Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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49 results found
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Broken endnote tagging
When you use real endnotes in InDesign and export as a tagged PDF, the resulting tag tree is not generated properly.
This behavior can be reproduced for at least for InDesign 16, 17, 18.Result now:
<P>
--<Note>
----<Link>
------OBJR
--ALL CONTENTMinium correct result:
<Note>
--<P>
----<Link>
------OBJR
------Endnote number
----Endnote contentIn addition: The placement attribute for <Note> should be "Block".
This can only be fixed with a lot of work in the PDF.
Best, Klaas
11 votes -
accessibility export to pdf worked before in 18.5 its now broken in v19
Working in v19 with an exsiting file and when exporting to PDF it lists dozens of problems in the accessibility check which did not happen previously.
Gone back to version 18.5 which works fine with exactly the same file.4 votes -
Paint and lines disappear
Indesign 2023, Mac OS 12 Monterey (other similar reports in Catalina and win10)
Phenomenon
Fill and line disappears when copying an object.Reproduction procedure
1. Select an object with fill and line to surround it with the direct selection tool.
2. Grab the anchor point and copy by option+drag.
3. The object without fill or line is copied.The same result can be obtained by selecting an object to enclose with the direct selection tool, and then copying with the Object menu > Transform > Move.
If you select an object by clicking directly on the fill area without surrounding…4 votes -
Reading order issue when a footnote is split over to next page or column
When a footnote split over to next page or column, the accessible PDF generated from InDesign CC 2023 has notes reading order messed up. The first note reference on the page where the portion of a note comes in from the previous page/column reads the continued note text and likewise the second note reference reads the first note and so on. Eventually the last note is read at the end regardless it's note reference. It's a serious issue because not only the reading order needs to be fixed for the last note on the page that has splitting to the…
3 votes -
InDesign Not Exporting Forms Correctly
InDesign 18.5 is not exporting form fields correctly. The fields have a description, which corresponds to a tooltip in Acrobat. The fields fail the Acrobat accessibility checker, which states they do not have a description. They do, but InDesign is not exporting it correctly. The only way to correct this is to delete and rebuild the form fields over and over and over until the error clears.
2 votes -
.INDD Mac OS Finder Preview STILL not working.
The finder preview does not work and has not worked for some time. I had even updated my os to the latest version and there is still no finder preview?
IND 2023 (18.2.1) Mac OS 13.3.1 (22E261)
2 votes -
Half of the Tools Don't Work!!
This issue used to only happen sparingly and now its happens almost every time i try to use InDesign — making a 5 min edit take over an hour!
Here are the common uses I experience...
- I can't click on the bottom that lets you toggle from preview and regular mode, I have to right click it
- Changing a color gets very glitchy, doesn't actually change the color to what I tell it to, just says the same
- Can't click on the toggle to get the shape tool
- When I click export or "save as" literally…2 votes -
Tool Palettes Not Expanding
Not an "idea" but a huge bug. In Design 2023 (v18.0) just updated today. Since update, no tool palettes expand. The step to reproduce my issue is to try and use any palette. The expected result was for the palettes to operate normally, like prior to the update. The actual result was a stack of 100% useless tool palettes.
2 votes -
InDesign palettes/panels do not expand or open when Application frame is off 2023
The side panels will not open unless the application frame is on. It has been this way for over a year now and no updates have solved it. I am sick of having to have the toolbar floating instead of fixed to the side. Have just updated to InDesign 2023 and still a problem. And yes, I have deleted / reset my preferences several times which has done nothing.
2 votes -
object export options does not open
Click on Object export options (I assigned ALT+E) does not respond either from shortcut key or from menu, therefore unable to assign alternative text, any structure instructions for export to accessible pdf. Using latest version and only a problem since new licence deal signed with NSW DPI.
2 votes -
find/change
My Find/Change box is not working. Need help with this. It's worked previously.
2 votes -
Incorrect reading order when using span columns
InDesign is placing text and objects in the incorrect reading order when exporting to accessible PDF when span columns is used and the spanned text or anchored object is anywhere but at the bottom of the page. Instead of placing the spanned items in the correct order, it is placing them at the end of the reading order.
1 vote -
Reading order of footnotes is incorrect for multi-column layouts
InDesign is not placing footnotes correctly in the reading order when generating accessible PDFs for layouts with more than one column. Instead of placing the footnotes at the bottom of the page's reading order, InDesign is placing them at the end of the first column, interrupting the reading order.
Also, after correcting the reading order by placing the footnote(s) at end, Acrobat reports a 'Tagged Annotations - Failed' error for the footnote or the first footnote in a block of footnotes when it is a hyperlink.
1 vote -
Incorrect coding of ligatures in placed Illustrator files
InDesign is not encoding ligatures in placed Illustrator files correctly when generating accessible PDFs via the Export/Adobe PDF (Interactive) command. Accessibility Check in Acrobat reports all ligatures in Illustrator files as 'Character Encoding - Failed'.
macOS 14, all CC apps up to date.
1 vote -
1 vote
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Article "Use for Tagging Order" not working
ID 2024 19.0 The "Use for Tagging Order in Tagged PDF" no longer works. There are no tags present when I check the PDF. This is a huge accessibility issue!
1 vote -
Selection tool issue
The selection tool don't allow to move objects but only to select and resize them.
Also, moving a selection of multiple objects, with images in it, with the Direct Selection tool it only move the frames but not the images inside them.
This is a BIG problem, how can i fix it??1 vote -
Alt text is lost when content is edited in InCopy
When a file containing content which includes anchored objects (images or groups) which have alt text applied is edited in InCopy, alt text is destroyed.
InDesign/Incopy 2023 & 2022
Steps to reproduce:
1) Create a new INDD file
2) Place an image
3) Add alt text to the image
4) Create a text frame with some placeholder text
5) Anchor the image into the text frame
6) Export the story for editing in InCopy
7) Open the file in InCopy
8) Edit the content (Don't touch the image)
9) Check in the file
10) Reopen the file in InDesign and…1 vote -
portrait mode - Whether at 125% or 100% the Indesign Interface scaling option under Preferences does not work.
BUG DETAILS- On a Monitor that is setup in a Portrait configuration, whether at 125% or 100% display scale in Windows Settings, the Indesign Interface scaling option under Preferences does not work.
Adobe is a publishing software, especially InDesign. Book Publishers and their graphic design team need to have the option of working in a monitor setup in a Portrait configuration for the purpose of full vertical page (height) dimensions. I cannot get Indesign to Scale the Interface at all under Preferences when monitors are set in Portrait configuration. This is a bug because the InDesign interface does scale (as…
1 vote -
InDesign now opens full screen every time. Using 2023 on a Mac. Happenes every time I open InDesign. I would expect that the file would op
How about you tell us how to stop that?
1 vote
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