Comments on: Change Measurement Systems on the Fly

By: Eugene

Eugene — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:40:42 +0000

I had a similar problem that completely baffled me. It turns out it was a plugin that I had got. If you uninstall any 3rd party plugins that you have and see if that works.

You might want to try resetting the preferences first though, by holding down CTRL (CMD) ALT SHIFT when launching InDesign.

Of course when you do all this make sure you have the latest update.

By: dawnie

dawnie — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:31:48 +0000

I’m having the exact same problem and as yet cannot find a solution. Would love to hear from anyone who could help.

By: Lisa A

Lisa A — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:30:34 +0000

Has anyone else come across the glitch where they can’t amend the measurements by typing in the Control palette? It happens intermittently to me where I click into a field and it highlights the content only for a millisecond before it deselects itself. If I’m fleet-fingered enough to get my new figure typed in while it is highlighted, it simply deselects and reverts to the original figure anyway!

By: laura

laura — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:02:34 +0000

I’d love to be able to get ruler increments set to pixels but so far i haven’t found anything in my research that suggests this is possible. Anyone out there know of a way to work in pixel increments in indesign?

By: hello666

hello666 — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:14:43 +0000

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By: mpmchugh

mpmchugh — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:17:34 +0000

I definitely prefer using the info palette to change units.

What’s annoying though is that you can’t change units from within a modal dialog, like Object Shadow or Document Setup — that’s usually when I notice I want it changed!

By: marcus

marcus — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 02:05:35 +0000

Didot is a Rush Limbaugh salute.

By: Al Ferrari

Al Ferrari — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 06:51:34 +0000

What’s a didot?

By: Alfred Langen

Alfred Langen — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:31:56 +0000

Well, if nobody will respond to Chris’ question “What’s a cicero?”, I will.
1 cicero ~ 1.07 pica
1 cicero = 12 didot
1 pica = 12 points

By: David Blatner

David Blatner — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:27:11 +0000

As others have pointed out, you can right-click on the rulers, but that only changes one measurement. I like Pariah’s tip because it changes both. (It’s nice to have the option to have 2 different measurement systems, but it’s rare that I actually use that.)

I wish we had more easter egg choices, though, such as Hands, the Q measurement (quarter of a millimeter, if I recall), and cubits. Maybe in CS3.14.