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InDesign CS5 7.0.3 Update Available
Adobe has posted an update for InDesign CS5 7.0.3 which fixes problems in the area of Document Handling, Export Graphics, Text, UI, PDF Export, and Architecture. The update is available at the Adobe website. It’s also available by choosing Updates from InDesign’s Help menu.
The release notes for the 7.0.3 update are here.
Here is the list of Resolved Issues from the Release Notes (other issues for developers and installation notes are at the release note link above):
Documents
InDesign CS5 fails to recognize file usage by other users when working in a mixed Windows/Macintosh environment. [2607326] (see http//go.adobe.com/kb/ts_cpsid_84791_en-us)
InDesign unexpectedly quits when a master page has 3 or more columns and new pages are inserted. [2688552]*
Search for Help on Control panel does not work after update to 7.0.2. [2676273]*
Import/Export Graphics
A white line is displayed across the screen on first export to SWF. [2632882]
Photoshop paths in specific EPS files are not recognized on import. [2676173]*
Text
German & Swedish Mac OS only: Hitting Return key while editing text inserts a column break. [2619608]
Mac OS 10.6 only: System font Helvetica Neue.ttc styles conflict with the postscript version of Helvetica Neue styles. [2597446]
Type1 fonts do not get recognized in the Document Fonts folder. [2606245]
Manual kerning is applied incorrectly when using TrueType or Type 1 fonts that already have built-in kerning values [2700131]*
Mac : Unexpectedly quit when using Smart Text Reflow to add pages to a doc. [2669027]*
PDF and Flash SWF export with overlapping glyph in hyphenated Hebrew text [2662619]*
Mac: InDesign unexpectedly quits on startup when enumerating fonts [2641911]*
Mac: InDesign unexpectedly quits when accessing a font with upper ASCII characters in Postscript name [2641862]*
User Interface
German mistranslation of “Optical Margin Alignment”. [2615552]
Unable to enter decimal values in Timing panel on non-Western language operating systems. [2621425]
PDF Import/Export
InDesign-created SWFs do not scale properly when placed and exported to an Interactive PDF. [2629720]
Images in groups on a master page drop out when exported to PDF [2705316]*
Some AI and PDF files placed in docs created in InDesign CS/CS2 and CS4 shift position when those docs are opened in InDesign CS5 [2689642]*/ [2678584]*
InDesign becomes unresponsive when exporting to PDF [2670994]*
Architecture
Extension Manager does not display the correct version number for updated InDesign plug-ins. [2624194]
InDesign unexpected quits on launch in updaternotifications.dll on Windows XP SP3. [2629572]
InDesign unexpectedly quits on launch after disabling plug-in loading using Extension Manager or PluginConfig.txt. [2608844]
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Here is one bug that I have: Mac version, Dutch:
New document dialog: try to do some math in the page-size dialog with mixed measurements, like
’20cm+10mm’ for size…
InDesign crashes.
Every time…
To explain somewhat more precise:
version is Mac, InDesign version includes this last one 7.03.
InDesign is the Dutch version. OS X is also Dutch (10.6 – 10.6.5).
measurement is in mm standard.
Choose File – New Document.
For ‘Width’ type:
20cm+10mm
This should result in 210 mm – but instead it crashes InDesign…
Yeh that happens here too – I’ve seen others report this issue too.
Yes, it still crashes when trying any sum of numbers wuth different units on Document page size (US version on Windows 7-64bit)
Ah, that explains one of my crashes in front of a group of people today, as I was demonstrating how you can do math in all the dialog boxes and panels! Thanks…
I had a problem with the 7.0.3 update. After updating to 7.0.3 the Adobe Updater repeatedly prompts me to install 7.0.2 . I could not get the updater to recognize that I had updated to 7.0.3. In frustration I ran the 7.0.2 which errored. Even after the failed install the updater wanted to install 7.0.2 . I ran the analyzer which indicated there was no problem. Rebooting did not fix anything.
While I was researching the problem on the Adobe support page a live agent popped up a chat box. I decided to see if he/she could help me. Big mistake!
After 40 minutes of explaining and re-explaining the problem the tech agent finally told me that I had a “technical issue” and could not help. He/She then referred me to same support page that I was on when I was contacted by the agent. Maybe it’s me but Adobe support has really been going down hill with the outsourcing of their support center.
Here is the closing dialog of the non-support effort:
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“Albert Manohar: I checked with my resources and I infer that you are facing a technical issue, I’d like to help you however I am not technically equipped, what best I can do is, provide you with a link to find contact details to contact our Technical Support team for further assistance.”
I had a problem with the 7.0.3 update. After updating to 7.0.3 the Adobe Updater repeatedly prompts me to install 7.0.2 . I could not get the updater to recognize that I had updated to 7.0.3. In frustration I ran the 7.0.2 which errored. Even after the failed install the updater wanted to install 7.0.2 . I ran the analyzer which indicated there was no problem. Rebooting did not fix anything.i have the same problem, that a 7.02 update showed up after the 7.03 one.
but so far i have not installed the 7.02 and first checked here if this is allright.
doesn´t look so. so i will skip this update. (the 7.02 after the 7.03 one)
maybe it is a michael thing :-)
btw.
this is on windows 7 64
I’ve got the same problem than Michael, on windows 7…
I have the same problem using vista ultimate 64bit
And, more disappointing, the auto-hyperlink bug is still there (hyphen in hyperlink breaks in into two hyperlinks..)
:-(
By the way david: funny, as this was the same way I discovered the crash: in front of students!
;-)
It won’t crash though if you use the Page tool though – interesting.
I have the same problem as Michael, Michael, et al., with ID wanting to install 7.0.2 after installing 7.0.3. And yes, the 7.0.2 installation failed.
I imagine this will be corrected very soon.
edsager
Just a quick note on the list of fixes. That’s a cumulative list and includes the fixes in the last update as well.
Interesting about the 7.03/7.02 thing. On my laptop (a MacBook Pro running Win7 x64) that same weirdness happened (only once, though — it’s not bothered me since), but on my workstation, also running Win7 x64, it didn’t occur at all. Go figure.
The math thing is an annoyance. It only seems to bite when mixing unit types, as far as I can tell. If you add points to picas and points, pixels to pixels, inches to inches or mm to mm, there’s no problem. The control panel doesn’t seem to have any issues, though, because I use math there all the time and mix units merrily without a problem.
@David, I must say you handled that crash in the seminar with impressive aplomb (and the rest of them!). We used to practice “disaster recovery” back when I was studying Drama in college (last century, different continent!), for such times as: a doorbell is supposed to ring on cue in a scene, but doesn’t; or it isn’t supposed to ring for another two pages, but it suddenly does. Ah, such happy times…
@Alan: Thank you for the kind words. Yes, there sure were a lot of crashes that day. I think I finally figured out that it was the beta amazon Kindle plug-in/script combo that I had installed. But one must stay on one’s toes when one is demoing beta (and non-beta) software in front of a group.
I’m getting a persistent “installation failed” on 7.0.3, both through updater and manually on my Snow Leopard MacBook. Just me or is this affecting others?
I have problems with indesign CS 5. after exit the program i get an eror message. never got in CS4
error “the instruction on 0x009177f3 refers to memorie on 0x0af56f18. read or writeproces
(read) op memory is failed
I am opening CS4 documents with CS5, heavily used master pages. Now master pages not used are appearing under my content where there is no master page assigned in the CS4 document. …. WHYYYY??