cc-series missing center-node for positioning …

[boots_n_patches]

cc-series  seems  to  be  missing  the  center-node  for  positioning … i  need  that  center-node  for  precise  positioning …

system: mac-osx-10.12.6 (sierra)

software: indesign-cs6 ver 8.0

software: indesign-cc(2018) ver 13.0.0

line-element:

width: .5pt

length: .25”

view: normal

moving:  (appears only when moving) … when  moving  the  'line-element'… the  following  behavior  appears:

indd.cs6:  center  contains  “node”.

indd.cc2017:  center  does  not  contain  “node”.

indd.cc2018:  center  does  not  contain  “node”.

i  am  not  getting  along  well  with  cc-2018 … seems  there  is  no  center-node (line-element) … only  cs6  contains  my  faithful  'center-node'.  i  have  checked  program-prefs  as  well  as  stroke-prefs … i  need  the  center-node  for  precise  ‘positioning’ … any  thoughts?

attached  two  screen-caps … pls  compare  with  each  other … thanks  in  advance.

[Steve Werner]

It's showing up for me in InDesign CC 2018.1 on my MacBook Pro (macOS X 10.13.3):

Did you try restoring your preferences?

[boots_n_patches]

i  can  duplicate  your  result,  steve … my  center-node  also  appears  when  creating  line-element  on  'angle'.  pls  try  creating  your  line-element  at  right-angle (true-horizontal or true vertical) … such  as  my  original  example … thanks.

[John Mensinger]

I've got it here in CC2018 (V 13.1).

[boots_n_patches]

according  to  your  screen-cap,  clear  to  see  you  were  successful … now  i  just  need  to  know  how  you  accomplished  it … and  which  settings (on your end) shut  it  on/off.  at  your  convenience,  would  you  play  around  with  your  configs  and  see  what  you  come  up  with,  john?

on  my  part,  i  have  compared  all  settings  between  cs6  and  2018  and  have  not  found  the  smoking  gun.  trashing  the  preferences  did  not  help  any.

thanks.

[John Mensinger]

boots_n_patches  wrote

… now  i  just  need  to  know  how  you  accomplished  it …

Unfortunately, all I did was look for it and it was there. I went through quite a few settings trying to make it go away and didn't find one. If I come up with anything I'll certainly post it back here.

[Steve Werner]

I'm also having no problems with the Line tool. I held down the Shift key to constrain to horizontal and there it is:

[jmlevy]

Same for me: the center point appears on horizontal lines only on if I use the pen tool to create them, but not with the line tool.

[boots_n_patches]

fwiw,  steve … trashing  the  preferences  did  not  help  any.  beginning  to  think  the  feature  disappeared  during  adobe's  cc  roll-out.  be  logging  off  now … will  check  back  tomorrow.

[boots_n_patches]

a'ight,  guys … thanks  for  your  intervention.  i  still  have  not  been  able  to  resolve  the  situation  on  my  end … therefore,  i  cannot  mark  the  question  "closed/resolved".  based  on  others  not  having  the  issue … i  cannot  correspond  with  adobe  at  this  time.  if  anyone  else  comes  along  with  similar  issue … they  can  feel  free  to  compare  their  environment  with  mine  for  their  own  reference  purposes.  thanks  much.

[rob day]

trashing  the  preferences  did  not  help  any

Interface problems often relate to caches. Did you try deleting you InDesign caches folder?

/Users/yourusrname/Library/Caches/Adobe InDesign/Version 13.0

[boots_n_patches · Accepted solution]

okay,  folks … i  have  found  the  culprit … was  in  correlation  with  indd-cc's  gpu-performance  mode.  seems  there  are  two  "menu-view"  options … one  is  cpu-preview  and  the  other  is  gpu-preview.  when  viewing  in  cpu-preview  the  center-node  appears … disappearing  in  gpu-preview.

  

another (more invasive)  method  would  be  to  completely  disable  gpu-performance  mode … that's  done  through  preferences.  pls  refer  to  the  included  adobe-link  at  bottom  of  my  reply.  thanks  for  your  support,  guys.

ref:  Adobe InDesign GPU Performance feature enhancements

[Steve Werner]

I'm very happy that you figured that out. We have seen many bugs in the GPU performance, but you've reported a new one! Thanks.

[boots_n_patches]

will  you  facilitate  reporting  this  'bug'  to  adobe … or  should  i?  if  so,  how  to?  thanks,  steve.

[Steve Werner]

You can report bugs and feature requests at this web address. This is where the product managers will look for feedback:

Feature Requests/Bugs

[boots_n_patches]

thanks  for  your  courtesy,  steve … i  have  taken  the  time  to  issue  a  bug-report … you  can  find  it  by  searching  "gpu"  in  title  of  'bug-report'.  thanks … and  enjoy  your  weekend.