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InDesign doesn't export 16 bit grayscale or 48 bit color images

Tested on version: 20.2 x64

Dear Adobe Support Team,

When importing high bit-depth images—such as 16-bit grayscale or 48-bit/64-bit color (TIFF/PSD formats)—into Adobe InDesign, we’ve observed that even when disabling down-sampling and compression, the exported PDF converts these images to 8-bit grayscale or 8 bits per component for color (i.e., 24-bit RGB or 32-bit CMYK), rather than preserving the original bit depth.

While we understand that limitations may exist within the current Acrobat SDK, it is important to highlight that:

The Adobe PDF Library SDK (PDFL SDK) explicitly supports the creation and reading of 16-bit image objects in multiple color spaces. (https://opensource.adobe.com/dc-acrobat-sdk-docs/pdflsdk/apireference/index.html)

The Adobe PDF Print Engine (APPE) now offers native support for high-bit-depth (16 bpc) images.

Manual replacement of images inside a PDF with 16-bit versions still results in correctly preserved 16 bpc display, confirming that the PDF format itself is not a limitation.

Given these capabilities within Adobe’s own ecosystem, we kindly request that InDesign be updated to optionally preserve original image bit depth when exporting to PDF, particularly in professional print workflows where tonal fidelity and HDR imaging are critical.

Please refer to the attached image samples for confirmation and visual reference.

We appreciate your support and look forward to your guidance on whether this feature can be implemented or if a workaround exists via scripting or SDK.

Thanks.

Tested on version: 20.2 x64

Dear Adobe Support Team,

When importing high bit-depth images—such as 16-bit grayscale or 48-bit/64-bit color (TIFF/PSD formats)—into Adobe InDesign, we’ve observed that even when disabling down-sampling and compression, the exported PDF converts these images to 8-bit grayscale or 8 bits per component for color (i.e., 24-bit RGB or 32-bit CMYK), rather than preserving the original bit depth.

While we understand that limitations may exist within the current Acrobat SDK, it is important to highlight that:

The Adobe PDF Library SDK (PDFL SDK) explicitly supports the creation and reading of 16-bit image objects in multiple color…
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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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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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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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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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InDesign won't quit

Since the update to v18.5, InDesign won't quit after working on a document. If I simply just open the program and won't open or create any document, it closes perfectly. But once a document is created or opened, the program itself won't quit afterwards and just sits/hangs there requiring force quit.

Resetting the preferences and dumping the caches didn't help either. Running Win 11 Pro x64. Nothing else is changed except ID got updated yesterday to v18.5.

I don't want to uninstall and reinstall because it's not a 'major' issue - just posting here so it's known and hopefully they will fix the bug in the next update. Thanks.

Since the update to v18.5, InDesign won't quit after working on a document. If I simply just open the program and won't open or create any document, it closes perfectly. But once a document is created or opened, the program itself won't quit afterwards and just sits/hangs there requiring force quit.

Resetting the preferences and dumping the caches didn't help either. Running Win 11 Pro x64. Nothing else is changed except ID got updated yesterday to v18.5.

I don't want to uninstall and reinstall because it's not a 'major' issue - just posting here so it's known and hopefully they…

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Importing PDF Comments: inclusion of Sticky Notes slows InDesign down to a crawl.

When importing PDF Comments, it is mostly a breeze until the editor/author applies a 'Sticky Note'.

Moving through a document where 'Sticky Notes' have been added, the page, and surrounding pages, slows InDesign to a crawl and can take a few minutes to apply one change.

While my workaround is to run through all the 'Sticky Notes' in the PDF file first and apply those changes independently before deleting them, I can then import the PDF Comments in the usual way to speed up the remaining part of the process without being hindered.

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[Scripting] Document.findObject() incorrectly targets activeDocument

System: Indesign 18.4, MacOS 13.4.1

To reproduce:
1. Open two documents, each with a filled frame 100% tint.
2. Run attached script "findObject bug.js"
3. Note the console output.
4. Refer to this forum post for notes and commentary.

Expected result:
doc.findObject() will return found items from both open documents.

Actual result:
doc.findObject() returns only items from active document.

Note that using app.findObject() is not a viable workaround in some cases, such as the issue in this post.

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Nonbreaking Space shortcut doesn't work on mac

The shortcut for the "Nonbreaking Space" (option+command+X) doesn't work anymore in Indesign 2023 (and 2022). Clearing cache and preferences didn't fix it.

System: MacOS Ventura 13.2.1

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PDFs Export to Google Drive as 0 Bytes, for Anyone on MacOS Ventura

Sometime in approximately late January 2023, my workgroup began having difficulty exporting PDFs from InDesign to our Google Drive. The PDF files appear on the Drive but as 0 bytes and can't be opened/viewed from the Chrome side of the Drive. We have isolated the problem as specific to anyone who is on MacOS Ventura. We believe the problem stems from a late January/early February upgrade to either the Google Drive, InDesign or Ventura (or perhaps a perfect storm combo of all three). We have 8 InDesign users in our workgroup and only the three who upgraded to Ventura are experiencing this problem. The PDF files on our Google Drive can be viewed and behave normally when accessed through Finder on the Mac side by the author of the PDF file. When accessed through Chrome on the Google Drive side, they appear as 0 bytes. The workaround we discovered is to drag the PDF from the Finder window into the Chrome window, replacing the PDF file on the Chrome side, at which point it acts normally for everyone. Every time the PDF is modified, the process has to be repeated.

Giving the Drive "time to sync" is not the issue as we've gone back and checked bad PDFs 24 hours later and they are still bad. PDFs exported from other CC apps behave normally, as do other file formats (JPG, PNG, etc.) exported from InDesign so this is definitely a very specific ID + PDF + Ventura + Google problem.

Below is a link to the same issue being reported on Google Drive's Help page:

https://support.google.com/drive/thread/198550588/macos-ventura-some-files-do-not-sync?hl=en

Sometime in approximately late January 2023, my workgroup began having difficulty exporting PDFs from InDesign to our Google Drive. The PDF files appear on the Drive but as 0 bytes and can't be opened/viewed from the Chrome side of the Drive. We have isolated the problem as specific to anyone who is on MacOS Ventura. We believe the problem stems from a late January/early February upgrade to either the Google Drive, InDesign or Ventura (or perhaps a perfect storm combo of all three). We have 8 InDesign users in our workgroup and only the three who upgraded to Ventura are…

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[EPV] Footnote references vanish in tables when the Adobe World-Ready Composer is applied

Hi together,

tested with InDesign 2020 and also with the current InDesign 2023 version 18.1.0.51 on Windows 10.

If I apply one of the two Adobe World-Ready Composers to text in a table the footnote references in the text will vanish.
The footnote texts themselves do not. It's just the rendering of the footnote reference numbers.

See also this thread at Adobe InDesign Forum:

Footnotes reference number disappearing when aligning numbers in table
Gabriel23717186abix, 4 Hours ago
https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/footnotes-reference-number-disappearing-when-aligning-numbers-in-table/td-p/13533021

Download sample documents from my Dropbox account:
230127-1-Footnote References disappear in Table.zip

https://www.dropbox.com/s/y89vr0168spqa92/230127-1-Footnote%20References%20disappear%20in%20Table.zip?dl=1

Also see the discussion at Adobe Prerelease:
https://forums.adobeprerelease.com/indesign/discussion/2223/epv-footnote-references-vanish-in-tables-when-the-adobe-world-ready-composer-is-applied#latest

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )

Hi together,

tested with InDesign 2020 and also with the current InDesign 2023 version 18.1.0.51 on Windows 10.

If I apply one of the two Adobe World-Ready Composers to text in a table the footnote references in the text will vanish.
The footnote texts themselves do not. It's just the rendering of the footnote reference numbers.

See also this thread at Adobe InDesign Forum:

Footnotes reference number disappearing when aligning numbers in table
Gabriel23717186abix, 4 Hours ago
https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/footnotes-reference-number-disappearing-when-aligning-numbers-in-table/td-p/13533021

Download sample documents from my Dropbox account:
230127-1-Footnote References disappear in Table.zip

https://www.dropbox.com/s/y89vr0168spqa92/230127-1-Footnote%20References%20disappear%20in%20Table.zip?dl=1

Also see the discussion at Adobe Prerelease:
https://forums.adobeprerelease.com/indesign/discussion/2223/epv-footnote-references-vanish-in-tables-when-the-adobe-world-ready-composer-is-applied#latest

Regards,…

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Unrecognizable when Color Setting is set to Japanese name

OS : Windows 10/11
InDesign : 18.1/ 17.4/16.4.3 (probably all versions)

If I save a color setting with a Japanese name, the next time I open the color setting, an error occurs and it is not recognized.
When I check the list, it is garbled and cannot be loaded.
The same problem does not occur when the same color settings are used in Illustrator.

Since this problem occurs in a Japanese environment, the contents of the screenshots and attached file names are in Japanese.

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カラー設定を日本語名で保存した場合、次にカラー設定を開いたときにエラーが発生して認識できません。
リストを確認すると文字化けしているため、読み込めない状態となっています。
同じカラー設定をIllustratorで利用した場合は同じ問題は発生しません。

日本語環境で起きる問題であるため、スクリーンショットの内容や添付ファイル名は日本語です。
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Display performance

InDesign 2023 Display Bug

When you try to view in high resolution, whether or not it is object specific or general, InDesign continues to display at normal.

Images seem not to be affected but .eps and .ai files will not refer as high res
- Screenshot 2022-11-21 at 11.31.45.png 892 KB
- Screenshot 2022-11-21 at 11.31.31.png 975 KB
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hebrew

Something seems to be wrong in the english חומך עברית version of indesign 2023 - The Hebrew is coming in backwards

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Upon adding pages Share for Review comments and pins are mapped incorrectly.

We have a 100+ page user guide that was marked up with many comments. All of these were mapped correctly. Upon introducing 6 new pages (3 spreads) early in the document all of the comments are now mapped 3 spreads out of sync. Removing the 3 spreads did not resolve the issue and now our comments are all mapped to the wrong pages. This is strange as I really would imaging that comments are mapped to specific object ID's rather than a 'physical location'.

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tool bars

Tool bars do not appear when opening InDesign 18.0 CC 2023. I have to go to Window, turn on Show Application Frame, then flip that off to have my tool bars visible. This is the case in Photoshop and Illustrator 2023

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Cannot order Parent Pages

In InDesign 2023 (v18.0) on an Intel Apple (macOS Monterey 12.6.1) it is impossible to reorder Parent Pages. This is possible in earlier versions. Please fix.

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InDesign 2023 (18.0)

When attempting to switch the font family, the font menu jumps all the way to the top of the list instead of moving up to the previous font family in the list.

Hack solution: If you choose a different weight and then attempt to change the font family, the font menu works correctly and doesn't jump to the top.

This makes 2023 unusable, downgrading until fixed.
- Screen Recording 2022-10-24 at 3.08.11 PM.mov 5876 KB
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Endnotes in ePub use identical id's where an id should be Unique

When InDesign 18.0 and earlier versions make a reflowable ePub, the endnotes cause the file to be rejected when checked by https://www.ebookit.com/tools/bp/Bo/eBookIt/epub-validator. The reason: each endnote reference is embedded in a span with an id twice, and the name or identifier of that id is the same. In HTML (which is the construct of an ePub) each id should be unique. You cannot have a HTML file with two elements with the same id-name. The next line can be found at the endnote reference, but a similar thing coccurs on the backlink, back from the endnote text to the reference.

<span id="endnote-002-backlink"><a href="Naamloos-1.xhtml#endnote-002"><span id="endnote-002-backlink">2</span></a></span>

So in order to end up with an ePub that gets approved, I need to remove or rename one of the spans. This is something that needs to be fixed. I can't imagine why this error hasn't been mentioned earlier. The links back and forth do work, but this HTML/ePub is really not what it is supposed to be. For each endnote I have to make two corrections.

When InDesign 18.0 and earlier versions make a reflowable ePub, the endnotes cause the file to be rejected when checked by https://www.ebookit.com/tools/bp/Bo/eBookIt/epub-validator. The reason: each endnote reference is embedded in a span with an id twice, and the name or identifier of that id is the same. In HTML (which is the construct of an ePub) each id should be unique. You cannot have a HTML file with two elements with the same id-name. The next line can be found at the endnote reference, but a similar thing coccurs on the backlink, back from the endnote text to the…

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Closed: Fixed · AdminSanyam Talwar (Senior Lead Software Engineer, Adobe InDesign) responded

Fix for this issue is now available in the latest release of InDesign 2023 - that is, InDesign 18.1 version.

Please update to this version of InDesign to get the fix.

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2022 gpu

InDesign CC2022 - v 17.3 on Mac Mini with Intel UHD Graphics 630 BenQ dual displays attached.

Multiple users reporting screen redraw issues with GPU Performance turned on.
Resolves with a view change or toggling GPU off an on.
- MicrosoftTeams-image (1).png 2576 KB
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Table of Contents Entry Character Styles

Table of contents entries (subheading styles in chapters) has a character style applied to it. When I generate TOC, the character styles and anchor markers if any also shows up in generated Table Of Contents. There should be an option to bypass the anchor markers and Character styles. Instead there should be an option given to add a new char style to the TOC entries, like there is for page no and between entry and page no.
In attached file the underline is getting generated everytime I update the TOC. I have to manually remove the underline. Neither GREP style works nor nested style works to remove the underline.

Table of contents entries (subheading styles in chapters) has a character style applied to it. When I generate TOC, the character styles and anchor markers if any also shows up in generated Table Of Contents. There should be an option to bypass the anchor markers and Character styles. Instead there should be an option given to add a new char style to the TOC entries, like there is for page no and between entry and page no.
In attached file the underline is getting generated everytime I update the TOC. I have to manually remove the underline. Neither GREP style…
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EPUB – Endnote backlink issues for INDB files

When exporting EPUB 3.0 (and 2.01) from an InDesign(2022, version 17.4) book file, endnotes only link in the first chapter where they are found. Subsequent chapters reveal <a> tags with empty href attributes.
Backlinks are required by virtually all ebook publishers. For academic books, endnotes are essential and the request for EPUB formats is only increasing.

So far Adobe Car's response: "Currently, we do not have a workaround for this issue other than creating a single document instead of book or manually modifying backlink in the exported EPUB file." This isn't acceptable or even always possible.

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Closed: Fixed · AdminSanyam Talwar (Senior Lead Software Engineer, Adobe InDesign) responded

Fix for this issue is now available in the latest release of InDesign 2023 - that is, InDesign 18.1 version.

Please update to this version of InDesign to get the fix.

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InDesign Application Frame cannot be moved between desktops on macOS Monterey, via Mission Control

The InDesign application frame cannot be moved between desktops on macOS Monterey via dragging the top edge of the window to the top of Mac desktop and then selecting a different desktop to drop it into in Mission Control. This is contrary to behavior in other programs such as Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom Classic. InDesign can be moved to a different desktop by dragging it to the left or right edge of the screen but it is preferable to have the functionality using the top of edge of the current desktop so the desired window can be chosen. I am running macOS Monterey version 12.5.1 and InDesign version 17.4. I'm not sure if this is a bug or intended product feature but is something I think would be nice to have.

The InDesign application frame cannot be moved between desktops on macOS Monterey via dragging the top edge of the window to the top of Mac desktop and then selecting a different desktop to drop it into in Mission Control. This is contrary to behavior in other programs such as Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom Classic. InDesign can be moved to a different desktop by dragging it to the left or right edge of the screen but it is preferable to have the functionality using the top of edge of the current desktop so the desired window can be chosen. I am…

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GREP Error: one or more times - shortest match, not working with end of paragraph ($ sign)

one or more times - shortest match, not working with end of paragraph ($ sign)
Indesign find the expression, but ignore the shortest match.
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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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