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  1. Paste with Formatting Button Obscures Text

    The new button to paste with or without text formatting is positioned so it covers up punctuation at the end of the text. This is a problem because you can't tell if the punctuation is correct and present unless you deselect, press Esc, etc. The button should be positioned lower, like the old OpenType button so all the text and punctuation can be clearly seen.

    2 votes

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  2. Activated Fonts aren't showing in the font drop down

    The activated fonts aren't showing in the font drop down. They are showing under the Type menu at the top though. Nothing that I can't work with, Just very inconvenient

    3 votes

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  3. app window resize from maximize

    indesign v. 18.0
    when app launches in max window and resized. it resizes off my 4k monitor

    2 votes

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  4. text typed on path distorts when converted to outlines

    Using InDesign v17.2.1, text typed on a path becomes distorted when converted to outlines. As you'll see in the attached before/after images, the converted text is mostly okay, but the last few words become almost illegibly small. The characters also become reoriented relative to the path ... some characters are vertical, others upside-down. I've tried changing fonts, creating new documents, and typing on paths of different shapes, but the problem persists. I was hoping that this problem would be addressed in the latest update, but it wasn't.

    7 votes

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  5. Illustrator to Indesign copy bug

    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit, 22H2, fully updated
    Illustrator 27.2 + Indesign 18.1 + New douments with older content.

    Newly created gradients work fine, only data from old documents seems to have a problem.

    When I copy a box with an old gradient from Illustrator to Indesign the last color is wrong.

    Please Fix. Thanks.

    1 vote

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    0 comments  ·  Colors/Swatches  ·  Admin →
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  6. 'Use Spacing' *STILL* not working for multiple pages using Page Tool

    1. Indesign Beta v 18.9
    2. Turn off Facing pages and deselect 'Allow pages to shuffle'

    • create multiple pages and then 'attach' one to another, by clicking and dragging a page alongside another in the pages panel, until you see the grey 'hook' then release it, so they stick together.

    • Now select multiple pages using the Page tool and the 'Use Spacing' option appears at the top. Type in a number, say, 50mm

    1. Expected result: All pages move 50mm away from each other, and you should be able to attach as many pages together as required for the task

    2. Actual…

    1 vote

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  7. The Tiny Line Occured When Applied the Drop Shadow, Outer Glow Effect to Text

    1. Adobe InDesign version 18.1 for Windows
    2. The Tiny Line Occured When Applied the Drop Shadow, Outer Glow Effect and maybe for another effect to Text (as per screeenshot attached).
    3. Please advise there is a bug or something else?

    Awaiting the reply and advise to resolve it.

    Thanks & B/regards,
    Handjojo

    1 vote

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  8. Embed Image Blocks not supported in PublishingOnline

    Adobe Indesign CC 2023 (18.1)

    I recently wanted to create a more immersive viewing experience of my 3D designs by inserting holographic image blocks as an embed in a PublishOnline document (if you haven't seen this excellent technology you should check out "LookingGlass" https://blocks.glass/).

    While testing this out I've run into a problem with the publishing of the document. Using the "Object/Insert HTML" and pasting the Image Block's embed code:

    <div class="lkg-blocks-player" style="padding:133.333% 0 0 0;position:relative;"><iframe src="https://blocks.glass/embed/3450" frameborder="0" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media; xr-spatial-tracking; accelerometer; gyroscope; magnetometer" allowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true" execution-while-out-of-viewport="true" execution-while-not-rendered="true"></iframe></div>

    everything works great while in Indesign (screenshot of the…

    1 vote

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  9. Character control panel is cut off

    The Character panel is currently cut off, so I can't change the font easily like I want to. I restarted InDesign as well as my computer but so far no luck.

    1 vote

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  10. Shift+Enter (Num-Pad) no longer opens a file with options

    Up to InDesign 2022 one had the possibility to open/place a file with additional options by hitting Shift+Enter (NumPad), instead of checking the box "open with options". Shift+Click on Open still works.

    1 vote

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  11. addidtionl layer(s) are invisible in embedded INDD

    The objects on layers except the main layer are invisible if you place the indd document in another indd document. If you move the object to the main layer and refresh the link they are visible again. PDF export is not effected by this.

    Id 18.0, Mac OS 11.7.2

    1 vote

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  12. Typesetting changes on paragraphs that are not touched

    while working on texts - like doing corrections or micro typopraphy – InDesign changes the line breaks to other paragraphs that I am not working on.
    On the same page, but when I work on details sometimes I zoom and do not see that things are changing. This often causes changes to several pages and I need to fix everything back!

    1 vote

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  13. Display Performance view high quality crashing

    When viewing an indesign document when the Display performance is set to "High Quality"indesign often crashes. Even when it's just a single object.

    MacBook Pro (M1)
    macOS 12.2.1
    indesign 2023 (18.0)
    x2 ASUS PB279 (3840x2160)

    2 votes

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  14. Object effects not scaling when using numeric adjustment

    When I scale an object using the actual size of the object, say I have a rectangle 40x40mm with a stroke size of 4 point, and I increase the size to say 80x80mm the stroke still stays at 4 points. This also applies to effects that I have given the object, like a drop shadow. All the effects are not scaled if I scale the object numerically. No matter which panel I use and of course the transformation panel is marked to scale strokes and effects. The effects do scale if I scale it by percentage like they should.
    The…

    2 votes

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  15. AdobeXMPScript v 17.2.0.20

    Windows 10

    Adobe InDesign CC2022 (v 17.2.0.20)

    ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = new ExternalObject( "lib:AdobeXMPScript" )

    returns

    ERROR: 52, I/O error
    Unable to load the AdobeXMPScript library!

    7 votes

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  17. Publish Online thicker navigation arrows - option to turn OFF

    The hard coded previous/next page arrows are noticeably thicker and can spoil some designs and therefore the user experience. Can we have an option to turn them OFF.

    Ajar In5 already has this. Seems like a simple enough option?

    3 votes

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  18. Farbfelder -> Füllung und Kontur verschwunden

    Wenn man eine Füllung/Kontur im Fenster Farbfelder ändern will, dann ist es in der aktuellen Version von Indesign verschwunden!

    VERSION 17.4C -> OSX MONTEREY (Aktuell)

    2 votes

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  19. Publish Online documents have become very slow to load

    Since the dashboard update, analytics 'since published' will NOT load.

    We're also noticing publish online documents are very slow to load initially.

    I'm presuming this is all server side issues at Adobe and would like to know if its being fixed.

    Are you forcing browsers to cache online publications before loading?

    These are both major issues that might force us to see alternative solutions if not fixed soon.

    2 votes

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  20. Indesign GPU enablement on Windows

    InDesign 17.4 x64

    It would be nice and desirable if there was also GPU support in Indesign and Windows 11 Pro like Photoshop and Illustrator.

    2 votes

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