grab transparent frames
Product: Adobe InDesign 21.4.1
Platform: macOS
Since updating to InDesign 21.4.1, transparent text frames are no longer draggable from their empty interior.
Steps to reproduce:
Create a new document.
Draw a text frame.
Set the stroke to any visible color and weight.
Set the fill to None.
Try to drag the text frame by clicking anywhere inside the empty area.
Expected result:
The text frame should be selectable and draggable from anywhere inside the frame, as in previous versions of InDesign.
Actual result:
Only the frame border is clickable/draggable. Clicking or dragging inside the transparent area does nothing.
Additional observation:
If a fill color is applied (any color), the frame immediately becomes draggable from anywhere inside the frame.
If the frame contains text, it can only be dragged by clicking directly on the text, not on the empty transparent area.
This behavior is reproducible in a brand-new document.
At least two users in our company experience the same issue on macOS with InDesign 21.4.1.
This appears to be a regression in the hit-testing or selection behavior of transparent text frames.
inge van den berg
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