BUG (since CS6!): Nonbreaking Space (^S) Issue with World-Ready-Composer
Issue:
When using the ›World-Ready Composer‹, the character ›Nonbreaking Space‹ (^S) behaves exactly like the character ›Nonbreaking Space (Fixed Width)‹ (^s); i.e.: in justified paragraphs, its width does not adjust (like regular spaces do), but it is fixed and unchanging.
This only occurs with the ›Adobe World-Ready Composer‹ (both ›Paragraph‹ and ›Single-line‹) and not with the regular ›Adobe Composer‹ (neither ›Paragraph‹ nor ›Single-line‹).
It is not related to the font used, it has been tested with many different fonts.
Versions with this bug, tested and confirmed by myself or colleagues:
InDesign (Standard Version) CS6, CC2015.0
InDesign (Middle Eastern Version) CC2020 (15.1.2), CC2021 (16.0)
I suppose it occurs in all versions since CS6 (when the ›World-Ready Composer‹ was first introduced, afaik)!Steps to reproduce this issue
Enter a few lines of text and insert the character ›Nonbreaking Space‹ somewhere. Choose any of the ›Justify‹ paragraph styles and select the ›World-Ready Composer‹. Switch to the regular ›Adobe Composer‹ with the same setup and compare the result.Expected Result:
The ›Nonbreaking Space‹ should adjust its width just like any other of the regular spaces.Actual Result:
The ›Nonbreaking Space‹ does not adjust its width.Example as Screenshot attached.
(Menu is in German: ›Globaler Adobe-Absatzsetzer‹ = ›Adobe World-Ready Composer‹; ›Adobe-Absatzsetzer‹ = ›Adobe Composer‹)
As far as I know, this issue has been reported only once before (https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/suggestions/39403822-non-breaking-space-is-smaller-than-regular-space-w). But in this report, it is stated incorrectly that the Nonbreaking Space would be smaller than a regular space. It can, in fact, be larger as well (e.g. in a tight line with regular spaces smaller than their 100% optimum). The real nature of the issue is that it does not vary its size.
PLEASE FIX ASAP!
Thanks
Thanks for reporting. We will review the issue
-InDesign Team
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Nicolai commented
I would also like to address and push this issue again. It is critical for good typesetting to work with nbsp that adjust in width!
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Clive commented
Issue still unresolved in current release of InDesign (CC2023, v18.1, 21-12-22), despite being previously told engineers were working on it and it would be fixed in the latest update.