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Christian Schröter
Christian Schröter
Inspiring
February 3, 2024
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InDesign problems: slashed zero, sudden crashes, find & replace

  • February 3, 2024
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InDesign crashes suddenly from time to time since ever (worst version was CS6, most stable version was CS4). Especially after PDF exports. Sometimes it gets stuck while exporting PDF instead after on or more PDF exports.

 

Secondly and very annoying: Since the last update it always gives me a slashed zero instead of a normal zero and that is not searchable and not replacable. I’ve always select the wanted zero from “glyphs” menu and copy and paste it. Very annoying. This happens with the font Myriad Pro—not with every font.

 

Third annoying bug is that the options for search & replace suddenly and often diminish to only two options (“Document” and ”All documents”—the other options disappear (such as “Marked Text”, “Paragraph”—I’ve translated this as I use the german version) …

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    Correct answer Barb Binder

    Hi Christian:

     

    Myriad Pro can assign slashed zeros as an independent Open Type feature or as a Stylistic Set. The controls are in a few places so I'm showing it you in a Paragraph style definition. Could slashed zeros have been in advertently enabled as a new default? If you aren't using styles, let me know and I can share a different screen shot. 

     

    Now, Find/Change varies what it offers you based on where your cursor is. This is normal:

     

    If yours is behaving differently than what I showed above, then this points to corrupt preferences, which can happen at any time, but we get more reports on this after an upgrade than any other time. You can reset your preferences following this link: https://www.rockymountaintraining.com/adobe-indesign-rebuilding-preferences-cache/

     

    ~Barb

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    Barb Binder
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    Barb BinderCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    February 3, 2024

    Hi Christian:

     

    Myriad Pro can assign slashed zeros as an independent Open Type feature or as a Stylistic Set. The controls are in a few places so I'm showing it you in a Paragraph style definition. Could slashed zeros have been in advertently enabled as a new default? If you aren't using styles, let me know and I can share a different screen shot. 

     

    Now, Find/Change varies what it offers you based on where your cursor is. This is normal:

     

    If yours is behaving differently than what I showed above, then this points to corrupt preferences, which can happen at any time, but we get more reports on this after an upgrade than any other time. You can reset your preferences following this link: https://www.rockymountaintraining.com/adobe-indesign-rebuilding-preferences-cache/

     

    ~Barb

    ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
    Christian Schröter
    Christian SchröterAuthor
    Inspiring
    February 4, 2024

    Thank you … that was quite qualified and led me to the solution. The option “Slashed Zero” was not active. But I activated it (nothing changed) then deactivated it (again)—now it works. Apparently a funny bug. It seems that InDesign got hooked believing the option was active after the last update.

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    Eugene TysonCommunity Expert
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    February 4, 2024

    Can't replicate the behaviour - and I can't say it's a bug or not. But seems to have solved your issue. 

     

    Hard to know what went wrong.

    Glad it's fixed for you.

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    Eugene TysonCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 3, 2024

    Can you provide your OS and your computer specs? 
    What version of InDesign are you using now?

    What steps can we take to recreate the issues?

    Can you provide sample documents to try the issue for ourselves?

     

    If you think it's bugs then you can post the bugs Forum where your issues and bugs will be read by the Adobe team.

    https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs

     

    These forums are really aimed at users helping users resolve issues.

     

    We'd be delighted to help you - but require more information at the moment.

    Thanks

    Christian Schröter
    Christian SchröterAuthor
    Inspiring
    February 3, 2024

    M2 Mac … latest Sonoma … I won’t post bugs to the bugs team as they ignore them since ever …

    Christian Schröter
    Christian SchröterAuthor
    Inspiring
    February 3, 2024

    And what version of InDesign?
    They don't ignore them - that's just not true. 

    If you don't post to the bugs forum then it may never be fixed. 

     

    Can you address the rest of my requests - very difficult to help you otherwise?


    By the way there’s another annoying bug since CS5 … in some apps. If you want to enter colour values manually and jump between the fields with the tab key too fast the entered values mix up or disappear … 

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