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David BlatnerKeymasterThe stretched out page numbers are a feature, not a bug. Though personally I think it's a bug. I don't know why it does that.
We upgraded the forum software on Saturday, and that fixed some problems, but it seems to have generated others for a few people. Eugene, I have no idea why it would have that effect on your computer. Is anyone else having problems typing, or with very slow response?
January 20, 2010 at 8:07 am in reply to: Program a button to launch an email window and attach itself (the pdf) to the email #51551David BlatnerKeymasterThere are one bazillion things that people want to set up in ID (for the same reason you provide) but which require Acrobat. But it just won't work that way. Very frustrating. You will like need to do it in Acrobat, but check out this helpful blog post when it comes time to update the file:
David BlatnerKeymasterI suggest going doing a search on indesignsecrets.com for XML. There's lots of stuff on the site. Check out Jim Maivald's book on XML for InDesign, too.
However, my philosophy is clear on this: If there is any reasonable way to do a project in InDesign that does not involve XML, you should take that route. XML is wonderful, but it's not for the faint of heart or the sloppy of mind, and there are many other better solutions for the problems people are trying to tackle.
David BlatnerKeymasterYes, I never really understood the “Page left intentionally blank” thing, but some printers (at least here in the USA) insist on it as a way to ensure that they're not messing up. But yes, sometimes they really get printed, which is terrible.
What would make MUCH more sense is if InDesign put a “Yes, this page really is blank” message in the area outside the trim marks, on pages that are printed with nothing on them.
David BlatnerKeymasterI don't have a great answer for this, but I have a sense that it might be easier to use Data Merge to create a PDF file just 1-up… that is, each page just has one postcard. Then impose the PDF with one of the many imposition programs on the market, or place the pages of the PDF back into a new ID file in the form you want them.
David BlatnerKeymasterThe stretched out page numbers are a feature, not a bug. Though personally I think it's a bug. I don't know why it does that.
We upgraded the forum software on Saturday, and that fixed some problems, but it seems to have generated others for a few people. Eugene, I have no idea why it would have that effect on your computer. Is anyone else having problems typing, or with very slow response?
David BlatnerKeymasterWhat do you do with it? I'm sorry, but I don't understand the question. You can leave it blank… you can put a “This page left intentionally blank” message on it (and point it out to your printer so that they don't print that message). You can put running heads on it (some people prefer that to a blank page. You can rework the page endings earlier in the chapter so that some text ends up on the final page after all…
David BlatnerKeymasterAnyone still seeing math captchas? Do you have to do math to post or reply to posts? We updated our forum software and we're hoping that made the problem go away.
David BlatnerKeymasterInDesign can add a blank page for you at the end of chapters that end on an odd numbered page. That's an option in the Book panel numbering options dialog box. Or you can add them yourself manually.
David BlatnerKeymasterWhat do you do with it? I'm sorry, but I don't understand the question. You can leave it blank… you can put a “This page left intentionally blank” message on it (and point it out to your printer so that they don't print that message). You can put running heads on it (some people prefer that to a blank page. You can rework the page endings earlier in the chapter so that some text ends up on the final page after all…
David BlatnerKeymasterAnyone still seeing math captchas? Do you have to do math to post or reply to posts? We updated our forum software and we're hoping that made the problem go away.
David BlatnerKeymasterInDesign can add a blank page for you at the end of chapters that end on an odd numbered page. That's an option in the Book panel numbering options dialog box. Or you can add them yourself manually.
David BlatnerKeymasterCheck out InGutter: https://www.indiscripts.com/pos…..-beta-test
Also, Typefi's AutoFit can work: https://creativepro.com/free
(I did a movie about how to do this with AutoFit at Lynda.com)
David BlatnerKeymasterCouldn't for the life of me figure out why you thought it was fixed… then I remembered to hit Refresh/Reload. That makes a big difference! Thanks, Pariah!
I wonder if these changes will stop the need some folks have had to do math when replying here.
David BlatnerKeymasterWhat does happen when you choose View > Fit Spread in Window? Does some of the frame stick out, hidden beyond the window?
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