Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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[ID-4236204]Using “Paragraph Borders and Shading” on frame grid, it is incorrect to base them on grid attributes possessed by the frame grid
>>InDesign Version CC2018 or newer
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>“Paragraph Borders and Shading” are usually generated based on the outline of the glyphs in the paragraph to which they are applied.
> This is true even if they are grid-aligned on a text frame (Figure 1-a, right).
> However, when the same settings are made on a frame grid, for some reason, they are generated based on the grid attributes of the frame grid, not the glyph outlines.
> This always occurs based on the grid attribute of the frame grid, regardless of whether the text in the frame grid
51 votesHi,
Thank you for reporting the issue. It is currently under investigation.
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Adobe InDesign Team
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Undo does not work properly on deleted text, it only deletes one character at a time instead of whole block of text
>>I am on a Mac and this is a problem with InDesign 2018.
>>If you backspace delete two or more characters from text, undo (Ctrl+Z) only restores one character at a time instead of the whole block that was deleted in that action.
>>Undo worked fine in previous versions of InDesign, and it works fine in Word and other apps.
>>I have tried deleting InDesign preferences and caches and even reinstalled it with import previous prefereces unchecked, but the problem remains, and I cannot find any solution. Can someone please help?
>>Macbook Air now running
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Text Replacement
>>When I have text selected, I click on the box with the Font name and type out the font that I want. Then click on the font weight preference, but it just reverts back to the original font, it does not actually apply the font that I am click on in the dropdown. The only way I can choose a new font is by using my arrow keys and then hitting enter for the selection. I have a stylus so I thought maybe it's just my pen not working, but this doesn't seem to be the case because it
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Unable to package files - program freezes creating IDML
>>>Unable to package documents since 14.0.2 x64 update. Freezes on create IDML. When you try to cancel app hangs. Have to crash service to get the app to close.
>>Windows 10 - 1809 17763.437
>16 votesThanks for reporting the issue. We are reviewing it
Thanks
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Rulers exceeding text boundaries, only paragraph shading or offsets seem to be able to limit them
>>The issue is described in this thread (sample .INDD file link included in the thread to reproduce the issue):
> >>The excess rulers that go beyond the text boundary can only be removed (or masked, not sure which is actually happening) with paragraph shading.
>>As a rule, rulers should not go beyond the text boundary, and they should adapt to the text boundary (if font size have been changed, or if other changes have been made that affect the layout).
>>But the green arrows show that in some cases the boundary is
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Recent File menu text garbled
>>>When opening InDesign and seeing the Recent File menu filter screen before opening a document, the text is garbled, almost as if it's layered over previous versions of the same file. See screengrab attached.
>>Running 19.01 on Mac Mini M1 2020 Mac OS Ventura 13.6
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Editing font in table and it crashes
>>>Selecting multiple cells and changing font, Indesign keeps crashing
>3 votesTo identify the cause of this issue, we had started our investigation with the aim to resolve it. You might have also received email from us seeking more details to help in our investigation.
We’ve concluded our investigation and came up with the finding : Either the issue is fixed in the latest release of InDesign or the issue was intermittent in nature at the time of its reporting and is not reproducible now.
We recommend you to upgrade to the latest version of InDesign 2020.0.1 (if you’re not already on it). It contains a lot of stability fixes.
If you still face this issue even after updating to the latest version of InDesign, please submit the crash report to us. (The guidelines to submit crash are available at (https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/submit-crash-reports.html)
We seek your support in our continual effort to improve InDesign.
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Paragraph style outline cuts through text
>>>After reopening chapters I sometimes find the outline of a paragraph going through the text instead of below it. I can't relyably reproduce it, but it has happened several times.
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Crash Adobe InDesign CC v15.02-v15.1
>>>It freezes when openning the program (Starting up Service Registry...) Adobe InDesign CC v15.02-15.1 (Installed Language: English International)
>>(But Adobe Creative Cloud for Teams: Photoshop, Illustrator, Bridge and Acrobat DC are fine.)
>>My Computer:
>>PC Dell Inspiron 5680
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> OS: Windows 10 Pro v2004 (64bit)
> Processor: Intel Core i7-8700 3.2GHz.
> HDD: 256GB SSD
> RAM: 16GB
> Display card: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1070
> Display resolution: 1920x1080 Refresh rate: 60Hz.
> Monitor: Dell S2718H/HX3 votesThe fix of the issue is now available in the latest InDesign 2021(v16.0.0.77). We recommend you upgrade to the latest version for the fix.
If you are unable to see the update, go to the Creative Cloud application and click on the context menu on the top right and click on Check for App Updates.
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find/change formatted text error
>>>using cc2021
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> when trying find/change text with sencences with paragraph style (bold), some characters become regular.
> if i change 'Apple' with whole bold to Pineapple, it turns like Pin(bold)e(regular)a(bold)p(regular)pl(bold)e(regular)1 vote -
InDesign 2024 regression: Text variable rendering breaks Google barcode font
>>>A sequence of numbers rendered in Google's "Libre Barcode EAN13 Text" font will not work if the text is inserted via a text variable. Entering the text verbatim with the same paragraph style produces the expected result.
>>This is a regression in InDesign 2024. The attached IDML file works fine in InDesign 2023 v18.5 but not in InDesign 2024 v19.3.0.58.
>>The font can be found at >https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Libre+Barcode+EAN13+Text>.
>>(Sorry for the .idml.txt extension for the test case – this form won't let me submit .idml, .indd or .zip attachments directly.)
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Bugs with GPU, Bugs without GPU (zoom, moving objects, create text)
>>(Working on Adobe InDesign 14.0.2.)
>>Hi there,
>>so for a couple of weeks, my Indesign behaves quite badly.
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> For demonstration purposes, I created a new blank file but these bugs also occur in existing work projects.>Case 1: GPU switched on (Image: GPU on):
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> Zooming does not show any effect, only when I click in and change something. The rulers change, but my board/document is not zooming in (Video: Zooming with GPU). As soon as I found my page, the objects don't really move that well, more in a lagging, stocking way. (Video: Moving6 votes -
InDesign Corrupt files
>>InDesign users all have to deal with corrupt files sometime during their career using this program. Usually meaning lost time and, more importantly, money. It would be nice if there was a way to have InDesign or another program scan and fix corrupt files (Adobe FirstAid). Dumping this corrupt file into this program would scan the file, find the cause of the error, and isolate it--almost like a virus scanner. Even if this means a page is lost or margins are messed up. It would be nice to at least get some work saved. For example, I throw in
…16 votesWith the release of InDesign 2020(15.0.1), we have enhanced our recovery workflow which fixes multiple scenarios of document corruption.
If your file is still not getting repaired in InDesign CC2020, can you please share the document with Grp-idfile@adobe.com.
Thanks,
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Error when exporting to Rich Text Format (*.rtf)
>>Adobe InDesign 17.0.1 x64
>>When exporting a Story's text to Rich Text Format (*.rtf), if there are Endnotes in this Story, the notes will not be exported.
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> To export notes you need to convert Endnotes to Footnotes, however there is also an error when converting Endnotes to Footnotes.
> When converting Endnotes to Footnotes all text attributes (bold, italic, etc) that exist in the notes will be lost.
> If the attribute is placed in the note via a character style, for example a character style that only puts italics, the italic will be preserved but as1 vote -
Typekit (or Adobe Fonts) or Fonts menu collapses while browsing through the list of fonts.
>>>I am absolutely loving the new InDesign features. But, whilst testing the new Typekit/Adobe Fonts browsing window in InDesign I came across this bug / crash. Instead of allowing me to freely roam the vast selection of fantastic fonts, the window just decides to close and defaults to one of the already synced fonts.
>>InDesign version: 14.0, included a screencap.
>58 votesEdit: We reached to the users who have commented the issue still persists to identify the gap. It was discovered that their issue is different from what is being discussed on this thread. The issue pertaining to this thread is fixed. Hence, we are closing the thread.
The fix for this issue is now available in the latest update 14.0.2 of InDesign 2019.
If you are unable to see the update notification yet, open the menu (three dots) from the top-right of Creative Cloud desktop application and click on ‘Check For App Updates’.
Once the update button is shown against InDesign, click on the button to update to Id 14.0.2.If you face any problems with the new update, do let us know in the comments.
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Weight remains on text when exported to pdf even if changed to zero.
>>I am using InDesign CC 2019 14.01 x64.
>>Once a stroke weight has been added, if you then change the stroke weight back to zero, then when you export to pdf the pdf will have a stroke weight added to the text, even though the indesign document looks correct. It may not have the original amount of weight that was added, but it will definitely have what looks to be around a .2 weight added.
>>However, if you were to start a new document, then add stroke weight, then click edit - undo stroke weight, then it
…12 votesThanks for reporting the issue. We are looking into it
-Aman
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Mouse lag when linking box and then drawing a new text box on a page
>>>I have a box of text, i click the link button on the bottom right of the test box to make a new box, the mouse is them slow and laggy while it is loaded up with text i then draw a new text box, the mouse then returns to normal speed.
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InDesign 2019 Fails to open properly and freezes.
>>>I recently updated to InDesign 2019 and had no problem using it last week.
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> Today it is not opening properly, taking around 10 minutes to open a file, then freezes the second I try to do anything in a text box.>It has occurred with every file I've tried, multiple times.
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> I have also tried ending all InDesign processes and restarting my computer.>Not sure if anyone else has come across this issue?
>>InDesign CC 2019: v 14.0
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> Windows 10: v 180343 votesHello All,
Thank you for your patience all this while.
This issue is now fixed in the latest update (Id 14.0.1) of InDesign CC.
If you are unable to see the update notification yet, open the menu (three dots) from the top-right of Creative Cloud desktop application and click on ‘Check For App Updates’.Once the update button is shown against InDesign CC, click on the button to update your InDesign to Id 14.0.1 for the fix of the issue.
Do let us know in the comments, if you face any problem with the new update.List of fixed issues can be found at: helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/fixed-issues.html
Regards,
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InDesign should warn users when text size limit is reached
>>>InDesign should warn users when text size limit is reached. This is especially important when resizing existing documents. If you have a huge billboard covered in lockups/text elements that you're resizing, you have no way of knowing whether the text limit is reached unless you notice it. A warning dialogue box would be nice.
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Dots below Arabic yeh out of alignment in text variable
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>InDesign version is 17.4, Font is Myriad Arabic. MacOS 12.4.
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>a. Set up a text variable to pick up a head from a page and insert it into a running head.
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> b. Add a running head to a page that includes the text variable.
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>See attached image "Yeh as text - Correct alignment.jpg." Note that two dots are centered below the base of the yeh glyph.
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>See attached image "Yeh as variable text - Incorrect
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