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1. Placing Images mac photos cant access album structure

   Hi All,

   when placing images into indesign (commmand d) then selecting images in the finder like window (technically speaking this might be the ilifemdiabrowser plugin from apple) , i cannot access the photos library album strucutre anymore. When going to movies (filme) i get the menu where i can choose the subfolders, with images (bilder) it does not work. Further, when trying to choose media (top menu on placing window) it cant access it. I suppose it is some kind of issue with adobe not getting access to the os photos system. I tried solving it in the mac settings, but it is not possible to grant indesign access to the photos library. When installing indesign i got a message asking if indesign could access downloads and desktop, but it didnt ask for other folders or places.
    
   Same issue with photoshop. Other software on the mac (pages, word) are able to access it correctly, therefore showing the album strucutre from photos.
    
   This used to work on Mac osx 12.7 and Indesign 2023
   Just updated to OSX 15.4.1 and the problem occured (tried both indesign 2023 and indesign 2025)
    
   Any ideas are much appreciated.

   Hi All,

   when placing images into indesign (commmand d) then selecting images in the finder like window (technically speaking this might be the ilifemdiabrowser plugin from apple) , i cannot access the photos library album strucutre anymore. When going to movies (filme) i get the menu where i can choose the subfolders, with images (bilder) it does not work. Further, when trying to choose media (top menu on placing window) it cant access it. I suppose it is some kind of issue with adobe not getting access to the os photos system. I tried solving it in the mac settings,… more

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2. InDesign crashes when trying to cut, and/or copy, a table from the paragraph level

   Different versions of InDesign have this problem including 2023, 2024, and 2025 - on Mac Monteray.

   If I attempt to highlight tables from the paragraph level and copy or cut, either with menus or key commands, InDesign will either immediately crash, or beach ball a bit and then crash.

   Upon reopening InDesign, the menus will not appear. I have to use the keyboard commands to quit InDesign again. Upon reopening, it will work properly again... that is unless I attempt to copy or cut another table.

   Please fix! I'm constantly working with complicated tables and the only way to get them to remain consistant is to copy and paste them!!

   In the attached screenshot you can see how I am highlighting the tables.

   NOTE: These tables include form fields. I noticed I am able to copy/cut tables that do not include them - so maybe that's an issue?

   NOTE 2: Also, I'm able to delete (without cutting) so clipboard issue??

   Also, a friend working on a PC was able to copy/cut - so looks like a Mac problem.

   EDIT: Form fields are the problem - deleting them solves it. I need the form fields - anything you can do to help?

   Different versions of InDesign have this problem including 2023, 2024, and 2025 - on Mac Monteray.

   If I attempt to highlight tables from the paragraph level and copy or cut, either with menus or key commands, InDesign will either immediately crash, or beach ball a bit and then crash.

   Upon reopening InDesign, the menus will not appear. I have to use the keyboard commands to quit InDesign again. Upon reopening, it will work properly again... that is unless I attempt to copy or cut another table.

   Please fix! I'm constantly working with complicated tables and the only way to get… more

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   Need More Info  ·  AdminSanyam Talwar (Senior Lead Software Engineer, Adobe InDesign) responded

   We have released InDesign 2025(v20.2.0.036) with many stability fixes. We recommend you upgrade to the latest version (if you’re not already on it) as it is more robust.

   If you still face this issue even after updating, please submit the crash report to us. (Guidelines to submit crash are available at (https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/submit-crash-reports.html )

   Also, please send the following information to santalwa@adobe.com :

   • Reproducible Steps – What were you doing when InDesign crashed?
   • Video recording of the crash
   • Is(Are) the issue related to a specific document(s)/asset(s)? If yes, could you provide us with the document(s)/asset(s)? Please package the entire document (To package the document, choose File → Package…)

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3. Moves with arrow keys do not apply to objects if cursor is hovering over a link

   1. Place an image or a PDF in an InDesign file
   2. Create a text frame/shape/any object
   3. Select the object you just created with direct select tool (keep it selected)
   4. Move your mouse to hover over the link so that the center circle link highlight shows. Do not select the linked image, just hover over it.
   5. Press and hold an arrow key to try and move object.

   In CC2024 19.3: If I hover over a link with my mouse, the selected object moves as expected with the arrow keys.

   In CC2025 20.2: If I hover over a link with my mouse, the selected object does not move with the arrow keys. Only when I move my cursor off the link will the selected object move (or jump to catch up to my previous use of the arrow keys)

   This is a very annoying bug as when I'm trying to adjust objects, I'm not consciously picking where I "park" my mouse in my layout as I adjust objects. This slows down work considerably and might unintentionally create errors.

   Macbook Pro Sequoia 15.3.2
   InDesign 20.2

   1. Place an image or a PDF in an InDesign file
   2. Create a text frame/shape/any object
   3. Select the object you just created with direct select tool (keep it selected)
   4. Move your mouse to hover over the link so that the center circle link highlight shows. Do not select the linked image, just hover over it.
   5. Press and hold an arrow key to try and move object.

   In CC2024 19.3: If I hover over a link with my mouse, the selected object moves as expected with the arrow keys.

   In CC2025 20.2: If I hover over a link with my mouse,… more

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4. Using Arrow Keys in Transform Panel/Control Panel no longer works properly - ID 20.0.

   Using Arrow Keys in Transform Panel/Control Panel no longer works properly - ID 20.0.

   Since upgrading to ID 2025 (20.0) using the arrow keys in Transform Panel or Control Panel no longer works properly. Previously I would scale something larger/smaller using the arrow (or Shift+Arrow): 110%, 120%, 130% ... .
   Now with Shift+ArrowUp it will first scale 110%, then the cursor is no longer in the Scale Percentage Field. Second Shift+Arrow click and instead the Object will Flip Vertical. Third Shift+Arrow and it will start moving up the page.

   Now to scale up another 10% I have to replace the cursor in the Scale Percentage Field. Quite annoying when wanting to quickly scale something to size.

   This problem is not just with the Percent Scale Field but all the Input fields seen to react this way. Width/Height, skew by degrees, rotate ....

   This seems to happen only with placed images. Objects or Text Boxes created in the Document still continue scaling larger.

   Windows 10, ID 20.0, recently reinstalled Wacom Intuos but that was working okay before so doubt that is the issue.

   Thanks!

   Using Arrow Keys in Transform Panel/Control Panel no longer works properly - ID 20.0.

   Since upgrading to ID 2025 (20.0) using the arrow keys in Transform Panel or Control Panel no longer works properly. Previously I would scale something larger/smaller using the arrow (or Shift+Arrow): 110%, 120%, 130% ... .
   Now with Shift+ArrowUp it will first scale 110%, then the cursor is no longer in the Scale Percentage Field. Second Shift+Arrow click and instead the Object will Flip Vertical. Third Shift+Arrow and it will start moving up the page.

   Now to scale up another 10% I have to replace the… more

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5. blank screen when switching displays

   When I have a file open in InDesign 2025 on my MacBook Pro (14-inch, Nov 2023, 15.3.1) and switch between using the built-in display and an external monitor, the document view becomes completely black/blank, though all toolbars remain visible and functional.

   Steps to Reproduce:
   1. Open a file in InDesign on a MacBook Pro.
   2. Close the MacBook lid, connect to an external monitor, and wake the computer.
   3. The InDesign window stays open, toolbars are visible, but the artwork area is completely blank.
   4. Selecting all (Cmd + A) reveals bounding boxes, but no image or text is visible.

   This also happens in reverse:
   • If I’m working on an external monitor, then unplug it and open the MacBook to work, the same issue occurs.
   • My MacBook is always closed when connected to an external display, and I use an external keyboard and trackpad.

   Expected Result:
   • The document area should remain visible and fully functional when switching between the MacBook’s display and an external monitor without needing to restart InDesign.

   Actual Result:
   • The document area turns black/blank, preventing any interaction with the artwork.
   • Toolbars, menus, and selection boxes remain functional, but the contents of the document are completely invisible.

   Temporary Workaround:
   • Saving the file, quitting InDesign, and reopening fixes the issue temporarily.

   Additional Info:
   • OS, external display firmware, and InDesign are all up to date and have been happening for over a year.
   • Issue persists across different external monitors.
   • Unclear if this is an Adobe or macOS issue.

   There is a thread here with other people having the same exact issue:
   https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/indesign-blank-window-when-switching-displays/td-p/14394779

   When I have a file open in InDesign 2025 on my MacBook Pro (14-inch, Nov 2023, 15.3.1) and switch between using the built-in display and an external monitor, the document view becomes completely black/blank, though all toolbars remain visible and functional.

   Steps to Reproduce:
   1. Open a file in InDesign on a MacBook Pro.
   2. Close the MacBook lid, connect to an external monitor, and wake the computer.
   3. The InDesign window stays open, toolbars are visible, but the artwork area is completely blank.
   4. Selecting all (Cmd + A) reveals bounding boxes, but no image or text is visible.

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6. Error message is seen while opening InDesign after Photoshop 26.5 update

   Problem Description

   After the PhotoShop 26.5 update this morning, when opening InDesign, I got an error popup regarding a missing startup script in PhotoShop. The same thing does not happen in other CC apps.

   Workaround 1:

   1. Uninstall Photoshop 26.5 (make sure to remove preferences).
   2. Reinstall Photoshop 26.5. This will install the correct “photoshop_v2025.jsx”.

   Workaround 2:

   1. Open jsx, which is available at "/Library/application support/Adobe/Startup Scripts CC/Adobe Photoshop/" mentioned in the alert in the Text Editor
   2. Add } in the last line

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   Resolved For User  ·  AdminSanyam Talwar (Senior Lead Software Engineer, Adobe InDesign) responded

   Hi,

   As confirmed by the user, the issue is due to the latest Photoshop update, and the workaround below would resolve the issue.

   Workaround 1:

   1. Uninstall Photoshop 26.5 (make sure to remove preferences).

   2. Reinstall Photoshop 26.5. This will install the correct “photoshop_v2025.jsx”.

   Workaround 2:

   1. Open jsx, which is available at "/Library/application support/Adobe/Startup Scripts CC/Adobe Photoshop/" mentioned in the alert in the Text Editor 

   2. Add } in the last line

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7. Before tag and after untag frame with different behavior

   If you tag a frame object (XML), this object does not behave the same after untagging as before tagging. In other words: tagging is not fully reversible. You can see a difference in the layer panel and in the exported PDF tag structure (Tagged PDF)

   How can this behavior be reproduced?

   1. Create a new InDesign document.
   2. Draw a placeholder (empty) graphic frame
   3. Assign any XML tag to the frame
   4. Remove the XML tag
   5. Export a tagged PDF
      

   What is the difference between the object before tagging and after untagging?

   The layer panel shows a different status.

   The frame before tagging is not assigned a tag in the tag structure of the PDF during PDF export. A tag is assigned to the object in the PDF structure after tagging and untagging. (see attached screenshots)

   What should be the correct behavior?

   Both states of the frames - i.e. without tagging and after untagging - should result in the same result in the layer panel and in the tag export for PDF.

   Why is this relevant?

   This causes a problem if these objects appear in the tag structure of the exported PDF. They are (empty) graphic frames, but InDesign assigns a Figure tag to them and they also have no alternative text. When checking the PDF for accessibility, an error is reported.

   These two states of the same object cannot be distinguished via ExtendScript. If an InDesign document is saved using IDML, these objects are converted back into “normal” graphic frames.

   InDesign, Platform

   InDesign 2024, 2025
   macOS Monteray

   Discussion

   https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/rectangle-vs-graphic-frame/td-p/15039102

   If you tag a frame object (XML), this object does not behave the same after untagging as before tagging. In other words: tagging is not fully reversible. You can see a difference in the layer panel and in the exported PDF tag structure (Tagged PDF)

   How can this behavior be reproduced?

   1. Create a new InDesign document.
   2. Draw a placeholder (empty) graphic frame
   3. Assign any XML tag to the frame
   4. Remove the XML tag
   5. Export a tagged PDF
      

   What is the difference between the object before tagging and after untagging?

   The layer panel shows a different status.

   The frame before tagging… more

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8. Book Preflight panel uses [Basic] preflight profile instead of the indicated working profile

   Hello,

   i noticed some strange behaviour of the Book Preflight panel. While it shows the current working preflight profile as selected, it will instead use InDesigns [Basic] preflight profile. To actually use your desired preflight profile, you have to open the list of profiles and select it (again). Even though it already shows as selected.

   To reproduce this error, i duplicated the [Basic] preflight profile, named it "Test Check" and additionally disallowed RGB color under COLOR > Color Spaces and Modes Not Allowed > RGB. I then selected it as working profile in the preflight settings.

   I then set up a 4 page book file, consisting of 4 seperate InDesign documents, one of them containing an RGB filled object. When i open the books preflight panel, it shows the previously set up working profile as a selected, but won't use it. It will use InDesigns [Basic] profile, which doesn't contain the RGB color check. So the documents all finish checking with no errors.

   Only when i open the books preflight panel a second time, the actually used [Basic] profile shows up as selected. And when i select my actually desired profile, the check finishes as expected.

   Some additional notes for the first "phase", when my working profile shows up wrongly as selected:

   I can click the (already activated) radio button next to it and suddenly the [Basic] profile will show up.

   If i didn't do the above step, i can use the profile drop down and select my (already selected) working profile, and then InDesign will actually use it.

   Link to my test files:
   https://www.dropbox.com/s/11svsbbmvawdtt2/Book%20Preflight%20Test.zip?st=t042y5tm&dl=0

   This isn't a new error, by the way. I encountered first in InDesign 2022. I just upgraded to 2025, this time without importing any previous preferences, so i'm now sure this is an actual bug.

   Hello,

   i noticed some strange behaviour of the Book Preflight panel. While it shows the current working preflight profile as selected, it will instead use InDesigns [Basic] preflight profile. To actually use your desired preflight profile, you have to open the list of profiles and select it (again). Even though it already shows as selected.

   To reproduce this error, i duplicated the [Basic] preflight profile, named it "Test Check" and additionally disallowed RGB color under COLOR > Color Spaces and Modes Not Allowed > RGB. I then selected it as working profile in the preflight settings.

   I then set up… more

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9. [ID-4256174]InDesign crashes while searching any font/word, etc., which is in overset text.

   We have simple scripts that operate on script labels to Find and Replace Text, adjust Text Size, things like that. We've been using them for three years with no problems prior to v2025. They crash and bring up the option to send an error report. We're rolling back to 2024 now, we can't operate efficiently without these scripts.

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   Closed: Fixed  ·  AdminSanyam Talwar (Senior Lead Software Engineer, Adobe InDesign) responded

   The fix of the issue is now available in the latest InDesign 2025(v20.0.1.032). We recommend you upgrade to the latest version for the fix.

   If you are unable to see the update, go to the Creative Cloud application click on the context menu on the top right, and click on Check for App Updates.

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10. Bug Report – PDF Export from Book Produces Low-Resolution Images (InDesign 20.x+)

    Product Version:

    Adobe InDesign 2025 (version 20.x and later)
    Operating System:

    macOS 15.4
    Summary:

    Exporting a PDF directly from a book (.indb) using book.exportFile() produces a PDF with low-resolution images, even though the source links are updated and the documents contain high-resolution images. This issue started occurring in version 20.x and was not present in earlier versions.
    Steps to Reproduce:

    Create a book (.indb) containing multiple documents with high-resolution images.
    
    Update links in the individual documents.
    
    Use book.exportFile(ExportFormat.PDF_TYPE, ...) to export the entire book as a PDF.
    
    The output PDF contains low-resolution images, noticeable especially when printing or zooming in.
    

    Expected Result:

    The exported PDF should contain images at full resolution, matching the quality of PDFs exported from individual documents using doc.exportFile().
    Actual Result:

    PDF exported from the book contains low-resolution images, differing from PDFs exported from individual documents.
    Workaround:

    Currently, the issue can be avoided by first merging the documents from the book into a single INDD file, updating the links, and then exporting the PDF from that merged document.
    Attached Script:

    // Repro script for PDF export issue from Book in InDesign 20.x+

    try {
    // Select the book file
    var indbFile = File.openDialog("Select a book file (.indb)", "*.indb");
    if (!indbFile) throw "No file was selected.";

    // Open the book
    var book = app.open(indbFile);
    
    if (book.bookContents.length === 0) throw "The book contains no documents.";
    
    // Update links in each document of the book
    for (var i = 0; i < book.bookContents.length; i++) {
        var content = book.bookContents[i];
        var doc = app.open(content.fullName, true);
    
        var links = doc.links;
        for (var j = 0; j < links.length; j++) {
            if (links[j].status === LinkStatus.LINK_OUT_OF_DATE || links[j].status === LinkStatus.LINK_MISSING) {
                links[j].update();
            }
        }
        doc.save();
        doc.close(SaveOptions.NO);
    }
    
    // Select PDF export preset (first available)
    if (app.pdfExportPresets.length === 0) throw "No PDF presets found.";
    var pdfPreset = app.pdfExportPresets[0];
    
    // Choose folder to save PDF
    var outputFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Select folder to save PDF");
    if (!outputFolder) throw "No folder was selected.";
    
    var outputFile = File(outputFolder + "/" + indbFile.name.replace(/\.indb$/, "") + "_export_from_book.pdf");
    book.exportFile(ExportFormat.PDF_TYPE, outputFile, false, pdfPreset);
    
    alert("Export from book completed: " + outputFile.fsName);
    
    book.close(SaveOptions.NO);
    

    } catch (e) {
    alert("Error: " + e);
    }

    Additional Notes:

    The problem started with InDesign version 20.x.
    
    Exporting PDFs from individual INDD documents works correctly.
    
    Previous versions of InDesign did not exhibit this issue.
    

    Product Version:

    Adobe InDesign 2025 (version 20.x and later)
    Operating System:

    macOS 15.4
    Summary:

    Exporting a PDF directly from a book (.indb) using book.exportFile() produces a PDF with low-resolution images, even though the source links are updated and the documents contain high-resolution images. This issue started occurring in version 20.x and was not present in earlier versions.
    Steps to Reproduce:

    Create a book (.indb) containing multiple documents with high-resolution images.
    
    Update links in the individual documents.
    
    Use book.exportFile(ExportFormat.PDF_TYPE, ...) to export the entire book as a PDF.
    
    The output PDF contains low-resolution images, noticeable especially when printing or zooming in.
    

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11. Dropshadow > Size is limited to 0-144 points within scripting but you can enter higher numbers manually 0-1000 points

    My understanding is indesign dropshadow effect needs to be updated for the option: size within the dropshadow panel to be able to accept 0 - 1000 points for scripts. You can input higher numbers within the size by doing it manually but not with scripts for whatever reason. It will only accepts 0-144 point or 2 inches within the code.

    1. Indesign CC 2025
    2. Run the attached script a 100 in height image and you'll get the error.
    3. On the dropshadow applied to have the distance 5.0 in and size 5.0
    4. Distance: 5.0 in and Size: 0.0694 in
    5. Script attached.

    I have a script to automatically apply dropshadows and we have a formula where we take the height of the image and multiply that by 5% which gets placed in the Distance and Size. This works for smaller images but when there are larger images the number it puts into the distance works but the size seems to be limited to 2 inches. But if I do it manually it can go up to 13.8889″
    for the size

    I get this error: ERROR in applyDropShadow: Error: Invalid value for set property ‘size’. Expected Unit (0 - 144 points), but received “5.0 in”. 13.8889 in = 1000 points

    //@target "indesign"
    //@targetengine "session"

    function isValidObject(obj) {
    try {
    return obj && obj.isValid;
    } catch (e) {
    return false;
    }
    }

    function applyDropShadowByHeightInInches(obj) {
    if (!isValidObject(obj)) return;

    var doc = app.activeDocument;
    var originalH = doc.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits;
    var originalV = doc.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits;
    
    try {
        // Switch the document to inches.
        doc.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.INCHES;
        doc.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits   = MeasurementUnits.INCHES;
    
        // geometricBounds => [y1, x1, y2, x2] in INCHES now.
        var bounds = obj.geometricBounds; 
        var heightInches = Math.abs(bounds[2] - bounds[0]); // bottom - top
    
        // 5% of height in inches
        var dropShadowInches = heightInches * 0.05;
    
        // Apply the drop shadow
        var ds = obj.transparencySettings.dropShadowSettings;
        ds.mode     = ShadowMode.DROP;
        ds.angle    = 120;                 // Static angle
        ds.distance = dropShadowInches;    // in inches
        ds.size     = dropShadowInches;    // same as distance
        ds.opacity  = 35;                  // example opacity
        ds.noise    = 2.5;                 // example noise %
        ds.xOffset  = 0;
        ds.yOffset  = 0;
        ds.spread   = 0;
    
    } catch (e) {
        $.writeln("Error applying shadow: " + e);
    } finally {
        // Restore original measurement units
        doc.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = originalH;
        doc.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits   = originalV;
    }
    

    }

    function main() {
    if (app.documents.length === 0) {
    alert("No open documents.");
    return;
    }

    var doc = app.activeDocument;
    if (!isValidObject(doc)) {
        alert("Active document not valid.");
        return;
    }
    if (app.selection.length === 0) {
        alert("No objects selected.");
        return;
    }
    
    var count = 0;
    for (var i = 0; i < app.selection.length; i++) {
        var obj = app.selection[i];
        if (isValidObject(obj)) {
            applyDropShadowByHeightInInches(obj);
            count++;
        }
    }
    alert("Drop shadow applied to " + count + " object(s).");
    

    }

    main();

    My understanding is indesign dropshadow effect needs to be updated for the option: size within the dropshadow panel to be able to accept 0 - 1000 points for scripts. You can input higher numbers within the size by doing it manually but not with scripts for whatever reason. It will only accepts 0-144 point or 2 inches within the code.

    1. Indesign CC 2025
    2. Run the attached script a 100 in height image and you'll get the error.
    3. On the dropshadow applied to have the distance 5.0 in and size 5.0
    4. Distance: 5.0 in and Size: 0.0694 in
    5. Script attached.

    I… more

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12. Creating a new cross reference instance and/or changing the para style of existing X-ref hangs Indesign

    1. INDESIGN 2025 V. 20.3.1.73

    2. STEPS TO REPRODUCE THE X_REF BUG WHICH HANGS INDESIGN

       2.1 Show the Cross-References panel (choose Window > Type & Tables > Cross-References)

       2.2 Either a) double click on an exisiting Cross-reference in the Cross Reference Palette to edit it in the (modal) "Edit Cross-Reference" dialogue panel.

       2.3 OR b) Click the Create New Cross-Reference button in the panel.

       2.4 Click on the Reference Format drop down menu .

    3. EXPECTED RESULT
       Show the Cross Reference Format drop down menu, allowing user to select of one of the items in the list of current Formatting styles. This new format will then be invoked in the document layout view. (See screen shot with filename "HANG BUG when x-ref style menu is invoked.png").
       Clicking the "Ok" button confirms the choices made in this dialogue and ends the model window session (which prevents other editing of document(s) to take place during the generation of a new/edited X-ref in the text.

    4. ACTUAL RESULT
       Frequently these steps results in a hang.

    5. ADDITIONAL LEVELS OF DETAIL, TESTING & LOGICAL ANALYSIS

    Seem like clicking on the Cross Reference Format Style menu is always trigger for the Hanging, not any of the previous steps, Though this does not mean that clicking on this menu ALWAYS results in a Hang. Changes to the X-Ref format style are sometimes possible (even on a X-ref that previously hung InDesign) and the operation will in this case always succeed when "ok" button is clicked.

    In trying to determine the subtle cause of intermittent hanging during these operations, it would sometimes appear that this seems to be related to generating a text for the reference that is longer the the remaining white space on the line where the cross reference is being inserted.

    Under normal circumstances, changing a X-ref style is may cause the line of text with the new or previewed edit to X-ref to be overset (the screenshot file called "red dot for overset text.png")

    But in many cases the existing style is not causing overset text, but even clicking on the menu (rather than clicking then releasing on a new formatting Style item in the list) results in the hang. And at other times it's only after a different formatting style is selected the hang occurs.

    .6. CONCLUSIONS

    So its seems to be that the Hang bug trigger is orthogonal to the actual variations in the formatting style settings themselves, and more likely to be the code which executes the menu or the screen redraws for menu changes that is at fault. But given Adobe's woefully buggy code for InDesign and Illustrator, who rightly knows at this point after 15 years of the codebase seeming becoming repeatedly refactored with bad design choices that only make a buggy application worse with each release in terms of application stability with respect to existing Indesign features and functions (many of which have been in the app for over a decade, although possibly enhanced, reworked for the cross-platform JS based UI framework refactored or rewritten entirely).

    .7. FURTHER NOTES FOR ADOBE TO READ AND TO PLEASE TAKE SERIOUSLY

    I demonstrated this hanging behaviour during a live screen-sharing session with an Adobe support worker using their Adobe's in-house screen sharing application. I asked this person to log this as a bug. The poor technical support employee of Adobe was unable to confirm or deny if this bug is known or new to their developers and obvious no idea if a fix was in the works. He suggested opening the files in Adobe InDesign 2024. I have not attempted this at this point, if there is feature parity with the new cloud based InDesign Review system (which new feature logs seem to indicate is the case) and all the other INDD features I'm using then I'll consider doing so and report back on success or failure of this.

    I note that bugs on User Voice forums in relation to previous iterations of InDesign and it's Cross Referencing set of functions seem to litter this forum. So any linkages with these might be worth investigating.

    Might I add that i resent wasting hours of time on buggy INDESIGN applications for over a decades now and then getting so frustrated I have to spend an hour or more of my time documenting the bug as precisely as possible in the (vain) hope of the bug being fixed before the current project I'm working on is completed. I've laboured under this bug for a couple of months now for a project I dont work on every day, it's a long multi-document report using the InDesign Book to combine the Indesign files for TOC, X-refs and page numbering functions with a total number of pages which will be in the 100s.

    1. INDESIGN 2025 V. 20.3.1.73

    2. STEPS TO REPRODUCE THE X_REF BUG WHICH HANGS INDESIGN

       2.1 Show the Cross-References panel (choose Window > Type & Tables > Cross-References)

       2.2 Either a) double click on an exisiting Cross-reference in the Cross Reference Palette to edit it in the (modal) "Edit Cross-Reference" dialogue panel.

       2.3 OR b) Click the Create New Cross-Reference button in the panel.

       2.4 Click on the Reference Format drop down menu .

    3. EXPECTED RESULT
       Show the Cross Reference Format drop down menu, allowing user to select of one of the items in the list of current Formatting styles. This new… more

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