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  1. Stalling

    Within the last couple weeks, Indesign has been acting very glitchy for me. I've never had these problems before, but when I open a document the application seems to stall for a bit. This is happening in all my documents (so it isn't one file that is the issue). Indesign doesn't ever crash, but seems to get hung up within the first couple minutes of use.

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  2. post release notes at the same time as update is released

    post release notes at the same time as update is released!
    15.1.4 was released today but the last release notes posted are for 15.1.3.
    https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/fixed-issues.html

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  3. Nested anchored tables are tagged as artifacts in PDF

    1. Adobe InDesign, v.16.4
    2. Create three text frames, with a table in the third. Anchor the frame with the table into the second frame, then anchor the second frame into the first. Style and create Articles for an accessible PDF. Export to an Interactive PDF.
    3. Table would appear tagged and in same order as it was anchored in the INDD file.
    4. Table is set as an artifact and does not appear in the tag tree at all.
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  4. Glithes

    there is glitches

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  5. Stylistic Sets do not work alongside feature variations

    Hi there! There seems to be a bug when applying OpenType Stylistic Sets to fonts that have feature variations. This has occurred with multiple fonts produced by me and colleagues, so I have made a simplified test font that you can use to duplicate the issue.

    A summary of the issue is below, and you can find full documentation and the test files here: https://github.com/djrrb/Italic-Alternates-Test

    Version of Adobe InDesign: InDesign 16.2.1

    Steps to reproduce the issues:
    - select variable font with feature variation
    - use variable font slider or select named instance to apply feature variation
    - apply opentype stylistic…

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  6. Paragraph border/ shading error with anchored objects

    when anchored objects (such as column Text or line numbers) are anchored in a Text using the options "Paragraph border" and "paragraph Shading" the borders and Shades will "randomly" disappear, or new border-lines will appear (when more then one paragraphs are merged, the lines always appear between the different styles, even though they work fine again when the object is de-anchored). Sometimes the appearance doesn't change when an object is anchored, but when the anchored object is edited (for example, when the size of the anchored object is changed).

    This is reproducable on my Windows 10, using InDesign 15.1.4.

    The…

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  7. frequent, dozens of indesign hangs within seconds !!!!! ridiculous

    indesign cc 2021 16.2.1 Mac Catalina 10.15.7
    INDESIGN stops responding, freezes, stalls, spinning pinwheel, have to force quit frequently

    simply trying to go from one page to another in this instance. happens multiple times a day every day for no consistent reason.

    https://zerobin.net/?cfd23170f0b3b81c#zHaPvcfQQFg8i5WlOcr4EFMhFdXLKRwxKhpb2yOJ444=

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  8. PDF-Roll-Over STILL BROKEN in 2021 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    You already know the issue for years but you do not solve it.

    If you make a interactive pdf with indesign and have some buttons with a state change on roll-over the alternate roll-over-layout does get stuck sometimes and the layout does not revert to normal automatically.

    This is very embarrassing when pitching a client and he just thinks you are too stupid to do it. But it's Adobe's fault. FIX IT ALREADY IT HAS BEEN YEARS!!!!!!!!

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  9. Not all spaces are rendered correctly with World-Ready Composer

    The narrow no-break space (U+202F) is not rendered correctly when the World-Ready Composer is used: its width becomes equal to a normal space, instead of being thin.

    See attachment for illustration (the problem occurs regardless of the font used), reproduced with InDesign v16.4.

    This problem is maybe related to https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/suggestions/41793187-bug-since-cs6-nonbreaking-space-s-issue-wit

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  10. Imported indesign file get pixelated in PDF

    When I create a pdf of an indesign file with imported indesign fils, the output get pixelated.

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  11. Imported indesign file get pixelated in PDF

    When I create a pdf of an indesign file with imported indesign fils, the output get pixelated.

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  12. tagged annotations - failed!

    Indesign 15.1.3

    Right now InDesign is USELESS for creating accessible pdfs, and they are the one thing I MUST create these days! It's the same every time, however you tag objects, artefacts etc they come up as tagged annotations failed. This means that the document CAN'T BE PUBLISHED. InDesign is a useless waste of money. It is rubbish in this day and age.

    This needs fixing! The world wants accessible documents now!

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  13. Effects / blending mode

    InDesign 16.4 x Windows 64: Cannot scroll the list of blending modes with arrow key(s) and preview the results in a selected box. I've always been able to do this in the past (InDesign CS 2, 4, 6). New laptop, new Adobe subscription. I can 'scroll,' but no preview. Window closes each time, so at least 30 clicks to re-open and select through the list.

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    Need More Info  ·  AdminRavi Kiran (Senior Lead Quality Engineer, Adobe InDesign) responded

    Hi everyone,

    The behavior mentioned here has been there since InDesign CC (that came out more than 8 years ago in 2013).
    Behavior in InDesign CS6 (and earlier) was different.

    Please confirm if you were seeing different behavior in any of the CC versions. Illustrator also behaves the same way.

    —
    Adobe InDesign team

  14. Language swiss german mistake

    InDesign 16 has a mistake in Swiss German orthography: words containing "ss" are marked wrong, asking for german "ß".

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  15. Printing Documents with VFs directly from InDesign is broken, need to export to PDF first

    Hello support team!
    We at Dalton Maag noticed that we couldn't print documents containing variable fonts directly from InDesign 16.3 on macOS Big Sur. Export to a PostScript file produces a broken file. The document needs to be exported to PDF first. We found this issue on our client font but managed to reproduce it with Source Serif VF from https://github.com/adobe-fonts/source-serif/releases/tag/4.004R.

    I sent the following files to Josh Hadley at Adobe:

    • A ZIP containing test documents, a broken exported PostScript file and a correctly exported PDF file
    • An AVI showing how we tested
    • A JPG showing what comes out…
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  16. subscription status.

    I get the following message at random times when launching InDesign - I do not have issues when launching other Adobe Products and I can have PS open and launch ID and still get this issue so I have to believe that this is a issue with ID.

    Message:

    Adobe
    We’re still having connection problems

    We can’t verify your subscription status.

    We can’t reach the Adobe servers. This may be because you’re not connected to the internet. Check your connection and try again below. If you’re still having issues, please see our connectivity troubleshooting guide.

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  17. cannot scroll to preview corner options

    InDesign 16.3 CC download, Win64: In previous versions of InDesign I could select a text or image box, open the 'corner options' drop-down list, and arrow/scroll through the options to preview the effect of each on the selected box. In InDesign CC, I can arrow through the list but no previews are shown on the selected box. Instead, it takes 12 clicks to re-open and select each of the six options. I have posted this problem in the community, with responses from Bill Silbert and Steve Werner. They concur that it's an InDesign/Windows Bug.

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  18. InDesign Workspace Keeps Disappearing

    Since the latest update of InDesign every time I leave the program and then come back my side panel workspace goes away. I have to select a different workspace and then reselect my saved space to get my setup to show up.

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  19. [INDD 2020 and 2021] Document fonts folder does not work with fonts for placed SVGs

    Provide a font file with the Document fonts folder for a placed SVG graphic where the font is not embedded.
    RESULT: InDesign will not use the font for rendering text with the placed SVG graphic.

    ALSO: Even if the font is installed for ALL USERS in the system on Windows 10 InDesign will not package the font that is needed with the placed SVG graphic.

    One cannot be sure what fonts are needed with placed SVG graphics. When InDesign documents are saved, closed and re-opened, Preflight and Type > Find Fonts… will not show them.

    The only check you can…

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  20. FontExplorer Error

    Hi -

    Everything's been working great for months, but after updating to InDesign 16.3.2 recently, I started getting the error message attached and am not sure why. It's also functioning fine in my other Adobe apps.

    "Could not start FontExplorer X Pro because it could not be found or the license file is missing"

    FEX 7.2.6 (build 20687)
    InDesign plugin 3.5.6
    InDesign 16.3.2
    macOS 10.15.7 (19H1323)

    I'm not entirely sure if it's an InDesign or FEX issue, but have reported the issue to Monotype as well.

    Thanks!

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