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Preflight panel Overset text not showing page number
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Preflight panel Overset text not identifying page number

For a couple different files, I got an error message in the Preflight panel, indicating the presence of Overset text, but NO page number. In both files, it said it was an issue with footnotes, but not where. One of the suggested fixes is to allow Split Footnotes, but that option is already checked.

julietw99713499_0-1606320681951.png

After a lot of sleuthing, we eventually found the error. In one of the two files there were multiple errors in multiple locations. The entire footnote had vanished. The footnote reference was still there, but all of the text of the note had disappeared.

julietw99713499_2-1606321000183.png

As you can see, I had previously lengthened the page to make room for the footnote text at the bottom of the page. But then the program decided, nope, not enough room for that after all, and made the entire footnote disappear.

When I lengthened the page by 0p1, Poof! the footnote text magically reappeared. If I shortened it by that 0p1 again, the footnote text stayed in place.

Why does it suddenly decide the page is too short, when it was not too short before or after that time?

Why has the Preflight panel gotten less smart than it used to be and can no longer identify the location of the error?

I upgraded to version 16.0 and got the same results.

Windows PC, 64-bit, shown here is 15.1.2, but as noted, after I upgraded to version 16.0, the Preflight panel didn't get any smarter.
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Preflight panel Overset text not identifying page number

For a couple different files, I got an error message in the Preflight panel, indicating the presence of Overset text, but NO page number. In both files, it said it was an issue with footnotes, but not where. One of the suggested fixes is to allow Split Footnotes, but that option is already checked.

julietw99713499_0-1606320681951.png

After a lot of sleuthing, we eventually found the error. In one of the two files there were multiple errors in multiple locations. The entire footnote had vanished. The footnote reference was still there, but…
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After typing values in dialogue boxes, InDesign list panels unusable + Mouse click outside InDesign window not working
Hi all,
I have a persistent issue with scrolling some InDesign panel lists such as swatches, font list, font weight.
After I type any set value on a dialogue box (like font size, transparency, color tone, font spacing etc), some fundamental InDesign panels become unusable: list elements (swatches, fonts etc) slip away from mouse selection like they were anchored to cursor.
Mouse click outside InDesign window to desktop or other apps also doesn't work.
Functionality can be restored only by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Canc and then Esc.

I attach a sample video of the issue:
1. two panels working correctly (Font panel and Swatches panel);
2. typing of a random value on a random box (not important which box, the issue appears after any keyboard entering on any dialogue box);
3. the same panels not working anymore (in the video I am only moving the cursor over them, without pressing any mouse button).

More details about malfunctioning:

Paragraph/Font Style panel list, Glyphs list, Layers/Pages/Links panel lists work correctly.

If I set a Font/Paragraph Style: font scrolling and selection on Style Option window works, whereas swatch scrolling and selection has the same issue shown on the attached video.

I already tried to delete InDesign cache and I also restored default InDesign preferences, but issue recurs.
I think there could be a conflict between InDesign and hardware/OS settings, here details:

InDesign version: 18.2.1 (+ ANY earlier CC version. I had identical issues on all previous versions on this pc).
OS: Windows 10 x64, all updates installed
PC model: Dell XPS-15 7590
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
Mouse model: Dell WM615 (Bluetooth), drivers updated to last version.

Thank you
Hi all,
I have a persistent issue with scrolling some InDesign panel lists such as swatches, font list, font weight.
After I type any set value on a dialogue box (like font size, transparency, color tone, font spacing etc), some fundamental InDesign panels become unusable: list elements (swatches, fonts etc) slip away from mouse selection like they were anchored to cursor.
Mouse click outside InDesign window to desktop or other apps also doesn't work.
Functionality can be restored only by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Canc and then Esc.

I attach a sample video of the issue:
1. two panels working correctly (Font panel…
- InDesign issue(1).mp4 7038 KB
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pen tool

When modifying a container box by adding points with the pen tool, the points wont select individually and the pen changes to the hand tool and will only select the object in the container. At first I thought it might be my Wacom, but the mouse also will not select points as (option pen) or using the point selection tool.

At the same time when trying to clip an object set to transparency, so an object below can be seen so I can clip around it. The object becomes opaque making the task impossible.

I am running a the latest updates available an my OS is current with Mojave's latest update.

Indesign has become unusably slow and I spend 5 times more time watching the beachball of death than getting anything done. My clients don't care, they only know I'm not getting their work done. After 25+ years as a hardcore Adobe Fan, I'm beginning to lose faith, and have had to look at other software for solutions for my company.

Currently there are almost 1400 serious bugs listed for the current release of Indesign alone listed on the Adobe site. With a constant stream of updates adding more bugs before addressing the existing issues. If this is considered acceptable by Adobe for the sake of my clients and business I must look for other solutions. I'm not a new user. Far from it, and serious bugs making Adobe products unusable for days, and weeks on end has become the norm and not the exception.

I don't need you programs to "Wipe my Butt" for me, I just need them to work like they used to. When the cloud goes down. Everyone goes down. More care is necessary before a new release.

Sorry for the harsh words, but in '94 I was an original Beta Tester for PS3 and still have my original copy. I love Adobe!!! Please don't force me to go back to CS6.

Thanks,
Rich

When modifying a container box by adding points with the pen tool, the points wont select individually and the pen changes to the hand tool and will only select the object in the container. At first I thought it might be my Wacom, but the mouse also will not select points as (option pen) or using the point selection tool.

At the same time when trying to clip an object set to transparency, so an object below can be seen so I can clip around it. The object becomes opaque making the task impossible.

I am running a the latest…

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IDS on Windows: Extreme slowness in ExtendScript execution via SOAP connection (with weird workaround)
SETUP

IDS Server 14.0.3.433 running on Windows Server 2019 (build 17763.864)

Local connection using "sampleclient.exe"

Two test scripts (attached):
Slow script: "adobe-ids-win-slow.js" (approx 275 KB in size)
Fast script: "adobe-ids-win-fast.js" (approx 275 KB in size)

PROBLEM

There are two scripts to compare. They are both of identical size, does nothing but declare a variable and return a string value. However, while execution of one of the scripts take a fraction of a second, the other script typically runs for > 10 seconds before completing.

TESTS AND OBSERVATIONS

1) This takes excessive time to run (typically 13 seconds on my test machine):

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop>"c:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CC Server 2019\sampleclient.exe" -host localhost:8190 c:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\adobe-ids-win-slow.js Script result (std__string): Done

2) This completes quickly (typically in less than 0.1 seconds):

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop>"c:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CC Server 2019\sampleclient.exe" -host localhost:8190 c:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\adobe-ids-win-fast.js Script result (std__string): Done

3) Adding the "-server" flag to the slow test will make it run fast, since the script isn't passed via SOAP but instead evaluated directly from local disk. This tells me the parsing of the ExtendScript statements isn't slow in itself so the difference seems to lie in the SOAP request handling.

4) Now a really weird part: removing the very first space (before the comment on line 1) in "adobe-ids-win-slow.js" makes it run almost as fast as the fast script when repeating test 1) above. It turns out that "adobe-ids-win-slow.js" MUST start with a /* */-style comment in the very first byte to run fast; adding the space back, or removing the comment completely, makes it evaluate slowly again. I've tried other tokens such as semicolon, //-style comment, curly brackets etc but none had the same effect.

5) In contrast to the change in 4), adding spaces before the comment, or removing the comment entirely, from "adobe-ids-win-fast.js" makes no difference in its evaluation performance.

6) Another strange discrepancy is that even when "adobe-ids-win-slow.js" is modified to run fast using the change described in 4) above, the speed is still slower than the "adobe-ids-win-fast.js" variant. They both declare a string of same length but the data INSIDE the string is different, but while "adobe-ids-win-fast.js" completes in < 0.1 seconds the modified "adobe-ids-win-slow.js" takes closer to a full second.

7) All of the tests above run at good speed (less than a second) when connecting to IDS 14.0.2.324 on macOS (tested with Catalina 10.15.7). The minor difference in speed between the slow and fast scripts seen in 6) is still present though, but is again eliminated if the "-server" option is used.

OTHER COMMENTS

I tried running Microsoft's Windows Performance Analyzer to capture what the slow IDS is doing during the long wait. I found that the overhead is located in calls from AFL (Adobe File Library) to the NT kernel, but without debug symbols I couldn't pinpoint it in more detail. My totally unconfirmed suspicion is that gSOAP/2.7 (as returned in the "Server" HTTP header in IDS connections) is applying some content sniffing to detect encoding, data format or other properties of the inlined script, but why this would only take place on Windows is a mystery, and it's also odd that the initial code comment would short-circuit this and improve performance dramatically.

I've also tried disabling various Windows Security settings (Firewall, Virus & Threat Protection, Exploit Protection etc) in case that was interfering with network I/O but I've not found any improvement in that area.

The slowness is not inherent in "sampleclient.exe" either since the root problem was first observed using our own HTTP client, as was the weird workaround of adding the comment string. I'm just using "sampleclient.exe" here to set up a self-contained test case.
SETUP

IDS Server 14.0.3.433 running on Windows Server 2019 (build 17763.864)

Local connection using "sampleclient.exe"

Two test scripts (attached):
Slow script: "adobe-ids-win-slow.js" (approx 275 KB in size)
Fast script: "adobe-ids-win-fast.js" (approx 275 KB in size)

PROBLEM

There are two scripts to compare. They are both of identical size, does nothing but declare a variable and return a string value. However, while execution of one of the scripts take a fraction of a second, the other script typically runs for > 10 seconds before completing.

TESTS AND OBSERVATIONS

1) This takes excessive time to run (typically 13 seconds on my test…
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Dropshadow > Size is limited to 0-144 points within scripting but you can enter higher numbers manually 0-1000 points
My understanding is indesign dropshadow effect needs to be updated for the option: size within the dropshadow panel to be able to accept 0 - 1000 points for scripts. You can input higher numbers within the size by doing it manually but not with scripts for whatever reason. It will only accepts 0-144 point or 2 inches within the code.

Indesign CC 2025

Run the attached script a 100 in height image and you'll get the error.

On the dropshadow applied to have the distance 5.0 in and size 5.0

Distance: 5.0 in and Size: 0.0694 in

Script attached.

I have a script to automatically apply dropshadows and we have a formula where we take the height of the image and multiply that by 5% which gets placed in the Distance and Size. This works for smaller images but when there are larger images the number it puts into the distance works but the size seems to be limited to 2 inches. But if I do it manually it can go up to 13.8889″
for the size

I get this error: ERROR in applyDropShadow: Error: Invalid value for set property ‘size’. Expected Unit (0 - 144 points), but received “5.0 in”. 13.8889 in = 1000 points

//@target "indesign"
//@targetengine "session"

function isValidObject(obj) {
try {
return obj && obj.isValid;
} catch (e) {
return false;
}
}

function applyDropShadowByHeightInInches(obj) {
if (!isValidObject(obj)) return;

var doc = app.activeDocument; var originalH = doc.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits; var originalV = doc.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits; try { // Switch the document to inches. doc.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.INCHES; doc.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.INCHES; // geometricBounds => [y1, x1, y2, x2] in INCHES now. var bounds = obj.geometricBounds; var heightInches = Math.abs(bounds[2] - bounds[0]); // bottom - top // 5% of height in inches var dropShadowInches = heightInches * 0.05; // Apply the drop shadow var ds = obj.transparencySettings.dropShadowSettings; ds.mode = ShadowMode.DROP; ds.angle = 120; // Static angle ds.distance = dropShadowInches; // in inches ds.size = dropShadowInches; // same as distance ds.opacity = 35; // example opacity ds.noise = 2.5; // example noise % ds.xOffset = 0; ds.yOffset = 0; ds.spread = 0; } catch (e) { $.writeln("Error applying shadow: " + e); } finally { // Restore original measurement units doc.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = originalH; doc.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = originalV; }

}

function main() {
if (app.documents.length === 0) {
alert("No open documents.");
return;
}

var doc = app.activeDocument; if (!isValidObject(doc)) { alert("Active document not valid."); return; } if (app.selection.length === 0) { alert("No objects selected."); return; } var count = 0; for (var i = 0; i < app.selection.length; i++) { var obj = app.selection[i]; if (isValidObject(obj)) { applyDropShadowByHeightInInches(obj); count++; } } alert("Drop shadow applied to " + count + " object(s).");

}

main();
My understanding is indesign dropshadow effect needs to be updated for the option: size within the dropshadow panel to be able to accept 0 - 1000 points for scripts. You can input higher numbers within the size by doing it manually but not with scripts for whatever reason. It will only accepts 0-144 point or 2 inches within the code.

Indesign CC 2025

Run the attached script a 100 in height image and you'll get the error.

On the dropshadow applied to have the distance 5.0 in and size 5.0

Distance: 5.0 in and Size: 0.0694 in

Script attached.

I…
- Screenshot 2025-01-08 at 3.14.04 PM.png 78 KB
- Screenshot 2025-01-08 at 3.13.51 PM.png 78 KB
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Hilfe - PDF in deutsch

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,

meine Meldung an den Support wurde sofort bearbeitet. Leider kamen wir auf das Ergebnis, dass die Hilfe - PDF leider nicht auf u.a. "deutsch" vorgehalten wird.

Vom Support konnte ich direkt die links bekommen, diese waren alle nur in englisch erhältlich.

Mein Problem,...
da wir eine JVA sind und die Strafgefangenen keinen Internetzugang haben, kann ich diesen, zur Optimierung ihres Wissens, keine Literatur an die Hand geben die im Internet vorgehalten wird.

Wir benötigen die Hilfe-PDF in deutsch für folgende Programme:
- Indesign
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
Vielleicht gibt es ja in Zukunft eine Lösung für diese Problem.

Weiter habe ich Ihnen noch unseren Mailverlauf aufgeführt.

Ich danke Ihnen und wünsche ein schönes Wochenende.

Sehr geehrte/r JAN MOHR,

E-001348721 wartet auf Ihre Antwort. Bitte antworten Sie auf Ihren Fall, indem Sie unten auf die Fall-ID klicken.
Der letzte Kommentar zu dem Fall war:
• Letzter Kommentar:Sehr geehrter Herr Mohr,

vielen Dank, dass Sie den Adobe-Enterprise-Kundendienst bezüglich Ihrer Anfrage zu "Tutorials offline ansehen" kontaktiert haben.
Ich habe von Ihnen, auf meine letzte Kontaktaufnahme mit Ihnen, noch keine Rückmeldung erhalten.

"Wie von Ihnen gewünscht sende ich Ihnen den Link für die Hilfs- PDFs nochmals per Email zu. Sollte sich der Text nicht in deutscher Sprache öffnen, scrallen sie bitte im Bericht bis ganz nach unten und stellen sie dann die Sprache unten links unter "Region ändern/ change region" auf die gewünschte Sprache um.
In unserem System ist derzeit die von Ihnen gewünschte Option des Herunterladens der Kehrvideos nicht möglich. Daher möchte ich Sie bitten die von mir schon zuvor gesendeten PDF- Hilfsartikel in PDF- Form herunterzuladen, was zumindest ein erster Schritt wäre: https://helpx.adobe.com/de/x-productkb/global/offline-help.html (Verwenden der Offlinehilfe bei Adobe-Produkten)"

Sollte es möglich sein Ihre Schüler in Klassenumgebungen zu unterrichten, dann wäre das Benutzen eines beaufsichtigten Rechners mit Internetzugang, der die Lehrvideos über einen Beamer an die Wand projeziert eine gute Alternative.

Hinsichtlich Adobe Programmen, Prozessen und anderen Anliegen haben Sie die Möglichkeit Ihr Feedback direkt unter https://www.adobe.com/products/wishform.html einzusenden. Adobe versucht stets Vorschläge, Wünsche und Empfehlungen unserer Kunden zu berücksichtigen.

Wir bedanken uns für Ihre Zusammenarbeit und Ihr Vertrauen.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
Jan
Adobe-Enterprise-Kundendienst
Die Falldetails sind wie folgt:
• Fall-ID: E-001348721
• Falltitel: Tutorials offline ansehen
Wir freuen uns darauf, mit Ihnen zusammenzuarbeiten,
Adobe Enterprise Support Team

Sehr geehrte/r JAN MOHR,

Ein Adobe Support Engineer hat neue Notizen zu E-001348721 hinzugefügt.
• Document bridgereference.pdf attached by Adobe
Document lightroomccreference.pdf attached by Adobe
Document acrobatreference.pdf attached by Adobe
Document indesignreference.pdf attached by Adobe
Document animatereference.pdf attached by Adobe
Document aftereffectsreference.pdf attached by Adobe
Document xdreference.pdf attached by Adobe
Document premiererushreference.pdf attached by Adobe
Document dreamweaverreference.pdf attached by Adobe
Document illustratorreference.pdf attached by Adobe
Document lightroomreference.pdf attached by Adobe
In der Zwischenzeit können Sie Ihren Fall anzeigen oder aktualisieren, indem Sie auf die Fall-ID unten klicken.

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,

meine Meldung an den Support wurde sofort bearbeitet. Leider kamen wir auf das Ergebnis, dass die Hilfe - PDF leider nicht auf u.a. "deutsch" vorgehalten wird.

Vom Support konnte ich direkt die links bekommen, diese waren alle nur in englisch erhältlich.

Mein Problem,...
da wir eine JVA sind und die Strafgefangenen keinen Internetzugang haben, kann ich diesen, zur Optimierung ihres Wissens, keine Literatur an die Hand geben die im Internet vorgehalten wird.

Wir benötigen die Hilfe-PDF in deutsch für folgende Programme:
- Indesign
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
Vielleicht gibt es ja in Zukunft eine Lösung…

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Dictionary language list is grayed out everywhere in InDesign ME 2019, 2020 macOS Mojave
1. Version of Adobe InDesign, InCopy or InDesign Server
  Adobe InDesign Middle Eastern Version 2020 15.0.1.209
2. Steps to reproduce the issues
  Install InDesign Middle Eastern Version, open the language List, all languages are greyed out.
3. Expected result
  Not to be greyed out
4. Actual result
  Language list is greyed out
5. Test file, screenshot, video or GIF capturing the issue (optional)
  Screenshot attached
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Layers

I was trying to export my design to a PDF (for print) when this happened (see first attachment). The elements in the two circles (far right) went missing (these circles should look like the circle on the far left - i used a red arrow to show what I'm talking about). And also, the (black) layers containing these missing elements were locked and cannot be opened/deleted/edited/moved.

After a few minutes, even the white circle disappeared (see second attachment).

Then the program finally crashed and gave me the option to reopen the recovered file but it was damaged (see third attachment).
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Packaging with Include PDF (Print) selected doesn't properly render .ai images

I have never been able to successfully use the "Include PDF" option when packaging files. I usually package, then export the pdf using my presets, then combine the files in the finder because the pdfs never come out correctly. It seems the problem is only with how it renders ai files. Color mode doesn't matter. The same thing happens whether or not I choose High Quality Print, Press Quality, PDFx1a, etc. Any solutions for this yet? It has been the case since the "Include PDF" feature was first released. Example has exported pdf on the left, and package generated pdf on the right. Screenshots of preflights show the pdf exported using package files shows all .ai files are now low res vectors using exact same preset. Using Adobe Indesign 18.5 but have had this problem in every version since the "include pdf" feature was released.

I have never been able to successfully use the "Include PDF" option when packaging files. I usually package, then export the pdf using my presets, then combine the files in the finder because the pdfs never come out correctly. It seems the problem is only with how it renders ai files. Color mode doesn't matter. The same thing happens whether or not I choose High Quality Print, Press Quality, PDFx1a, etc. Any solutions for this yet? It has been the case since the "Include PDF" feature was first released. Example has exported pdf on the left, and package generated pdf…
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No multicore, no gpu support this is RIDICULOUS

Okay hear me out, I know for a fact this has been brought up I know.

However in 2022 a multinational company doesn't support multicore and gpu performance for windows this is just insane, it's the biggest F U to the community.
How I'm supposed to work on anything if my performance is garbage with VERY FEW OBJECTS, now you might say ah yes just press typical performance or fast perfomance if your pc is struggling. I have a proper pc (i9 9900k, 32gb ram, rtx 2080) really if this gear STRUGGLES with TEXT editing I'm speachless, for the sake of keeping your customers loyal add a GPU SUPPORT FOR INDESIGN ON WINDOWS HOW YOU DONT HAVE IT????? why my performance is so bad only because you don't have gpu support in 2022?

Okay hear me out, I know for a fact this has been brought up I know.

However in 2022 a multinational company doesn't support multicore and gpu performance for windows this is just insane, it's the biggest F U to the community.
How I'm supposed to work on anything if my performance is garbage with VERY FEW OBJECTS, now you might say ah yes just press typical performance or fast perfomance if your pc is struggling. I have a proper pc (i9 9900k, 32gb ram, rtx 2080) really if this gear STRUGGLES with TEXT editing I'm speachless, for the sake…

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Acrobat freezes/crashes when exporting as PDF from InDesign

When we export PDFs with "View PDF after Exporting" checked, Acrobat sometimes freezes up and we need to force-quit it. InDesign also freezes. During the crashing process, the PDF is created normally. Our workaround is to uncheck that box, but that's not ideal because we've always had it on for 10+ years and are used to automatically reviewing the PDFs before sending them to clients, etc. We are saving to a NAS Drobo using AFP. Can this be fixed?

InDesign 17.3, Acrobat 22.1.20112.0, Apple M1 Pro, macOS 12.2

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Linked Images Disappearing/ InDesign Files Opening as Read-Only

Good morning!

After my computer updated to Monterey 12.3.1, the linked images in InDesign files (indd) turn black or static or with colored stripes like bad reception on an old TV. The link panel did not show a broken link but I had to manually relink all the files. I've tried reinstalling InDesign and going back to an earlier version of InDesign. All to no avail.

A second problem that occurred is that InDesign files would only open as read only. When I tried to resave it said that someone had them checked out or I didn't have permissions to the file. I am not working off a server, but I am working off an external hard drive. I checked the permissions on the folders and everything is set read/write for me.

I'm stumped. :) I'm working on M1 iMac, OS 12.3.1 and InDesign 17.2.1

Good morning!

After my computer updated to Monterey 12.3.1, the linked images in InDesign files (indd) turn black or static or with colored stripes like bad reception on an old TV. The link panel did not show a broken link but I had to manually relink all the files. I've tried reinstalling InDesign and going back to an earlier version of InDesign. All to no avail.

A second problem that occurred is that InDesign files would only open as read only. When I tried to resave it said that someone had them checked out or I didn't have permissions to…
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UI scaling window problems

There are numerous problems with the new UI Scaling Feature when it is set to any size other than the smallest. I've attached several screenshots and a screen recording.

Screenshot 1: New document window. Toolbars slightly overlap the buttons and the ruler.
Screenshot 2: On the right edge of the main window, there is a gap between it and the panels.
Screenshot 3: Bottom of the main window has a white bar along the bottom.
Screen recording: Panels that all collapsed down to an Icon or Icon/Name only don't pop up in the right position when you click on them.

In all of these examples, the bigger the UI setting you pick, the bigger the problem becomes... bigger overlap, bigger gap, bigger white bar, etc etc.

The other major problem is that the UI scaling is also scaling the view of the contents in the main window. For example, a Letter-sized document at 100% fits completely in the main window on the lowest UI setting, but at any larger UI setting, the same document no longer fits in the window unless I zoom to fit.

There are numerous problems with the new UI Scaling Feature when it is set to any size other than the smallest. I've attached several screenshots and a screen recording.

Screenshot 1: New document window. Toolbars slightly overlap the buttons and the ruler.
Screenshot 2: On the right edge of the main window, there is a gap between it and the panels.
Screenshot 3: Bottom of the main window has a white bar along the bottom.
Screen recording: Panels that all collapsed down to an Icon or Icon/Name only don't pop up in the right position when you click on them.
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High CPU use with version 17.1

This has already been posted for 17.0 by another user. I installed 17.1 yesterday, because I needed to open a specific file and compared to the 14.0.3 which I use all the time, the 17.1 uses 1/4 of CPU power after start while no document is opened and it actually does nothing. This remains for several minutes, then goes down to 0. The attached picture shows that both versions are running (no files open).
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I have to double click to access menus, drop down doesn't work on one click
1 . I updated my Mac to Monterey v12.2 and then Indesign issues began. I can not one click on my navigation, I have to double click to access drop down menu and then the menu stays on the screen does not clear.

Also I cannot access sub-menus in the drop. ie: FILE > OPEN RECENT

First off I have to double click to access the FILE drop down menu and then when i scroll down to OPEN RECENT, i cannot access that menu

When I have selected multiple objects and short key COPY or CUT... Indesign shuts down and error report pops up
1 . I updated my Mac to Monterey v12.2 and then Indesign issues began. I can not one click on my navigation, I have to double click to access drop down menu and then the menu stays on the screen does not clear.

Also I cannot access sub-menus in the drop. ie: FILE > OPEN RECENT

First off I have to double click to access the FILE drop down menu and then when i scroll down to OPEN RECENT, i cannot access that menu

When I have selected multiple objects and short key COPY or CUT... Indesign shuts down and…
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Share for Review Unreliable
I love the share for review function, however it is proving too unreliable to be used in a professional setting.

Here are the issues that my team and I encountered on a regular basis:
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Review comment window is blank
Updating sharing link freezes program
Review page in browser won't load (spinning circle of death)
Document in browser glitches and jumps around when trying to navigate
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These are pretty serious issues that need to be resolved. I like the innovation, but in order to make it part of our process, reliability is the most important aspect.
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Vcard QR code : the title text field is not filled in correctly

If I create a Vcard QR code with Indesign the title text field is not filled in correctly if I scan with an iphone.

Test 1 :
Id 17.0.1
Mac os Monterey 12.1
MBP pro M1 MAX

Test 2 :
Id 17.0.1
Mac os Monterey 12.1
MacPro 2019 16 cores
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Hyperlink panel "go to destination" not linking to html with # to a specific id="anchor-1"

ID version 17.0

Hyperlink is to a url containing a # to anchor-1 in an html document. (Fig. 1)

When clicking the go to destination it should open to that particular id location in the html.

In the browser the # becomes %23 and the html document does not open, in fact it opens a pdf with a similar url. (Fig. 3)

Fortunately when creating a pdf the link does work correctly in the browser.

In v 14.0.1 it would open to the correct place in the html.
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De-Stick Alt Key After Zoom

When I press and hold the ALT key (Windows) to zoom with the mouse wheel, it doesn't release the way a sticky key should - once finished with mouse wheel zooming, I have to tap the Alt key a -second- time to release it. Not doing this results in the menu bar becoming active. Example: Press and hold Alt and zoom with the wheel. Finish zooming and release the sticky alt key. Now Tap the letter W to enter Preview mode ... but instead of Preview Mode, InDesign will drop down the --W--indow Menu, tapping W again then drops down the --W--orkspace menu etc. This is a workflow killer.

Adobe has other sticky keys that muscle memories remember (space bar, etc..) so to expect a) the user to remember that this tool behaves -different- and b) the user now has to add -additional- key strokes makes for a bad user interface experience.

Thanks in advance for fixing this

When I press and hold the ALT key (Windows) to zoom with the mouse wheel, it doesn't release the way a sticky key should - once finished with mouse wheel zooming, I have to tap the Alt key a -second- time to release it. Not doing this results in the menu bar becoming active. Example: Press and hold Alt and zoom with the wheel. Finish zooming and release the sticky alt key. Now Tap the letter W to enter Preview mode ... but instead of Preview Mode, InDesign will drop down the --W--indow Menu, tapping W again then drops down…

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InDesign Effects applied directly to Text do not update when the text is changed

Some effects that are applied directly to the text do not update when the text is changed. If the same effect is assigned to the text frame (object), this error does not occur. Switching to GPU Preview or GPU Acceleration on the Mac or turning off the same option has no effect on the error.

Windows 10 mit InDesign Version 16.2.1 x64, only a time delay is noticeable.

On Mac
Mac OS Catalina Version 10.15.7 mit InDesign 2021, 16.4
Mac OS Catalina Version 10.15.7 mit InDesign 2022, 17.0
the effect remains for the old text until you save the file and open it again.

Mac OS Mojawe Version 10.14.6, InDesign CS6 - not CC, no Problems occur, effects are deactivated while changing text and applied new after editing.

The attached videos show the effect.
https://youtu.be/v5MARZYuSNM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUjD2OlcRmY

Some effects that are applied directly to the text do not update when the text is changed. If the same effect is assigned to the text frame (object), this error does not occur. Switching to GPU Preview or GPU Acceleration on the Mac or turning off the same option has no effect on the error.

Windows 10 mit InDesign Version 16.2.1 x64, only a time delay is noticeable.

On Mac
Mac OS Catalina Version 10.15.7 mit InDesign 2021, 16.4
Mac OS Catalina Version 10.15.7 mit InDesign 2022, 17.0
the effect remains for the old text until you save the file…

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Thumbnails in Pages Panel are blank even though pages have content (Id 17.0, Mac Big Sur)

The thumbnails displayed in the Pages Panel show up blank even though there is content in the pages themselves. See attached. This is most likely a bug.
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Shortcuts register/work without modifier key

You can enter one letter, number, and symbol to keyboard shortcuts for Style Options.
The characters you typed are not displayed, but starting with InDesign 2020(15), it will act as a shortcut.
This should be disabled.
Prior to InDesign 2019(14), registration did not work.
Common for Mac and Windows version.
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Separation preview ink percentages wrong

I just upgraded to the 2022 (v17) version of InDesign, and my separations preview percentages are blatantly wrong (e.g. what should have 200% ink coverage was showing up as 0% for every swatch). Even when it gave believable percentages of ink coverage, it still lagged significantly behind the 2021 (v16.4) version. My coworkers had the same issue, but when we reverted back to the prior version, we had no trouble.

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Closed: Fixed · AdminRavi Kiran (Admin, Adobe InDesign) responded

Please update to ID v. 17.0.1 via CCD to get the fix for this issue.

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Disable automatic sect-tags on PDF export
When exporting a tagged PDF, InDesign automatically creates Sect-Tags for each story. I would like to be able to disable this feature on export for the following reasons:

As far as I know, they are of limited value for screen reader users. The content is usually already well structured by means of an appropriate heading structure.

It is very difficult to integrate figures into a story in a semantically correct/meaningful way. When anchoring them in the text, they will be nested in p-tags, which is according to PDF/UA not correct semantically. Hence, I avoid creating stories and use the article panel for setting up the reading order. This makes the sect-tags very redundant though.

Often, pre-edits of the tagging in Acrobat Pro are necessary. All those Sect-tags bloat up the tagging tree unnecessarily and obfuscate the actual tagging structure. I want to be able to see heading and p tags without expanding large amounts of Sect-tags.

For these reasons, I suggest to add a checkbox "Disable automatic creation of sect-tags" on export for interactive PDF.
When exporting a tagged PDF, InDesign automatically creates Sect-Tags for each story. I would like to be able to disable this feature on export for the following reasons:

As far as I know, they are of limited value for screen reader users. The content is usually already well structured by means of an appropriate heading structure.

It is very difficult to integrate figures into a story in a semantically correct/meaningful way. When anchoring them in the text, they will be nested in p-tags, which is according to PDF/UA not correct semantically. Hence, I avoid creating stories and use the article…
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Shift + Tab / Ctrl + Shift + Tab doesn't work properly with reordered Windows

Shift + Tab usually switches to the next open window/project. with Ctrl is switches to previous window.
That works so far.

It doesn't work anymore though, as soon as you rearrange the order of the windows.

Say you have project A, Project B, Project C open, but you move the window from Project C between A and B

so now its: A, C, B

if I now want to switch from C to B I would click Shift + Tab. But instead to the obvious next Tab "project B" it switches STILL to A.

So Indesign constantly remembers the original order, no matter how you sort the tabs, which is kinda stupid. I think this should be fixed.

For instance this works as it should in Illustrator already.
Photoshop has the same Problem as Indesign.

Shift + Tab usually switches to the next open window/project. with Ctrl is switches to previous window.
That works so far.

It doesn't work anymore though, as soon as you rearrange the order of the windows.

Say you have project A, Project B, Project C open, but you move the window from Project C between A and B

so now its: A, C, B

if I now want to switch from C to B I would click Shift + Tab. But instead to the obvious next Tab "project B" it switches STILL to A.

So Indesign constantly remembers the original…

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InDesign 16.3.2 on Mac: with GPU, won't render images in frames with a fill applied

InDesign 2021 16.3.2
macOS Mojave 10.14.6 (18G9323)
MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012)
MacBookPro10,1
Intel Core i7, 2.7 GHz
16 GB RAM
Intel HD Graphics 4000 (1536 MB VRAM)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M (1 GB VRAM)

With "GPU Performance" enabled (or with "GPU Preview" on) images will not render if the containing frame has a fill applied. Note: InDesign reports that a compatible GPU and monitor are detected. Also, it doesn't matter whether "Animated zoom" is enabled or not. See screenshots 1–3.

With GPU Preview disabled (or with CPU Preview on) the images render correctly. See screenshots 4–5.
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not rendering photos and text boxes on the page

Indesign is not rendering imported photos and created text boxes on the page, even though they are there.
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Quranic annotation signs not working in Indesign

Hi. Standard Pakistani Quranic text is not rendered properly in Indesign because it is unable to handle a Unicode block correctly (see attachments)

Version of Adobe InDesign:
2021 16.3.2

Steps to reproduce the issues:
To recreate this problem, download the font 'PakType Naskh Basic' from link below:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/paktype/files/latest/download

For Quranic text sample, use text from link below:
https://svn.code.sf.net/p/paktype/code/Fonts/Deployment/Sura-Fatiha.html

I hope this bug is fixed as soon as possible because we Pakistanis need to compose standardized Quran in Indesign. Thank you.
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indesign export to pdf unusable for Thai

Basically all the diacritics are messed up, regardless of font used. The PDF looks fine but the text if copied from the PdF is garbled.
This is in 16.2.1 (2021). It was working in 2019.

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Hyperlink panel "go to destination" not linking to html with # to a specific id="anchor-1"

De-Stick Alt Key After Zoom

InDesign Effects applied directly to Text do not update when the text is changed

Thumbnails in Pages Panel are blank even though pages have content (Id 17.0, Mac Big Sur)

Shortcuts register/work without modifier key

Separation preview ink percentages wrong

Disable automatic sect-tags on PDF export

Shift + Tab / Ctrl + Shift + Tab doesn't work properly with reordered Windows

InDesign 16.3.2 on Mac: with GPU, won't render images in frames with a fill applied

not rendering photos and text boxes on the page

Quranic annotation signs not working in Indesign

indesign export to pdf unusable for Thai

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