InDesign sistemic bugs

[jmendesign]

Hi all good people.

I would like to report some dissatisfaction that I have been feeling with InDesign. For some time now, regardless of which version I use—2023 or 2024—I still haven't had the courage to update to 2025.

Chromatic artifacts—red or green—regularly appear, resulting in large patches of color that only disappear when scrolling the document.

Sometimes when I make changes to the text with find/replace that only become visible when I edit the text again.

And finally, if the computer goes to sleep, when I return I find that all the work is gone. This situation is only restored if you exit and re-enter the document.

These situations are very common and very boring. I wonder if it is acceptable for a company of Adobe's size and importance to have this type of bug in its programs.

As I read here somewhere, I'm also starting to consider changing editorial tools. Affinity Design is gaining ground and increasingly positioning itself as a more stable alternative, not to mention its very tempting pricing policy.

I work with a Mac Studio M2 Max with 96GB, an Apple Studio Display and an Eizo ColorEdge as a second monitor.

Any ideas you can share to restore my trust in Adobe?

Thanks.

[leo.r]

First question: did you try to toggle GPU Performance in preferences? (Switching it on OR off sometimes solves certain display issues with no particular consistency established so far.)

[jmendesign]

No. I've never actually tried that. I will test and see if it solves the problem. If so… my fault.

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

@jmendesign

What if you disconnect external monitor?

[jmendesign]

The Eizo monitor is newly in my setup. The problems I reported are previous.

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

The Eizo monitor is newly in my setup. The problems I reported are previous.

By @jmendesign

Have you tried to switch monitors - and work only on EIZO? 

[jmendesign]

Well... besides it not being an option—the apple studio is better—the main question is why the hell would the apple monitor do this? More… I have a 27´´ iMac (late 2016) that never presented this until, I believe, the 2023 version, after which it also started to present the same problems, especially the chromatic artifacts.

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

@jmendesign

I've no idea - it's a Mac and Mac users complain A LOT recently ...

There was a thread, unfortunately, I can't find it right now, that there was a problem with Apple Studio Display - but maybe it wasn't about color but resolution? 

It might be problem on Adobe or Apple side. For a few weeks, after InDesign 2025 has been made public - people had a lot of problems with selecting things in InDesign - it was because of the Magnet app - that, coincidentally, has released an update at the same time... 

[jmendesign]

@Robert at ID-Tasker 

Recently I read something, I believe around here, that reported a similar situation. At the time I followed the discussion, but in the meantime it ended up dying without an answer. Anyone from Adobe here who can clarify?

[Abhishek Rao]

Hey @jmendesign,

Quick thought-have you tried disconnecting the external monitor and testing with just one at a time? Try using your Apple Studio Display first, and then test with the Eizo ColorEdge monitor to see if the issues persist. If they don't appear after switching, it might point to something with the monitor itself.

You could also try running your Mac in Safe Mode to rule out any system conflicts. Here’s a link on how to do that: Safe Mode on Mac.

Let me know how it goes. Happy to help!

Best,  
Abhishek

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

Quick thought-have you tried disconnecting the external monitor and testing with just one at a time? Try using your Apple Studio Display first, and then test with the Eizo ColorEdge monitor to see if the issues persist. If they don't appear after switching, it might point to something with the monitor itself.

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By @Abhishek Rao

Have been suggested yesterday 😉

[Abhishek Rao]

Hey @robert Tkaczyk,

Looks like you beat me to it! 😅

One thing! Leo suggested the GPU Performance toggle earlier. @jmendesign, have you tried that? Did it make any difference?

Moreover, confirm if testing in Safe Mode helped, as it could still help with any potential system conflicts with third-party applications (if any of them is causing it).

Also, could you confirm the model name of the EIZO ColorEdge monitor you’re using? It might help to narrow things down.

Let me know how it goes!

Best,
Abhishek