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  1. Convert Footnotes and Endnotes problem and a bonus scripting problem with special characters

    Indesign 17 on MacOs 12.3.1

    Convert Footnotes and Endnotes does not work when the footnotes does not have a footnote number.

    I have an Indesign document with footnotes.
    In each footnote I have removed the footnote number and the following tab character. (~F\t)

    I need these footnotes to be endnotes but this is not possible with the command "Convert Footnotes and Endnotes".

    Without the footnote number in the footnotes the command/script does not recognise the footnotes as being footnotes.

    They are however still footnotes and I can continue working with them as footnotes and also address them via scripting but…

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  2. anchoredObjectSettings SpaceBelow is missing in the DOM

    The space below is missing for anchored Object Settings

    I can only find this:
    anchoredObjectSettings.anchorSpaceAbove

    (INDD17.1 + Javascript)

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  3. InDesign does not load type library on upgrade

    Similar to the 2020 release (see https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/suggestions/41072476-type-library-is-not-automatically-created-by-cc202), InDesign 2022 does not install the type library in upgrade. Please include this with the installation, as this will cause errors for many users.

    Error message: Error: Unable to load Adobe InDesign 2022 Type Library (Version 1.0).

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  4. script panel blank

    Nenhum Script aparece no painel. Todos sumiram, e todos os scripts estão na pasta do ID.

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  5. export layers to photoshop

    would be so nice to have a way to export inDesign layers to Photoshop file. (would save hundreds of hours to rebuild all these files!)

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  6. FindChangeByList not working

    1 The script stopped working. Doesn’t do anything.

    2 Please let the updater copy the FindChangeList.txt from the previous version. In most cases it’s part of a workflow that breaks with each update.

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  7. do script bug in indesign 2025?

    I have a script (extend script) file that has worked flawlessly in every version of InDesign for the last 15 years or so. Bercause it is used in semi-automated workflow I trigger it from an AppleScript, using the "do script" command.

    InDesign 2025 suddenly incorrectly reports a syntax error "expecting ;"

    The javascript that gets called works as expected, without warnings when run from the script panel.

    This is highly problematic for me, since triggering the script from applescript is an essential part of my workflow.

    Adobe are welcome to contact me for more information

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  8. Scripting Windows: Add page item after add swatch will delete added swatch

    In ExtendScript on Windows only, adding any InDesign page item after adding a color will delete the color:

    var doc = app.documents.add();
    // adds black CMYK color
    sw = doc.colors.add();
    // this line will delete the color that was just added on Windows only
    var rect = doc.rectangles.add();
    alert(sw.isValid);

    This actually manifested for me as a crash bug. This script crashes InDesign 2024 Windows:

    var doc = app.documents.add();
    var sw = doc.colors.add();
    doc.rectangles.add({fillColor: sw});
    

    This crashes because the last line deletes the swatch when it adds the rectangle, then tries to use the swatch.

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  9. PlaceGun does not have reference to idms textframe

    Hi,

    I'm trying to place a textframe from an idms file into an indesign document. The actual loadPlaceGun() operation seems to work fine as I'm able to paste the textframe on the page. However, I also want to have a reference to that textframe. I was trying to accomplish this by using

    placeGun.pageItems.everyItem().getElements(), but it doesn't return any elements. I find this odd because I'm using the same method when inserting images and it works fine, so I'm not sure what the issue is. Link with pictures here: https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/placegun-does-not-have-reference-to-idms-textframe/m-p/14530065#M568624

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  10. hyperlinkTextSources.add thrown Errornumber 79111 since InDesign 2024

    When creating hyperlinks, a hyperlink is automatically created via a text object. The script ran until InDesign 2023.
    The text objects are returned by a search.

    app.activeDocument.findGrep();

    The hyperlink was created with the steps
    hyperlinkTextSources.add
    hyperlinkURLDestinations.add
    hyperlinks.add

    The first hyperlink is created as expected. In InDesign 2024, error 79111 "The selected object is already being used by another hyperlink" is thrown after the first hyperlink created (hyperlinkTextSources.add).

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  11. action feature

    hello, Is there an action feature in InDesign, like Photoshop?
    Is there a script that records the work steps and then applies the steps automatically when clicked?

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  12. Insertion point with more than one text style range

    An insertion point can have more than one TextStyleRange, e.g.

    InsertionPoint.textStyleRanges.length // Result: 779

    These are the TextStyleRanges of the entire text (of the story) that follows the insertion point.

    Expected is one TextStyleRange for one InsertionPoint.

    InDesign 18.5.1, MacOS, UXP and ExtendScript

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  13. indesign 19 0.1 version the vbscripts don't work when pressing it gives me the window error sound and nothing happens

    indesign 19 0.1 version the VB scripts don't work when pressing it gives me the window error sound and nothing happens. I try to place multiple pdf and it gives me the window error sound please help

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  14. Error 104705 when using script with app.doScript()

    InDesign 19.0.1 shows the error 104705 when using my script.
    In German:
    Fehlerzeichenfolge: Adobe InDesign 2024 Type Library kann nicht geladen werden (Version 1.0).

    Engine: myengine
    Zeile: 4
    Quelle: clipboard = app.doScript(script,ScriptLanguage.VISUAL_BASIC);

    In InDesign 19.0 there is no error and all works fine.

    This also works in 18.5 but not in 18.5.1

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  15. Multi-Find/Change crashes

    Windows 11
    Indesign 19 x64

    Multi-Find/Change 3.0 crashes in the latest version of Indesign after the searches are complete and you press OK indesign crashes.

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  16. Actions Panel like in Photoshop and Illustrator

    If this existed in Indesign like it does in Photoshop and Illustrator it would save me HOURS of time. Please please make this happen,

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  18. IOS picking up URL in plain Text

    Creating a QR using the "Plain Text" option, to generate a note when scanned. There are a few URL's within the plain text. Android phones are picking up the QR code as intended, opening a note on their phone. However, iPhones are picking up the first URL in the plain text, despite it being 1/3 of the way down the text. It doesn't matter what the URL is. Third party cameras and Android cameras work fine, iOS cameras don't.

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  19. ID crashes when call method "createHyperlinkQRCode" on Rectangle from "afterOpen" event handler

    ID 18.1 Windows 10

    I'm trying to develop a script that updates the QR code (creates anew in the same Rectangle ) when the document is opened.

    The Startup Script sets the event handler of the "afterOpen" event, where the "createHyperlinkQRCode" method is called on the found Rectangle object.

    In this case, InDesign crashes with an error
    <crash exception="EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION" exceptionCode="0xc0000005" instruction="0x00007FFD49229914">

    Creating a QR code manually through the main menu does not cause errors. The error does not occur when the script calls the "createHyperlinkQRCode" method on the Document object. But in this case, I have to point with the…

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  20. Duplicated AllPageItems collection when nesting Table inside another Table

    1 create new blank document, 1 page, no primary textframe
    2 creatte empty TextFrame,
    3 insert Table [2x2],
    4 insert another Table [2x2] to the 1st table - into 1st cell,
    5 insert another Table [2x2] to the 2nd table - into 1st cell,
    6 now insert image into 3rd table - from step 5 - as InLine object after a space - so the cell is not converted into Graphics cell,
    7 run script:

    var items = app.activeDocument.allPageItems;
    for (var i = 0; i < items.length; i++)
    $.writeln(items[i].toSpecifier());

    Expected result:

    /document[@id=1]//text-frame[@id=246]
    /document[@id=1]//rectangle[@id=286]
    /document[@id=1]//image[@id=282]

    Actual result:

    /document[@id=1]//text-frame[@id=246]
    /document[@id=1]//rectangle[@id=286]
    /document[@id=1]//image[@id=282]
    /document[@id=1]//rectangle[@id=286]…

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