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  1. IDML export = master page items shift

    When a file is exported as IDML, master/parent page items have shifted. Happens most consistently on pages that are “based on” other pages. This happens whether an object style with positioning has been used or not, but is generally worse when positioning has been defined.

    This has been a persistent issue through the past several versions of ID.

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  2. rtl paragraphs line break wrong direction issue

    In rtl text, I use rtl paragraph direction. when I add \n (forced line break) the remaining part of the text changes direction, unless I change character direction of \n character to "right to left". I use "default" as default character direction of paragraphs.

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  3. Blank Document/Pasteboard when Display Profile Changes

    When the display profile changes, i.e., when using automatic profile switching when room lighting changes (Spyder), document pages and any items on the pasteboard disappear. The rest of the UI remains the same.

    The 'fix' suggested elsewhere is to turn GPU preview off. However, when you do that, clicking on the document/pasteboard makes both flash white and can also make the document jump leftward to the edge of the window.

    The only real fixes are to close and reopen the document(s) or restart InDesign.

    And just in case anyone is tempted to suggest I stop using Spyder or any other…

    2 votes

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  4. Dragging the cursor and highlighting text not working

    Hello. I just updated my iMac to Sonoma (14.1.2), and now InDesign (19.0.1) has some new performance bugs.

    When using the "Type tool" and dragging the cursor over the text I want to select, the text flashes, and the page briefly goes completely white. When I stop dragging, the text appears normal, but because the page is a whiteout while dragging the cursor over the text, I have no idea what text I'm selecting or where my cursor is going.

    A similar thing happens when I want to select a few objects using the "Selection tool" to move or copy…

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  5. Share for Review: there was an error updating the artifact. NOT updating!

    Adobe InDesign CC 2024

    I am working a magazine. The size is pretty large, lots of pictures. I was able to create the Share for Review link, and share it. But I am unable to update. Although, I copy the link, open the address in Google Chrome and my edits show. When I mark a pin resolved, it does not show in my indesign file.

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  6. Export - Jpg - Page Size - Suffix

    Love the new update where you can change the export options to include a specific Suffix, however could you remove the spaces between the sizes in the Page Size Suffix export? For example, 700 x 200 would be 700x200. This will help speed up the process in file naming as we can not have spaces in files names in any graphics for our websites.

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  7. New document

    When I want to create a new document via the "File" > "New" dialog box, a document setting appears to create a document. The entire program remains stuck. I can then force close In-Design and restart it. As a result, open files are lost. To create a new document I can only open an existing document and save it again as "save as",

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  8. Please Support Folder Tags for Mac OS

    Finder Tags in Mac OS are used to quickly filter documents and folders in Application dialog boxes, as well as in the finder itself. Folder tags have never worked with InDesign, despite the function being supported by other CC apps. I use folder tags all of the time to organize artwork, as well as documents. Please fix this.

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  9. InDesign 19.0.1 hangs when trying to place image. Mac Sonoma M2 chip.

    InDesign has been crashing and freezing a lot recently. Why hasn't Adobe supported Mac's M2 chip yet??

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  10. 18.5 Freezes on open New File

    InDesign 18.5
    Freezes when I go File > New Document. I have to open an existing file, delete all the content to create a 'new' file.
    It also freezes when I try to close the program. I have to use the task manager to force close.

    Windows 10, FRL Offline Account.

    2 votes

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  11. Tool Panels go off screen

    This bug has been in Indesign a while now. using Mac OS Sonoma latest updates. This occurred in previous Mac OS's as well. Computer is M1 Max - MacBook Pro. This happens when using an external display, so 2 screens (1 MacBook Pro screen and 2nd via HDMI). Indesign is open on the larger secondary screen. If "Application Frame" is unchecked, opening tool bars snapped to the right side of the screen all open their windows right of the tool bar and thus go off screen. They should open to the left.

    This video shows it working correctly with Application…

    2 votes

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  12. RTL quotation mark rendering inconsistencies in InDesign v19

    In InDesign versions 18 and earlier, the left and right quotation marks for Thaana were interpreted as "start" and "end" quotation marks. However, Microsoft Word and web browsers and most applications interpreted them as "right" and "left" as named in the Unicode specification.

    In InDesign version 19, the rendering behaves oppositely (similar to Word, web browsers, etc.), even though the codepoint remains the same. Additionally, some other anomalies are present. For instance, when I use a right/left quotation mark as a bullet point, it renders as the opposite one.

    Please refer to the attached recording for another case where I…

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  13. footnote reference formatting is wrong

    The new version 19 and 19.0.1 shows footnote reference numbers incorrectly When paragraph justification is set to Adobe World-Ready Paragraph Composer. It must be set to the basic Adobe Paragraph Composer to work.

    The problem is the final digit (if the reference is greater than 9) does not apply the character style formatting defined in the Footnote Options setup, so the last digit is shown as normal.

    The same issue happens on running head page numbers with a style applied, but only on the right hand page. It also happens on cross-reference numbers. A workaround is to place a character…

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  14. password

    Add the possibility for a password on adobe.link's from AdobeIndesign for more safety.

    PASSWORD #INDESIGN LINKS

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  15. fonts not exporting to pdf properly

    I am using Indesign 2024 on Mac Ventura. Adobe Premier Pro Garamond Cyrillic fonts are fine in InDesign but do not show properly when exported to PDFs. This is ridiculous if not inexcusable. It's an Open Source, Adobe font. Spend time fixing issues like this instead of destroying programs by deleting scroll bars.

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  16. Crash on launch in 19.0.1

    Crash on launch immediately after splash screen appears. New to 19.0.1.
    Using macOS Sonoma 14.1 on a 27" iMac (Intel).

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  17. Adobe InDesign 2024 (v19.0) - Unable to create own style pack (error popup)

    When I try to create a new style pack I get the dialog to apply different styles. When choosing the according styles for Heading, Subheading,... I only get an error pop up. When confirming, I get another alert, a couple of times in a row (for every following style to apply one). After confirming all alerts I get one or more text frames filled with example text (no specific format / settings) on the first page of the document.

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  19. IL PANNELLO CAMPIONI NON FUNZIONA CORRETTAMENTE

    Nella palette campioni non è più possibile scegliere se applicare il colore al testo o al box, la funzione è disinibita, non viene mostrata nemmeno l'icona di riempimento/traccia

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  20. comments

    There is an extreme lag when using the Import PDF Comments feature. Sometimes I have to select "Accept" multiple times to activate the comment. And the file is very slow, it can take 20 or 30 seconds for the comment to be applied which is unbearable when working on a large 300+ page book with hundreds of comments. This used to work seamlessly but with the 2024 upgrade it is a total nightmare. I searched the forums and it seems like this has been a problem for some time and has not been fixed—this should be resolved considering this is…

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