Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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Hyperlink
Hyperlinks are not working when exporting to PDF from InDesign.Please fix this bug.
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Hunspell dictionaries cannot be added in Sierra or High Sierra
Adding Hunspell dictionaries breaks code-signing, and results in the whole of InDesign's spelling system being sand-boxed by OSX.
Steps to reproduce:
On High Sierra and InDesign CC, add a Hunspell dictionary, as detailed here: https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/add_cs_dictionaries.html
Spell-check any InDesign document using the new dictionary and spell-checking then becomes unusable, until InDesign is uninstalled then re-installed.
The following types of errors are produced in the console, showing that it's a code-signing issue, caused by dictionaries being installed within the Hunspell plugin bundle.
Can I suggest that there should be another place to install additional languages, outside the InDesign application.
The only way…
9 votesThanks for reporting this issue. We are currently reviewing it.
-Adobe InDesign team
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File rename
InDesign 13.0 running Mac OX 10.12.6
If and INDD file is renamed in the Finder when it's open in InDesign, saving the file will cause an error dialog to appear saying "Changes cannot be save as InDesign can no longer access the '[filepath:newfilename]' file. Place the file in the original location and try again." This error message appears whether trying to do a simple save or even Save As.
This error appears even though both the window header and the file name in the error message both reflect the changed (not the original) file name.
Unless file is restored to…
9 votesHello All,
Thank you for your support. The issue is now fixed in the latest update of InDesign.
Please upgrade to the new InDesign 14.0 from your Creative Cloud Application.If you are unable to see the update yet, click on the menu (three dots) on the top right corner of Creative cloud app and click on “Check for App Updates”.
Let us know your feedback in the comment section.
Thanks,
Abhinav Kaushik
InDesign Team -
indesign 21.5.1 / incopy 21.5.5 Spaltenbreiten in Tabellen
mein Kunde und ich nutzen seit vielen Jahren den Incopy/Indesign-Austausch. Seit ein paar Tagen habe ich das Problem, dass sich die erste Spaltenbreite der vorhandenen Tabellen ändert, sobald die .icma-Datei in incopy geöffnet wird. Die Spaltenbreiten sind in Indesign fest definiert (erste Spalte 21,8 mm) - nach dem Öffnen in Incopy ist sie nur noch 14,111 mm breit. Manchmal (aber nicht immer) wird die falsche Spaltenbreite auch ins Indesign-Dokument übernommen, sobald die Aufgaben aktualisiert sind. Dadurch zerschießt sich unser komplettes Layout. Die Tabellen bestehen aus 4 Reihen und 3 Spalten, in der ersten Reihe sind die Spalten verbunden. Das Problem…
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[BUG] Generative AI Alt Text setting will turn itself on when importing user settings
Hello,
This is my 2nd day this week posting a very frustrating bug on InDesign and I consider this one far worse. In trying to figure out a bug with workspaces on Monday, I exported my current settings, reset InDesign preferences, and imported my settings back in.
I did not check the settings. I should have. The generate AI Alt-text box had been rechecked, and I had NEVER manually done that. I have recreated this issue more than 5+ in a row by:
- Resetting my InDesign preferences to the default and restarting.
- Reopening InDesign, checking off…
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(InDesign)Problem with metadata after conversion v15 to v20
After converting some old .indd files to v20 from v15 I see that custom metadata is completely wrong. I’d assume that during conversion InDesign finds old metadata packets and set incorrect values
Here is the cimpress:Id value we have before conversion which is correct(pic1)But after conversion to v20(v19 works correct) I got something like this(pic2):
To convert the file you need to simply open BEFORE_CONVERSION.indd in v20 IndesignExpected result is cimpress:Id have same value as pic1.png
Actual result is pic2.png
Is it possible to fix conversion process somehow, because it breaks a lot of flows and makes migration…8 votes -
OR Operator with Anchors Behaves Incorrectly
InDesign GREP Bug Report: OR Operator with Anchors Behaves Incorrectly
Summary
InDesign's GREP engine does not handle the OR operator (|) correctly when used with anchors (^ and $). This behavior differs significantly from standard regex engines and produces unexpected, inconsistent results.Problem Description
When using the OR operator with anchors in InDesign GREP, the anchors are interpreted with incorrect precedence, causing the pattern to behave differently than expected. This issue has been confirmed as a bug by Peter Kahrel, author of "GREP in InDesign."Test Cases and Results
Test Case 1: ^ab|c
Text: ab ac bc Expected (standard regex):…8 votes -
InCopy: Notes in text shifting randomly when exported as PDF.
InCopy version 18 and 19.
To recreate the issue : add a note to any point of a text paragraph in InCopy and export the document as PDF. This results in the note (yellow sticky note) shifting randomly within the PDF document.
What should happen is that the yellow sticky note should be in the area of where the note was initially anchored in InCopy, after you export it as PDF.
8 votes -
All of the sudden font doesn't appear
v17.2 InDesign
MAC OS Big Sur 11.6.5
Opening documents to make changes and fonts are missing. They are activated in Suitcase 22.0.4 and appear in Illustrator when I open a document.
Have redone preferences, caches in both InDesign and Suitcase. Tried placing the fonts in the InDesign fonts folder and the Adobe fonts folder.
Have restarted several times.
Uninstalled InDesign and reinstalled.
Not sure what to do! Please help!!8 votes -
»Create outlines« of text on a circle path is making weird things
v 17.0.1
Intel Mac
Big SurIf you have a longer text written on a circle path and try to »Create Outlines« it fails at one area: The text gets smaller and is kind of turned around.
This only happens with longer text: Short text seems to work ok.
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[ID-4239165]InDesign fails to open or place files with long paths in Windows
InDesign fails to open or place files with long paths in Windows. The "Long Paths Enabled" registry setting is enabled (i.e. it is set to 1). The problem affects several functions:
From Bridge, Place > In Indesign causes "Script Alert: Error: Expected a reference to an existing File/Folder"
DataMerge in InDesign: images with long paths are skipped, i.e. aren't merged. There is no error message.
From InDesign. I cannot manually place a file with a long path through the “Place” dialog box. The dialog box will display the folder and thumbnails, but when I click the image to place it,…
8 votesThe fix for this issue is now available in the latest update of InDesign – version 18.3 and above.
Please update to this version to get the fix.
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Adobe InDesign team
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Indesign 16.2.1
Indesign 16.2.1 half screen cut red. when adjust windows side by side and then return back, screen cut in half and turn red. After restart it happens again. Whats that? Thanks
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new folder
command Shift N – new folder when trying to save/export a file - it doesn't work for me in Indesign 2020 with Mojave.
8 votes -
Self-closes or crashes when computer sleeps
InDesign 15.1.1
Windows 10
After putting computer to "Sleep", InDesign is closed upon wakening the computer. Sometimes says "crashed" (10% of the time). Other Adobe applications are still open where left off.8 votes -
Indesign 15.0.1 EXTREMELY SLOW
Running Indesign 15.0.1 on Catalina (10.15.3) - Indesign is so slow, that it became unusable!
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workspace problems in Indd 2020
I am working on two major projects and have created my custom workspace that gives me the panels needed for these projects. After saving the changes made for the day and closing InDesign, upon opening Indd for the next session, the work space has been set to Essentials, even though the files that require my s=custom workspace are open. I go to the workspace menu and change the work space to my working workspace and it does change, but the menu still says Essentials.
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Fonts say they are activating but never activate
Indesign 14.0.1 : When you click to activate a font it changes icon to "activating" but it never actually activates. this is happening across all 60 plus computers at my organistaion.
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Adobe Fonts wont load
Hello,
While creating a document I was trying to discover a new font. I clicked Fonts > Find More and where a list of adobe fonts usually pops up, I got nothing. I tried creating a new text box, signing in and out of adobe, and closing / opening the document.
Attached please find a screen grab of the issue.
I'd love an assist if possible.
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Links panel
When you highlight a link in the document, it used to highlight the corresponding image in the links panel, so you could easily edit or replace, instead of having to scroll through the links panel trying to identify the asset from the thumbnail. A minor workflow thing but it makes a difference. Would love to have this feature back in.
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Text wraps when replacing a swatch
If I replace a swatch the text wraps at one place. It happens just with one color in the document... I doesn't matter which swatch I use for replacing... I never seen this before. I image how risky that is when you're replacing a swatch in a large project like a catalog and than somewhere in the document text is wraping...
8 votesThank you for reporting the issue.
We are currently reviewing the same.Regards,
Abhinav Kaushik
InDesign Team
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