footnotes, despite the paragraph option "Do not separate lines" - "At the beginning/end of the paragraph" (2 lines), there are widows and orphans!
    Indesign 18.0 x64

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  6. Copy and paste impossible between inDesig and photoshop

    Hi everybody,

    Since this morning, copy and paste between inDesig and photoshop is crashed. Things are going fine between illustrator and photoshop, so I have to coping in inDesign and pasting into illustrator, and them do it so in photoshop.

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  7. I want to use the Japanese ver. InDesign with English UI.

    I don't understand why some features like Ruby Text are only available in the Japanese version. Why can't we just change the language?

    I did find a work-around to install the Japanese version and change the UI to English, but if I do that, all the hotkeys disappear like CTRL+C.

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  8. Paste with Formatting Button Obscures Text

    The new button to paste with or without text formatting is positioned so it covers up punctuation at the end of the text. This is a problem because you can't tell if the punctuation is correct and present unless you deselect, press Esc, etc. The button should be positioned lower, like the old OpenType button so all the text and punctuation can be clearly seen.

    2 votes

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  9. Activated Fonts aren't showing in the font drop down

    The activated fonts aren't showing in the font drop down. They are showing under the Type menu at the top though. Nothing that I can't work with, Just very inconvenient

    3 votes

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  10. Table of Contents Entry Character Styles

    Table of contents entries (subheading styles in chapters) has a character style applied to it. When I generate TOC, the character styles and anchor markers if any also shows up in generated Table Of Contents. There should be an option to bypass the anchor markers and Character styles. Instead there should be an option given to add a new char style to the TOC entries, like there is for page no and between entry and page no.
    In attached file the underline is getting generated everytime I update the TOC. I have to manually remove the underline. Neither GREP style…

    3 votes

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  11. text typed on path distorts when converted to outlines

    Using InDesign v17.2.1, text typed on a path becomes distorted when converted to outlines. As you'll see in the attached before/after images, the converted text is mostly okay, but the last few words become almost illegibly small. The characters also become reoriented relative to the path ... some characters are vertical, others upside-down. I've tried changing fonts, creating new documents, and typing on paths of different shapes, but the problem persists. I was hoping that this problem would be addressed in the latest update, but it wasn't.

    7 votes

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  12. Illustrator to Indesign copy bug

    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit, 22H2, fully updated
    Illustrator 27.2 + Indesign 18.1 + New douments with older content.

    Newly created gradients work fine, only data from old documents seems to have a problem.

    When I copy a box with an old gradient from Illustrator to Indesign the last color is wrong.

    Please Fix. Thanks.

    1 vote

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  13. The Tiny Line Occured When Applied the Drop Shadow, Outer Glow Effect to Text

    1. Adobe InDesign version 18.1 for Windows
    2. The Tiny Line Occured When Applied the Drop Shadow, Outer Glow Effect and maybe for another effect to Text (as per screeenshot attached).
    3. Please advise there is a bug or something else?

    Awaiting the reply and advise to resolve it.

    Thanks & B/regards,
    Handjojo

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  14. 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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  15. Character control panel is cut off

    The Character panel is currently cut off, so I can't change the font easily like I want to. I restarted InDesign as well as my computer but so far no luck.

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  16. Shift+Enter (Num-Pad) no longer opens a file with options

    Up to InDesign 2022 one had the possibility to open/place a file with additional options by hitting Shift+Enter (NumPad), instead of checking the box "open with options". Shift+Click on Open still works.

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  17. addidtionl layer(s) are invisible in embedded INDD

    The objects on layers except the main layer are invisible if you place the indd document in another indd document. If you move the object to the main layer and refresh the link they are visible again. PDF export is not effected by this.

    Id 18.0, Mac OS 11.7.2

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  18. Typesetting changes on paragraphs that are not touched

    while working on texts - like doing corrections or micro typopraphy – InDesign changes the line breaks to other paragraphs that I am not working on.
    On the same page, but when I work on details sometimes I zoom and do not see that things are changing. This often causes changes to several pages and I need to fix everything back!

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  19. Display Performance view high quality crashing

    When viewing an indesign document when the Display performance is set to "High Quality"indesign often crashes. Even when it's just a single object.

    MacBook Pro (M1)
    macOS 12.2.1
    indesign 2023 (18.0)
    x2 ASUS PB279 (3840x2160)

    2 votes

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  20. Graphics glitches galore on M1 MacBook Air + external 4K monitor

    InDesign 17 on an M1 MacBook Air with Big Sur is barely usable with an external 4K monitor. There are graphic artifacts everywhere, especially near the margins/edge of boxes which makes it hard to know if anything is aligned properly. Everything looks okay on the laptop's built-in display but is distorted on the external.

    Also, when scrolling, the screen updates sporadically and usually does the Windows 95-looking stuck window effect.

    If I turn off the GPU it looks better when working statically but when scrolling it is even worse.

    15 votes

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