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David BlatnerKeymasterYes, it was the driver! Very embarrassing. You know, Mac folks don't usually think about updating printer drivers, as it's so rare to have a problem with one. Ah, live and learn. Thanks for responding, though.
David BlatnerKeymasterAnne-Marie just told me about a great method for doing this… but I've already forgotten it! With luck she'll chime in here later tonight or tomorrow.
David BlatnerKeymasterI get that error when: I use Edit Original in InDesign, but it opens in the wrong program (such as Preview on the Mac), so I go and open it in Photoshop manually (or use Edit With in InDesign). Now, when I go to save, it says it's already open. Why? Because 65% of the time I forget to close the image in Preview (or whatever app it first opened in).
Doesn't sound like that's your issue, but it's the most common similar issue for me.
David BlatnerKeymasterAlthough… with that “file opening” weirdness you describe, perhaps you should try the INX/IDML route to clear out whatever gunk is stuck in there.
David BlatnerKeymasterI honestly can't think what inside a document could cause that. Sounds very odd.
But a bigger question is: Why are you trying to copy and paste from the original document? What is wrong with the old, tried-and-true: Save-as-then-work-on-the-duplicate? Save As removes file bloating. I would probably do a save as, then strip out what I don't need anymore, then do another save as and be on my way. You could throw in an export-to-INX/IDML-and-open-that-file in there, but it's rarely necessary.
David BlatnerKeymasterI get that error when: I use Edit Original in InDesign, but it opens in the wrong program (such as Preview on the Mac), so I go and open it in Photoshop manually (or use Edit With in InDesign). Now, when I go to save, it says it's already open. Why? Because 65% of the time I forget to close the image in Preview (or whatever app it first opened in).
Doesn't sound like that's your issue, but it's the most common similar issue for me.
David BlatnerKeymasterAlthough… with that “file opening” weirdness you describe, perhaps you should try the INX/IDML route to clear out whatever gunk is stuck in there.
David BlatnerKeymasterI honestly can't think what inside a document could cause that. Sounds very odd.
But a bigger question is: Why are you trying to copy and paste from the original document? What is wrong with the old, tried-and-true: Save-as-then-work-on-the-duplicate? Save As removes file bloating. I would probably do a save as, then strip out what I don't need anymore, then do another save as and be on my way. You could throw in an export-to-INX/IDML-and-open-that-file in there, but it's rarely necessary.
David BlatnerKeymasterYou're not going to be happy about this, but ID's footnotes ignore text wrap. Even worse, they ignore non-rectangular frames, so you cannot even change the frame shape to make this work. The only solution is to make the footnotes manually (not using the auto footnote feature).
David BlatnerKeymasterThat is very, very weird.
Do you have a book file open? Perhaps it's that book file that is opening and closing the files?
David BlatnerKeymasterYou're not going to be happy about this, but ID's footnotes ignore text wrap. Even worse, they ignore non-rectangular frames, so you cannot even change the frame shape to make this work. The only solution is to make the footnotes manually (not using the auto footnote feature).
David BlatnerKeymasterThat is very, very weird.
Do you have a book file open? Perhaps it's that book file that is opening and closing the files?
David BlatnerKeymasterYou have a good grasp of the technology, Colin. However, I think the point isn't “can you” use 300 ppi or use JPG, but “must you”? I think what Mike and James and others are trying to point out is that the myths say “you must!” and the reality is that the only thing “you must” do is learn the underlying reasons, not just follow blindly. Thanks for contributing!
David BlatnerKeymasterYou have a good grasp of the technology, Colin. However, I think the point isn't “can you” use 300 ppi or use JPG, but “must you”? I think what Mike and James and others are trying to point out is that the myths say “you must!” and the reality is that the only thing “you must” do is learn the underlying reasons, not just follow blindly. Thanks for contributing!
David BlatnerKeymasterDon't forget the PDF2ID plug-in from Recosoft, which is one of the easiest ways to migrate PDF information into InDesign.
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