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.
Tim Brosnan
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Gray
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This issue is causing me major headaches when preparing artwork for print. Please take a look Adobe.
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Uwe Laubender
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More discussions at the InDesign User forum:
URGENTE. INDESIGN - Convert Text to Curves Problems
carloss67, Feb 07, 2022
https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/urgente-indesign-convert-text-to-curves-problems/m-p/12734468#M464854Problem with Indesign: creating text outline on a circled path
BridgeviewInvestments, Jan 17, 2022
https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/problem-with-indesign-creating-text-outline-on-a-circled-path/m-p/12686808#M461778Regards,
Uwe Laubender
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Uwe Laubender
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Hi developers,
one workaround is to scale the object to e.g. 400%.
Outlining should work then.
Scale back the result to 25%.Note: That bug is new with InDesign 2022 version 17.
Had a document that I tested with InDesign 2021 and InDesign CS6. No issue. It's just with InDesign version 17.Discussions at the InDesign User forum:
Strange skewing of type on a path when outlining text
hebegebestudio, Nov 24, 2021
https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/strange-skewing-of-type-on-a-path-when-outlining-text/m-p/12704979#M462829text typed on path distorts when converted to outlines
Tim Brosnan, May 14, 2022
https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/text-typed-on-path-distorts-when-converted-to-outlines/m-p/12943097Also reported by Rainer Klute in December 2021:
»Create outlines« of text on a circle path is making weird things
v 17.0.1
https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/suggestions/44559447--create-outlines-of-text-on-a-circle-path-is-maki
Rainer Klute, December 13, 2021Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Professional )