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Alireza Nikzad
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December 3, 2021
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non-joiner character (Unicode <200C>) didn't work in Text Variables

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non-joiner character (Unicode <200C>) didn't work in Text Variables.

 

 

 

 

 

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Alireza NikzadAuthor
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December 9, 2021

Hi everyone,

It's not the final solution, but it can help temporarily.
I changed Non-joiner <200C> with POP Directional formatting <202C> just in the Heading text:

 

Heading and Header before Find/Change:

 

Heading and Header after Find/Change:

 

It's helpful for exporting pdf file or printing a book, but because it's not the correct character, it makes trouble if you want to change the format of the book.

    TᴀW
    TᴀW
    Legend
    December 6, 2021

    InDesign tends to strip out all sorts of control characters from text variables. Often this is helpful -- for instance, it won't display a footnote reference in a text variable, which is good.

    But here it does look like it's stripping out an essential typographic element. You should report the bug.

    Ariel

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      LaubenderCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      December 6, 2021

      Hi Alireza,

      I would report this issue as bug at Adobe InDesign UserVoice:

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

       

      Regards,
      Uwe Laubender

      ( ACP )

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        Community Expert
        LaubenderCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        December 3, 2021

        Hard to tell if this is a bug.

        "A missing feature" perhaps?

        With unforeseen consequences…

         

        Regards,
        Uwe Laubender

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          Peter Spier
          Community Expert
          Peter SpierCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          December 3, 2021

          What were you expecting to happen with the non-joiner in the variable that did not?

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          LaubenderCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          December 3, 2021

          Hi Peter,

          the special character ZERO_WIDTH_NONJOINER has no effect in the rendition of the text variable.

          Below a sample with the word "final" where in the source text that special character is used to set the "f" and the "i" apart. The text variable shows a ligature fi. And this is the proof that the ZERO_WIDTH_NONJOINER does not make it to the text variable:

           

           

          In Alireza Nikzad's sample the issue is even more dramatic:

           

           

          Regards,
          Uwe Laubender

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          Peter Spier
          Community Expert
          Peter SpierCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          December 3, 2021

          Bug?

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