While Convert to IDML object style Inner glow size value change

Report · Sep 04, 2025

Hi Team

InDesign Version 20.5

OS: Windows

Issue: While converting to IDML file, Effects Innerglow size get changed if the size value of inner glow is more than 12p6 while converting to IDML size value change to 0p7.

I attached InDesign file and PDF which has different Innerglow size value from 1p6 to 15p. In IDML file upto 11p6 innerglow size value not changed. after 11p6 value change to 0p7

Thanks

Ganesh.R

Report · Oct 02, 2025

If it's reproducable then you can log a bug here

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

It's the best place for bugs to be seen and looked at.

Report · Oct 09, 2025

Hi @ganesh_2836 ,

confirmed with my German InDesign 20.5.0.48 on macOS.

Inner glow set to 12p6 showing as mm in the screenshot below:

Exported IDML opened and saved in InDesign:

Attached are the original InDesign document, the exported IDML file and the opened IDML file opened and saved with InDesign 2025.

Kind regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )

Report · Oct 09, 2025

One can also see the bug when you export the object to the snippet format *.idms and place the snippet again.

Download my sample IDMS file from my Dropbox:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mm2m4370e7nfzl6lxnfjw/Innerglow-12p6.idms?rlkey=ui2d8b1st6ec647vd4kv1...

Note: This bug is also present if you store objects with inDesign library files *.indl and Creative Cloud Libraries, because the snippet file format IDMS is used for this kind of storage.

Kind regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )

Report · Oct 09, 2025

The bug is with the export module.

I can already see the wrong value for Inner Glow in the code of the IDMS file that the size shrank to 7 Pt, Size="7", that translates to 2.469 mm in my German InDesign.

Code snippet from the IDMS file:

<
InnerGlowSetting 
Applied="false" 
BlendMode="Screen" 
Opacity="75" 
Noise="0" 
EffectColor="n" 
Technique="Softer" 
Spread="0" 
Size="7" 
Source="EdgeSourced"
/>

Kind regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )

Report · Oct 09, 2025

Below the link to an InDesign library file *.indl where I placed the rectangle with the 12p6 inner glow as asset.

If you drag out the asset you'll see the bug: the inner glow's size is reduced to 7 Pt:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/w608gjmg6w9p1j2n35bdn/Innerglow-12p6.indl?rlkey=eyuusydw4ycpt2o4w4gtf...

Kind regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )

Report · Oct 09, 2025

Hi ALL:

I posted this issue in InDesign bug forum. Please vote based on that Adobe will give priority

Thanks

Ganesh.R