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Hebrew Text Bugs in InDesign 2025

  1. Incorrect cursor movement with arrow keys in Visual movement mode: When working with Hebrew text in Visual movement mode, the arrow keys do not move the cursor in the expected or desired direction. This issue disrupts editing and text arrangement in Hebrew.
    Tracked via https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/suggestions/48967859-cursor-movement-wrong

  2. Disappearance of punctuation marks and letters in exported PDFs: In various situations when working with Hebrew text, certain punctuation marks (e.g., periods, commas, etc.) and individual letters disappear in the final exported PDF file.
    Tracked via https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/suggestions/49051367--id-4245219-disappearing-punctuation-marks-in-hebr

  3. Second letter disappears after an opening letter: Under certain conditions, the second letter after the opening letter in a word vanishes. This issue affects the appearance and natural flow of the text.

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Need More Info  ·  Adminansjain (Admin, Adobe InDesign) responded  · 

With 19.0 release we had added the support of Harfbuzz shaper as a default for World-Ready Composer in InDesign. Post that few issues were reported related Hebrew Text.

Over the period of ID19.x releases we have fixed various issues related to Harfbuzz shaper that are listed below:

1. Incorrect text direction when mixed languages are used.

2. Punctuation marks are getting lost when exporting it to PDFs.

3. When we apply forced line breaks, the right-to-left text changes to left-lo-right.

4. Overlapping of right-to-left text we place any .psd file in the textframe.

5. Selection and cursor navigation issues when we try to edit tables in story editor.

6. Text overlapping upon creating outlines when it contains footnote reference.

From ID19.4 version onwards, we have also provided a preference within the application to allow users to switch to legacy shaping engine for World-Ready Composer in case users are facing issues specific to Harfbuzz shaper, so that the behaviour becomes similar to what happens for ID18.x versions.

The new option is present in InDesign's preferences under:

Preferences > Advanced Type > 'Enable Legacy Text Shaping for Adobe World-Ready Composer'

If you still continue to face any issue with ID20.0 version - even after trying the preference to switch to legacy shaper, we request you to create a separate Uservoice thread for each issue so that they can be tracked and prioritised appropriately.

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  • שרה טייב commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please, do fix it as soon as possible because it really disrupt the workflow
    Many thanks in advance!

  • Yael chen Lama commented  ·   ·  Report

    It is utterly impossible to use the latest versions of Indesign if you work in Hebrew, and it's outrageous that this has not been resolved and is actually rolling over to the next version.

  • Ronit commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please correct all the bugs for ME version. I still use an old version because of that, and can't progress with the new versions. We pay for your programs and yet Hebrew users can't get your InDesign updates!

  • Sigal commented  ·   ·  Report

    It's time to solve these problems. Those using Hebrew cannot advance beyond version 18

  • Dor commented  ·   ·  Report

    It is crucial that these issues are resolved, as we no longer have access to version 18. We won’t be able to continue working with InDesign if we upgrade our computers or reinstall the software.

  • תמי לשם commented  ·   ·  Report

    It is utterly impossible to use the latest versions of Indesign if you work in Hebrew, and it's outrageous that this has not been resolved and is actually rolling over to the next version.

  • רבקה יברוב commented  ·   ·  Report

    I'm paying for the program and it has to be fixed. this is the main program I use. this is absurd that it's not fixed yet.

  • Assaf Shuster commented  ·   ·  Report

    For over a year Hebrew users can't get update on indesign

  • Orit Kalmovich commented  ·   ·  Report

    Hi, I׳m working with InDesign for years from version 19 there are serious problems in Hebrew. Punctuation marks letter placement,Text deleted when closing files to PDF. Impossible to work in these versions. I really hope you take this seriously and solve this problem.
    Thanks

  • י. ברים commented  ·   ·  Report

    תוקע לי את העבודה למרות תשלום על התוכנה

  • Valeria Kedik commented  ·   ·  Report

    חשוב מאוד לתקן, אנחנו רוצים להרגיש בנוח לעבוד עם התוכנה וכרגע זה רחוק ממציאות

  • ר נוימן commented  ·   ·  Report

    אני מעמדת בעברית ואין אפשרות לעבוד עם הבאגים האילו
    אני משלמת על תוכנה עדכנית. תדאגו בבקשה שתהיה אפשרות לעבוד בה
    תודה רבה
    מעריכה את המאמץ וההשקעה להתאים את התוכנה גם לעברית

  • S B commented  ·   ·  Report

    חשוב מאד לתקן, תודה

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