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1. OpenType features bug, missing glyphs on PDF export and convert to outlines

   I've run into a bug when converting text to outlines, and PDF export, relating to OpenType Features.

   I have a font, Chartwell, that has worked perfectly in InDesign for 13+ years. I recently received this bug report from a customer, but am able to recreate it on my end.

   In InDesign’s UI, everything still seems to work correctly. However, when exporting a PDF or converting the text to outlines, some glyphs disappear completely. (See image)

   The font uses complex Discretionary Ligatures to pull off substituting pie chart shapes. The issue doesn't appear for all discretionary ligatures, but something about this specific feature code is triggering something in InDesign? I’ve done some debugging, but can’t find the exact thing that is triggering it, although it may be related to changing text colors breaking context in a substitution.

   I believe the issue in InDesign, since this hasn’t been an issue in the past, doesn’t show up in Illustrator, and only happens on PDF export and creating outlines. I also believe I’m following the OpenType Feature spec correctly. (See second image for a simplified example of the feature code)

   I've created a simplified example InDesign file and OTF that shows the issue. I’m happy to send this over or talk directly to engineers, or help debug this further. Thanks

   More about the font in question: https://www.vectrotype.com/chartwell

   I've run into a bug when converting text to outlines, and PDF export, relating to OpenType Features.

   I have a font, Chartwell, that has worked perfectly in InDesign for 13+ years. I recently received this bug report from a customer, but am able to recreate it on my end.

   In InDesign’s UI, everything still seems to work correctly. However, when exporting a PDF or converting the text to outlines, some glyphs disappear completely. (See image)

   The font uses complex Discretionary Ligatures to pull off substituting pie chart shapes. The issue doesn't appear for all discretionary ligatures, but something about this… more

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2. Variable Font Custom Weights Not Available

   InDesign 19.1. I recently installed a new variable font from Monotype (https://www.myfonts.com/collections/unitext-variable-font-monotype-imaging). When using the slider to adjust the weight variable, the font breaks and defaults to the regular weight.

   The same font works fine on Illustrator. Other variable fonts on InDesign (e.g. Acumin Variable) also work fine, so the issue seems to be tied to this specific font and InDesign only.

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3. Incorrect ligatures in InDesign 2024

   In Indesign 19.0.1, ligatures are replaced incorrectly in German. Comparing these with the same document in 18.5.1, where they appear correct, this appears to be a bug in the new version. One screenshot is from INDD 2023 and the other from INDD 2024.

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   Under Review  ·  AdminSanyam Talwar (Senior Lead Software Engineer, Adobe InDesign) responded

   Hi,

   The issue is currently under investigation.

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4. Google font unusable after 2024 update.

   1. InDesign 2024, Google font Big Shoulders Display (variable width) stopped working properly between 2023 and 2024 updates.
   2. I tried changing character attributes, pacakging the file and deleting the Document fonts folder (suggested in Adobe Community)
   3. Expected the font to work properly
   4. Font does not work properly

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5. Weird replacement issue with small caps and breaks

   When text is set in small caps, the German ß ligature gets replaced by ss. When that replacement then is at the end of a line and the word needs to break and wrap around, InDesign creates missing glyphs.
   This is not an issue with the font and it is not a general issue, because Illustrator doesn't do it. It happens with true small caps and with fake ones.

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6. Missing glyphs in a Right-to-Left Paragraph direction

   1. InDesign Middle Eastern Version 18.4.0.56

   2. Steps to reproduce the issues:
      a. In Preferences>Composition>Highlight, turn on Highlight for missing glyphs.
      b. Type in a text box open and closing parenthesis.
      c. Toggle between Right-to-Left and Left-to-Right Paragraph direction.

   3. Expected result: Missing glyphs should not be affected by paragraph direction.

   4. Actual result: When the direction becomes Right-to-Left the parenthesis are highlights as missing glyphs.

   Additional Information:
   If you type one Hebrew letter before and after the parenthesis, the parenthesis will be highlighted with missing glyphs also on Left to Right Paragraph direction.

   I tried with various fonts, all behave the same. Today was the first time I noticed it. It happened with a document that I edit all the time (and also a new one I created to test it) when I selected a different paragraph style. I then got a message that there are missing glyphs. I turned on the highlight option and suddenly I notices that all my parenthesis are highlighted in yellow for missing glyphs. I believe it is a bug of the latest version.

   1. InDesign Middle Eastern Version 18.4.0.56

   2. Steps to reproduce the issues:
      a. In Preferences>Composition>Highlight, turn on Highlight for missing glyphs.
      b. Type in a text box open and closing parenthesis.
      c. Toggle between Right-to-Left and Left-to-Right Paragraph direction.

   3. Expected result: Missing glyphs should not be affected by paragraph direction.

   4. Actual result: When the direction becomes Right-to-Left the parenthesis are highlights as missing glyphs.

   Additional Information:
   If you type one Hebrew letter before and after the parenthesis, the parenthesis will be highlighted with missing glyphs also on Left to Right Paragraph direction.

   I tried with various fonts, all behave the same. Today… more

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7. Khmer Line-Breaking Regression Bug

   While much has been fixed, the current version of InDesign 2022 still line-breaks Khmer words/punctuation incorrectly (this used to work in InDesign 5.5 but has been broken since CS 6).

   Here are some sample words/puncuation that break incorrectly (many are names):
   យេស៊ូវ
   អ៊‌ីស្រាអែល
   គ្រីស្ទ
   «...ទោះ
   ជាម្ចាស់
   អាន់ទីយ៉ូក
   ៗ (this should stay with the previous word not break on to its own line)
   អា​កំណា
   គ្រី‌ស្ទបរិស័ទ
   បន្សុស
   ខគម្ពីរ
   បូគោ
   ... (should stay together and stay with previous word like in English)
   បូគោ
   ឰយុកោ

   Easiest way to fix this is don't break a line unless there is a zero-width space (U+200B) or a real space.

   Thanks!

   While much has been fixed, the current version of InDesign 2022 still line-breaks Khmer words/punctuation incorrectly (this used to work in InDesign 5.5 but has been broken since CS 6).

   Here are some sample words/puncuation that break incorrectly (many are names):
   យេស៊ូវ
   អ៊‌ីស្រាអែល
   គ្រីស្ទ
   «...ទោះ
   ជាម្ចាស់
   អាន់ទីយ៉ូក
   ៗ (this should stay with the previous word not break on to its own line)
   អា​កំណា
   គ្រី‌ស្ទបរិស័ទ
   បន្សុស
   ខគម្ពីរ
   បូគោ
   ... (should stay together and stay with previous word like in English)
   បូគោ
   ឰយុកោ

   Easiest way to fix this is don't break a line unless there is a zero-width space (U+200B) or a… more

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8. Hyperlink shifts when replacing preceding characters

   If I replace a character in front of a hyperlink with multiple characters using Find/Change, the hyperlink shifts.

   (See screeshot: before and after)

   If only one character is replaced, no shift occurs. Tested with InDesign CS6, 2020 and 2021, MacOS.

   Here you can find a test document:
   https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/hyperlink-shifts-when-replacing-preceding-characters/td-p/12143679

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9. Variable Fonts: Align Stroke to Center shows overlaps

   When using variable fonts, the Align Stroke to Center shows the overlaps in letters with live text (not good). If I use Align Stroke to Outside the overlaps arenʻt shown with live text (good) but once I use Type > Create Outlines the overlaps are shown (not good).

   This happens in many variable fonts, for example Source Code VF Concept (see screenshot attached), but also true with my own variable fonts and those from other type foundries.

   With the non-variable font version, the Stroke looks good in all settings mentioned here. The variable font version should look the same. Thank you!

   When using variable fonts, the Align Stroke to Center shows the overlaps in letters with live text (not good). If I use Align Stroke to Outside the overlaps arenʻt shown with live text (good) but once I use Type > Create Outlines the overlaps are shown (not good).

   This happens in many variable fonts, for example Source Code VF Concept (see screenshot attached), but also true with my own variable fonts and those from other type foundries.

   With the non-variable font version, the Stroke looks good in all settings mentioned here. The variable font version should look the same. Thank… more

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10. auto page numbering does not work with auto-size text box

    The auto-sizing text box should resize depending on number and not the 'marker character'
    I'm pretty sure it used to work that way.

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11. Unable to create text box and select text

    InDesign 2021 version: 16.2.1.102

    Drag when using Type tool -> no text box create
    Using Type tool, Double click the text inside a text box -> unable to select the word
    Using Type tool, drag within the paragraph inside a text box -> unable to select the texts, instead will move the whole text box

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12. Tables with slanted header row

    When tables have long names for column headers, a good design solution is to ***** the header cells and their text, from 20-70 degrees.

    The table still needs to be live, editable, and adjustable (both the cells AND text) so that when needed, the headers can be changed from 60 degrees to 45 degrees.

    And when exported to PDF and EPUB, it needs to have the required accessibility tag structure:
    <Table>
    <TR>
    <TH> (header)
    <TH> (header)
    <TH> (header)
    <TH> (header)
    <TR>
    <TD> (data)
    <TD> (data)
    <TD> (data)
    <TD> (data)

    See attached screen cap of slanted column headers.

    All we can do at this time is merely rotate the text at fixed amounts: 90, 180, and 270 degrees (shown in the bottom of screen capture). This isn't enough for many table designs, especially for those needing to design for accessible PDF and EPUB.

    When tables have long names for column headers, a good design solution is to ***** the header cells and their text, from 20-70 degrees.

    The table still needs to be live, editable, and adjustable (both the cells AND text) so that when needed, the headers can be changed from 60 degrees to 45 degrees.

    And when exported to PDF and EPUB, it needs to have the required accessibility tag structure:
    <Table>
    <TR>
    <TH> (header)
    <TH> (header)
    <TH> (header)
    <TH> (header)
    <TR>
    <TD> (data)
    <TD> (data)
    <TD> (data)
    <TD> (data)

    See attached screen cap of slanted column headers.

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13. Fit frame to content not working for text

    I recently updated to the newest version of InDesign (v 16.0) and "fit frame to content" is not working properly for any of my text boxes. It is leaving about 0.13in at the top of all of my text, and is making aligning in my layout extremely difficult. I double checked to make sure my baselines are set to 0 and my text boxes are set to Align to top, but nothing seems to be fixing it.

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14. paragraph shading where inline table is used

    Indesign all versions:

    I often use pararaph shading to give my text some extra attention. I may also have tables in this text, that require the same shading. But unfortunately, that's not possible with inline tables. When I instead use inline graphics, the shading works as expected.

    Seems like a bug to me!

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15. Indesign 16.0, Windows 10, Minion Pro Medium Caption. Text disappears.

    Make a text box. Type in any text. Select Minion Pro as typeface. Then select Medium Caption. Text disappears.

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16. Text rendering bug – the edited text is rendered over older version of the text

    I work on a book. While editing the book, I face constant rendering issues: the updated text is rendered on top of the unaltered text. It happens irregularly many times a day. The problem is not document oriented nor platform specific. I started to make screenshots in March and the bug is still present.
    It is very annoying. The only solution is to switch to Selection tool and the change select the Text tool. If you seriously edit a document and you face rendering bugs every five minutes, it is pain **********.

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17. Fonts won't visibly load, but preflight is green. Close the doc and reopen - fonts work again.

    macOS Mojave 10.14.6
    InDesign 15.1 & 15.1.1

    When a document is open, some of the fonts will not visibly load. However when you go to Type > Find/Replace it shows there are no font issues. Preflight is green and all fonts are listed as "OK". We then immediately close the document and reopen it everything looks fine. When the same document is opened hours later the problem repeats itself.

    Notes:
    • It appears that fonts loaded from the Document Folder ONLY are OK.
    • Fonts that are loaded simultaneously in Font Book and the Document Fonts folder fail to display correctly.
    • We do not use Adobe fonts.
    • Fonts are typically either in Font Book, and/or they are in the Document Fonts folder for most of our jobs.
    • One of the InDesign files experiencing this bug was created in 2019.
    • Making a Press PDF while the fonts are bugged out creates a PDF that displays everything properly.
    • If I try to print the InDesign file with this font bug, the document fails to print and gives me the following error: “Printing Error: The Adobe Print Engine has failed to output your data due to an unknown problem.”

    Things I've tried:

    • Clearing font caches in macOS
    • Clearing the macOS Library Caches
    • Deleting the AdobeFnt.lst file in the Documents fonts folder
    • Moving Document fonts folder elsewhere, open the file, then move doc fonts back.
    • Repackaging the job
    • Turning off the Adobe Fonts service located in the Creative Cloud app
    • Leaving the document open for over an hour to see if fonts would load on its own.

    Bug replication:

    In some instances, moving the Document Fonts folder to the desktop, opening the file, close it and moving the Document Fonts folder back to its original location would trigger this bug. But it doesn’t work all the time. The steps below are more consistent with replicating the bug.

    1. Delete the AdobeFont22.lst from the Document Fonts folder.
    2. Open the document - fonts are broken (even though they are also loaded in the system). Preflight is green.
    3. Close document.
    4. Open the document again and the fonts load properly.

    We did not encounter this bug until 15.1.

    macOS Mojave 10.14.6
    InDesign 15.1 & 15.1.1

    When a document is open, some of the fonts will not visibly load. However when you go to Type > Find/Replace it shows there are no font issues. Preflight is green and all fonts are listed as "OK". We then immediately close the document and reopen it everything looks fine. When the same document is opened hours later the problem repeats itself.

    Notes:
    • It appears that fonts loaded from the Document Folder ONLY are OK.
    • Fonts that are loaded simultaneously in Font Book and the Document Fonts folder fail to display… more

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18. Footnotes disappears

    Some footnotes disappeared without reason then appeared back when I changed something in the linked paragraph. InDesign didn't display any kind of warning about this problem.

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    Need More Info  ·  amaarora responded

    Hi,
    Part of this issue was fixed with the latest release of InDesign 15.0.1

    For all new files created with ID 15.0.1 the issue will not come. For older files opened in ID 15.0.1, you will have to resize, move or do some text editing operation to make the footnote appear

    In case you are still facing the issue in new files created post ID 15.0.0 , please share a sample file

    Thanks
    amaarora@adobe.com

19. Exported text missing Endnotes

    Exported text missing Endnotes
    We work with Footnotes and Endnotes a lot. And when everything is OK, but after going in print, the text is exported so that the autor can edit it for a next release (Law text and commented law so it changes often). I was very happy when InDesign did begin to work with Endnotes but ... it does not export them. Not even in Version 15.0.1. Footnotes are exported, Endnotes are missing. This is a big bug or an even bigger oversight.

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20. Turn off Hyphenation across Page Breaks

    I love the don't hyphenate across column breaks, however in some instances I have a 2-column setup and hyphens on the page is ok, but across page breaks is not. Please add this as an option in the hyphenation options. OR add it as something you can check in pre-flight.

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