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1. Data Merge to PDF ignoring text variables in tag line

   First encountered issue: https://community.adobe.com/t5/InDesign/Data-Merge-to-PDF-ignoring-text-variables-in-tag-line/td-p/10606867

   Data Merge to PDF ignoring text variables in tag line

   I posted the previous in Communities over 5 years ago on Sep 13, 2019 and it still hasn't been addressed.

   Is there any reason that a file merged directly to a PDF (rather than to an Indesign file, then saved as a PDF) would refuse to parse text variables set in InDesign?

   Document has text variables selected so that final will have a tag line with date and page count.

   When I merge my data to an InDesign file, then save as PDF, the tag line I created with text variables print. It works but it is very time consuming and eats up a lot of hard drive space.

   My tag line includes:

   File Name | Output Date/Time | Sheet: Page Number / Last Page Number

   "merged to indd then saved as PDF.png" shows how the tag line is supposed to appear.

   When I use the Data Merge Panel to select Merge to PDF, InDesign happily prints my file name, date and time, but ignores my text variables for the page number and last page number in document. It's treating my merge as if there is only one page and it's the same exact tag line.

   "Merged to pdf.png" is how the tag line looks when I merge to PDF. Note that EVERY page is page 1. Not great for the bindery operator who is cutting these out and trying to keep them all in order.

   Surely using the Data panel, InDesign understands that the resulting PDF will be more than one page considering there are over 6,000 records merging?

   What is going on? Can this be fixed? Have I found a bug?

   Sherry Baker

   First encountered issue: https://community.adobe.com/t5/InDesign/Data-Merge-to-PDF-ignoring-text-variables-in-tag-line/td-p/10606867

   Data Merge to PDF ignoring text variables in tag line

   I posted the previous in Communities over 5 years ago on Sep 13, 2019 and it still hasn't been addressed.

   Is there any reason that a file merged directly to a PDF (rather than to an Indesign file, then saved as a PDF) would refuse to parse text variables set in InDesign?

   Document has text variables selected so that final will have a tag line with date and page count.

   When I merge my data to an InDesign file, then save… more

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2. ADOBE INDESIGN AND ILLUSTRATOR COMPATABILITY ISSUE

   In Adobe indesign, if we decreased Horizontal scale in Indesign and saving that template and generate PDF. If we open the same generated PDF in Adobe illustrator font size is decreasing and vertical scale is increasing and horizontal scale showing 100%. I think It's totally mis-matching with indesign and illustrator. Not only this we're facing many issues like this i.e resizing issue for example if label size is "50Wx100H" in indesign, same file showing in illustrator is 50Wx120H and some times more. Please help to fix this issue. It'll be helpful

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3. Fit Frame to Content multicolumn text frame

   1. InDesign 18.3 but has been doing this for many years.

   2. Draw a single column text frame next to a multicolumn text frame, have the same number of lines in both frames, apply Fit Frame to Content with any method to both frames, they will most likely not be the same height. You can change the width of the multicolumn frame and then Fit Frame to Content might get closer.

   3. Should be the same height if all text styling is the same.

   4. Variable height on the multicolumn frame, doing Fit Frame to Content a few times and can change it each time.

   This is particularly frustrating when you cannot align the top of the frames due to layout, so instead, you have to zoom in, place a guide, and manually nudge so the text baselines line up.

   1. InDesign 18.3 but has been doing this for many years.

   2. Draw a single column text frame next to a multicolumn text frame, have the same number of lines in both frames, apply Fit Frame to Content with any method to both frames, they will most likely not be the same height. You can change the width of the multicolumn frame and then Fit Frame to Content might get closer.

   3. Should be the same height if all text styling is the same.

   4. Variable height on the multicolumn frame, doing Fit Frame to Content a few times and can change it each… more

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4. For text frames with inset spacing and shaped corners, the text frame can auto-size to be much wider than the actual text

   InDesign: 15.0.1 x64
   Creative Cloud: 5.1.0.407

   This behavior varies depending on the combination of:
   - typeface
   - font size
   - corner size
   - inset spacing
   - actual text contents in text frame

   1. Put a few words in a text frame, and keep the text frame selected. I can trigger this easily with Minion Pro, Roboto, and Inconsolata.

   2. In Object -> Text Frame Options:

      • In the General section, set Inset Spacing to some nonzero value.
      • In the Auto-Size section, set Auto-Sizing to Height and Width, and enable No Line Breaks.

   3. Select the text frame with the Selection Tool. Set the corners to Rounded (or anything else that isn't None) and set the corner size to some nonzero value.

   4. Select the text frame with the Type tool. Using the little up and down buttons, repeatedly increase or decrease the size until the text frame auto-sizes to something way wider than the actual text. I've estimated this to be 3x to 10x the text width, depending on the factors listed above.

   Specific example:

   Minion Pro - Regular
   0p1 rounded corner size
   0p1 inset spacing
   Text: "typical example" (without quotes)
   Text frame is super wide at multiple font sizes between 10pt and 50pt. See screenshots for good results at 34pt but bad results at 35pt.

   InDesign: 15.0.1 x64
   Creative Cloud: 5.1.0.407

   This behavior varies depending on the combination of:
   - typeface
   - font size
   - corner size
   - inset spacing
   - actual text contents in text frame

   1. Put a few words in a text frame, and keep the text frame selected. I can trigger this easily with Minion Pro, Roboto, and Inconsolata.

   2. In Object -> Text Frame Options:

      • In the General section, set Inset Spacing to some nonzero value.
      • In the Auto-Size section, set Auto-Sizing to Height and Width, and enable No Line Breaks.

   3. Select the text frame with the Selection Tool. Set the corners… more

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5. Dropdown Menu "Type" Text Not Consistent

   Currently using v17.3 and I believe the "Find/Replace Font..." (under "Type" menu bar) should be with initial caps and not what I'm currently seeing. It should be the same style as "Find/Change", right?

   Checked with my fellow InDesign users and seems like it's only me.
   Anybody else has this issue?

   Thanks!

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6. Caption Metadata in Text Variables

   InDesign version 17.3
   A Metadata Caption set in Text Variables can be on a layer separate from an image. In my workflow, this is good!

   Unfortunately, InDesign treats images on layers that are turned off as if they are on, and hence a text box containing a Metadata Caption is presented with multiple images to read from and delivers the message <Multiple intersecting links>.

   I discovered this by having a square image on one layer and a 4:3 image on another layer, a layer turned off. When the text box containing the caption touched the top or bottom of the image, it worked, but when moved to the center of the image or the sides, the caption text disappeared, replaced by the message <Multiple intersecting links>. It did not matter if the text box containing the caption was on the same layer as the image or on a separate layer.

   InDesign version 17.3
   A Metadata Caption set in Text Variables can be on a layer separate from an image. In my workflow, this is good!

   Unfortunately, InDesign treats images on layers that are turned off as if they are on, and hence a text box containing a Metadata Caption is presented with multiple images to read from and delivers the message <Multiple intersecting links>.

   I discovered this by having a square image on one layer and a 4:3 image on another layer, a layer turned off. When the text box containing the caption touched the top or bottom of… more

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7. Package doesn't include some fonts

   When a supplied InDesign package with ALL necessary Document Fonts is re-packaged for distribution NOT ALL of those Fonts previously included will be re-packaged.

   So, pretty much after the new package is created you have to compare the Document Fonts folders between the 2 to see which fonts are missing, or look through the new packaged document to see which ones are indeed missing.

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8. Some text in tables is shifted to the right after the PDF export

   After the PDF export, some texts in the table cells were shifted to the right in the PDF file. The texts are not correctly positioned one below the other. The values of the deviations from the correct position are up to 0.5 point, but different.
   I tested it in InDesign CC 2018, 2020 and 2021.
   The problem occurs if "Create Tagged PDF" is not activated in the PDF export options and metric kerning is selected. I've tried different fonts.
   The PDF file with the suffix "High Quality Print" was created with the job options "High Quality Print" ("Create Tagged PDF" is active here), everything fits here.
   The PDF file with the suffix "Press Quality" was created with the job options "Press Quality" ("Create Tagged PDF" is not active here), texts have been shifted here.

   After the PDF export, some texts in the table cells were shifted to the right in the PDF file. The texts are not correctly positioned one below the other. The values of the deviations from the correct position are up to 0.5 point, but different.
   I tested it in InDesign CC 2018, 2020 and 2021.
   The problem occurs if "Create Tagged PDF" is not activated in the PDF export options and metric kerning is selected. I've tried different fonts.
   The PDF file with the suffix "High Quality Print" was created with the job options "High Quality Print" ("Create Tagged… more

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9. InDesign hangs for minutes when I/O for Document fonts is slow

   Using version 18.2.1 and opening a document that has an associated "Document fonts" folder alongside, the app performs a lot of I/O on the main thread. If the fonts are on slower storage, the app will open the document, but the window is completely frozen, since all those I/O calls are performed on the main thread.

   Note the attached traces: some calls are even performed twice for the same file. Can the CT calls be moved off the main thread?

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10. Lose tabs when converting to curves in document since new update

    I have noticed since I updated to the newest 20.0 version yesterday that every job that I have used set up tabs in and then convert to curves to go to print production (avoids any font reflow issues when processing film) the tabs do not hold. This has never been an issue before this update. Please fix this bug.

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11. Can't click through InDesign to desktop or other app + InDesign list panels tilt

    When I click on panel boxes to adjust values like font size, transparency, color tone etc, InDesign list panels (swatches, fonts etc) tilt and list elements slip away from mouse selection like they were magnetic.
    Can't exit from InDesign window (mouse click to desktop or other apps doesn't work). Functionality can be restored only by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Canc and then Esc.

    InDesign version: 16.4.2 (and earlier versions)
    OS: Windows 10 on Dell XPS-15

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12. Can not make a single change to the paragraph style options

    I can not make a single change to the paragraph style options or character style options. The only change it allows me to make is the font family only ONCE. This has been going on for about 2 months and can not fix it. PLEASE HELP. I can't set up a single style. It's Driving me NUTS.

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13. Wrong characters exported to PDF.

    My InDesign-Document uses 1 font only. After exporting a PDF, some character-combinations are replaced by a special character (see Screenshot). After closing and re-opening the document, the error doesn't appear again and the PDF file is exported normally.

    InDesign Mac CC 2018 (13.0.1)
    OS X Sierra 12.12.5
    Monotype Fontexplorer 6.0.3

    Thank you all!

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    Need More Info  ·  AdminRavi Kiran (Admin, Adobe InDesign) responded

    We have released InDesign CC2019.0.2 with lot of stability fixes. If you are not on 14.0.2.324 then I would recommend you to upgrade to latest version as it is more robust.

    If you still face this issue even after updating, please send the following information to santalwa@adobe.com :
    • Error snapshot or video recording of the issue?
    • Is(Are) the issue related to a specific document(s)/asset(s)? If Yes, Can you please provide the document(s)/asset(s)? Please package the entire document(To package the document, Go to File → Package)
    • Does Trashing preference and cache, please create a backup of Preference and cache before trashing them, help to resolve the issue?

    Adobe InDesign Team

14. Default underline position misinterprets font’s specification

    InDesign interprets the underline position as the center of the line (from which the "thickness" extends outward), whereas the OpenType spec calls for it to be the top of the line (from which the thickness extends downward). This causes inconsistencies with other application’s interpretation of the same font’s metadata.

    See here:
    https://docs.microsoft.com/de-de/typography/opentype/spec/post#header

    Quote:

    underlinePosition

    This is the suggested distance of the top of the underline from the baseline (negative values indicate below baseline).

    The PostScript definition of this FontInfo dictionary key (the y coordinate of the center of the stroke) is not used for historical reasons. The value of the PostScript key may be calculated by subtracting half the underlineThickness from the value of this field.

    InDesign interprets the underline position as the center of the line (from which the "thickness" extends outward), whereas the OpenType spec calls for it to be the top of the line (from which the thickness extends downward). This causes inconsistencies with other application’s interpretation of the same font’s metadata.

    See here:
    https://docs.microsoft.com/de-de/typography/opentype/spec/post#header

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    underlinePosition

    This is the suggested distance of the top of the underline from the baseline (negative values indicate below baseline).

    The PostScript definition of this FontInfo dictionary key (the y coordinate of the center of the stroke) is not used for historical reasons. The value… more

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15. document fonts bug

    Bij gebruik van de document fonts in indesign 15.02 worden bij het afsluiten van de job en het verplaatsten van de order naar de server gedeelte van de ordermap weer terug gezet naar de mac. Dit is alleen te voorkomen door na elke order indesign af te sluiten en weer opnieuw op te starten

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16. Sinhala text render issue

    When typing or copying texts in Sinhala unicode font, the output is rendered incorrectly. For instance, "‌ෙ + ට +ා" must be rendered as "ටො" but in indesign it is rendered as "ට‌ො". It does not create any difference by changing the keystroke pattern. "‌ෙ + ට +ා", "ට + ‌ෙ + ා", "‌ෙ + ා + ට" renders the same output. I tried changing renderer to "World-ready paragraph renderer" but nothing changed in rendering.

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17. Futura Std fonts

    When I use Futura Std in InDesign, some letters [‘a’ & ‘o’ in attached screen shot shift to a tiny, superscripted letter. Other fonts look normal in this same text, and Futura Std does not do this in any other application. Even in InDesign, the problem occurs in some situations but not others.

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18. Version 15.0.2 - Duplicate folder saving to desktop

    After moving a packaged folder from the desktop, if I go back to edit the file it creates a duplicate folder to the desktop with only the contents of Document fonts (which does not include all fonts). Definitely a concern of saving over existing data.

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19. Text/table duplicated after outline creation

    Indesign is duplicating text box and table box after converting to outlines. Also, these duplicate text boxes are not converted to outlines and are still editable. See attached image.

    Font used: URW Din.

    Computer config:
    Windows 10 Pro 21H1 - 19043.1165
    Indesign Version: 16.3 x64
    Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6400 CPU @ 2.70GHz 2.70 GHz
    Memory: 32 GB

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20. table of contents

    I have InDesign Mac 20.1. I have a Book consisting of 3 documents. In the documents there are Figure captions in Minion Pro font. When I have an N-rule (option hyphen) in Caption and I create a table of contents (ToC) the N-rule becomes superscript Stempel Garamond LT Std in the ToC even though the caption style is Minion Pro

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