Anyone else?
If I exported a multi page document to XML while using InDesign CC 2017 I get results I expect.
Now exporting the same kind of documents to XML while using InDesign CC 2018 the structure doesn't default the same and in addition is missing information on export.
Let me explain:
By default basic text frames and graphic frames would initially be tagged like this when adding all un-tagged items to the XML structure using "Add Untagged Items" from the structure pane menu:
- text-frames would default to "Story"
- graphic frames would default to "Figure"
Now in InDesign CC 2018 ALL text frames and graphic frames are being tagged as "Figure"
- Which has been a frustrating experience being I used to then take the Story tag and delete it from the tags panel and it would ask what I want to replace it with and I would use a custom tag "column". then I would delete the Figure tag same way and assign "display-wrap"
Now I have to ctrl select every text frame in the structure panel and set those to our custom tag, being careful not to accidentally change the wrong Figure tag at this point or when all is done and the XML is exported an image tagged as column would cause an error on our custom online edition which is generated from the XML data on our website, etc. etc.
But that was only the first problem once I completed the structure and was ready to export "Using the same exact settings I always use" as follows:
On General Tab:
- Remap Break, Whitespace, and Special Characters checked
- Encoding set to: UTF-8
On Images Tab:
- Image Options Copied to Sub-Folder Original Images 'and' Optimized Images checked
- Images conversion set to JPEG
In CC 2017 I would get a structure like this:
<display-wrap href_opt="images/display-name_opt.jpg" href="file://images/display-name.pdf"></display-wrap>
NOTE the image path with _opt before .jpg for optimized image!
In CC 2018 I now get a structure like this:
<display-wrap href="file://images/Haverts_080416.pdf"></display-wrap>
- Which doesn't have the image with href_opt= AS EXPECTED based on the chosen export options!
So I did find "IF" I add to the export option on the Images Tab "Optimized Formatted Images" and export I get:
<Figure href_fmt="images/display-name_fmt.jpg" href="file://images/display-name.pdf"></Figure>
- Still don't get _opt but at least get _fmt which in an XML editor I can at least replace all instances of _fmt with _opt
Needless to say, frustrating
I'm hoping perhaps it is a document bug being the document was previously created in CC 2017 opened in CC 2018 the XML structure created then exported.
As I have to do this every week... I'm hoping this weeks document starting fresh building the layout in CC 2018 perhaps things might go back to what is expected - tho with updates in the past, I'm not holding my breath and listing this as a bug because there were no warnings or errors displayed.
Wonder if anyone else is noticing XML design and Export problems as well?
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