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Autoflow: fill the pages that follow before adding pages at the end
Autoflow (Shift-click, autoflow on Place, text.thread with autoflow) inserted new pages right after the story's last frame, in front of the document's own pages. As in InDesign, it now threads one frame per column on each page that follows, whatever else the page holds, and only then adds pages at the end of the document. It fills whole pages, so an estimate that stops inside a page can't leave its later columns out of the thread. Frames it set past the end of the text are removed again; the pages they were on stay. Smart Text Reflow of the primary text frame keeps adding pages after the story's last page. Shrinks gap 26: flowing into the primary text frame of the following pages is left.
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Marco Arnulfo
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@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ DesignCraft aims at full Adobe InDesign parity — and to be better: faster, ope
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- Graphics backend chosen before the window exists (DirectX 12 on Windows, Vulkan on Linux, Metal on macOS, OpenGL as the fallback; `WGPU_BACKEND` overrides) with a start-up fallback: a backend whose start never showed a frame is skipped at the next start and the status bar says so (`gpu.json`). Found on an AMD hybrid-graphics laptop whose Vulkan driver faulted at the first present.
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- Edit › Paste Into (copied objects become a frame's content, clipped by it; rendered, PDF and IDML both ways — verified in InDesign 2026); Polygon Settings (sides, star inset; double-click the Polygon tool).
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- Color panel (fill/stroke proxy, CMYK/RGB/Lab sliders with channel ramps, tint slider for swatches, spectrum ramp, Add to Swatches) and Color Picker (double-click the proxy); mixed colours are unnamed (not listed in Swatches until added); `object.color`, `swatch.addToSwatches`, `swatch.addUnnamed`.
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- Place text files: Word (.docx: styles by name with their attributes, bold/italic/underline/size/font, footnotes, tables, tabs, breaks), RTF and plain text, into the insertion point, the selected frame or a new frame; autoflow adds pages and threaded frames until the text fits; Remove Styles option (`designcraft-textimport`).
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- Place text files: Word (.docx: styles by name with their attributes, bold/italic/underline/size/font, footnotes, tables, tabs, breaks), RTF and plain text, into the insertion point, the selected frame or a new frame; autoflow threads frames on the pages that follow, then adds pages at the end of the document until the text fits; Remove Styles option (`designcraft-textimport`).
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- Gradient Feather (⇧G tool, `object.gradientFeather`): objects fade along a linear or radial opacity gradient, on screen and as a soft mask in PDF.
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- Script Label (`object.label`, `object.findByLabel`), alt text (`object.altText`), Isolate Blending / Knockout Group (`object.transparencyGroup`; on screen, PDF isolates), Table ▸ Sort (`table.sortRows`, numeric-aware, header/footer fixed).
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- File ▸ Export Text (`file.exportText`): a story as Text Only or RTF (fonts, styles, alignment, indents, tables as tab-separated rows); Export EPUB now asks for a path in the UI.
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@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ list) · [roadmap.md](docs/roadmap.md) (milestones, plan) · [parity-checklist.m
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Newest first.
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- **2026-10-22** · Autoflow (Shift-click with the loaded text cursor, autoflow on Place, `text.thread {autoflow}`) fills the pages that follow before it adds any, as InDesign does: one frame per column on each following page, whatever else the page holds, then new pages at the end of the document. It inserted pages right after the story's last frame, in front of the document's own pages. Frames it set past the end of the text go again, and the pages they were on stay. Smart Text Reflow of the primary text frame is unchanged. No readiness percentage change.
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- **2026-10-16** · Edit › Keyboard Shortcuts imports a set saved by InDesign's Show Set (.txt, Windows or Mac key names, UTF-8 or UTF-16): matched commands take its Default shortcuts or lose theirs, other commands give up keys it takes, and a report lists what it changed and the items it could not match (`window.importShortcuts`, #1180). Tool keys stay fixed. No readiness percentage change.
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- **2026-10-22** · A ruler guide dragged with the Selection tools, out of a ruler, on its own or with other selected guides, snaps along its axis as objects do (#1221): to other ruler guides, margins, columns, bleed, page and object edges and centers (with the smart-guide mark) and the document grid, within the snap zone and following Snap to Guides and Smart Guides. Shift snaps to the ruler's ticks and Cmd suspends snapping. The preview line, the position readout and the drop use the same snapped position. No readiness percentage change.
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- **2026-10-22** · macOS: the app menu has a Language submenu after Settings… with each interface language in its own name and the current one checked, as in the suite's other apps; Preferences › General › Interface Language stays. No readiness percentage change.
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@@ -233,11 +233,12 @@ fn same_rect(a: Rect, b: Rect) -> bool {
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}
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/// Thread new frames until the story fits: first into the columns after the last frame's column
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/// on its page (when it sits in one), then one frame per column on each page it adds. With
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/// `primary` (Smart Text Reflow of the primary text frame), each added page gets one frame on the
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/// live area with the page's columns instead. Empty frames it made at the end of the thread are
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/// removed again, except the first on a page it didn't add; a page it added that holds only such
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/// a frame goes with it. Returns pages added.
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/// on its page (when it sits in one), then one frame per column on each page that follows it,
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/// whatever else the page holds, and on each page it adds at the end of the document, as InDesign
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/// does. With `primary` (Smart Text Reflow of the primary text frame), pages are added right after
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/// the last frame's page, each with one frame on the live area with the page's columns instead.
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/// Empty frames it made at the end of the thread are removed again; a page it added that holds
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/// only such a frame goes with it. Returns pages added.
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/// A story on a parent spread doesn't autoflow: its frames thread only on that parent. Errors
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/// name `cmd`, the command that autoflows.
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pub(crate) fn autoflow(d: &mut Document, sid: StoryId, max_pages: usize, cmd: &str, primary: bool) -> Result<usize> {
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@@ -252,6 +253,8 @@ pub(crate) fn autoflow(d: &mut Document, sid: StoryId, max_pages: usize, cmd: &s
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let mut made = Vec::new();
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let mut new_pages = Vec::new();
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let mut first = true;
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// The next page of the document autoflow may set frames on; it only moves forward.
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let mut following = 0;
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loop {
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let (overset, held, full) = fit(d, sid);
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let Some(at) = overset else { break };
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@@ -267,16 +270,33 @@ pub(crate) fn autoflow(d: &mut Document, sid: StoryId, max_pages: usize, cmd: &s
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let rects = flow_rects(d, dir, vertical, page);
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let next = d.item(last).and_then(|it| rects.iter().position(|r| same_rect(*r, it.bounds()))).map_or(rects.len(), |k| k + 1);
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if let (Some(rest), Some((si, _))) = (rects.get(next..).filter(|r| !r.is_empty()), d.page_loc(page)) {
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for r in rest.iter().take(want) {
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// Whole pages: an estimate that stops inside one would leave its later columns out
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// of the thread for good. The cleanup below takes the frames the text doesn't reach.
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for r in rest {
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prev = add_flow_frame(d, si, *r, layer, prev)?;
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made.push(prev);
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}
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continue;
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}
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}
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following = following.max(page + 1);
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if !primary && following < d.page_count() {
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let mut left = want;
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while left > 0 && following < d.page_count() {
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let Some((si, _)) = d.page_loc(following) else { break };
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for r in flow_rects(d, dir, vertical, following) {
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prev = add_flow_frame(d, si, r, layer, prev)?;
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made.push(prev);
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left = left.saturating_sub(1);
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}
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following += 1;
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}
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continue;
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}
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if added >= max_pages {
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return Err(bad(cmd, format!("autoflow stopped after {max_pages} pages")));
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}
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// Past the following pages, `page` is the document's last: autoflow adds pages at its end.
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let per_page = if vertical { 1 } else { d.page(page).map_or(1, |p| p.column_rects().len().max(1)) };
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let pages = want.div_ceil(per_page).clamp(1, max_pages - added);
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let parent = d.page_loc(page).and_then(|(si, pi)| d.spreads[si].pages[pi].parent);
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@@ -304,16 +324,23 @@ pub(crate) fn autoflow(d: &mut Document, sid: StoryId, max_pages: usize, cmd: &s
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}
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let page = d.page_of_item(f);
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if d.page_of_item(*before) != page {
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// The first frame on its page: the estimate added more pages than the text needs.
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// Drop the page too when autoflow added it and the frame is all it holds.
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let Some(pg) = page.filter(|pg| d.page(*pg).is_some_and(|p| new_pages.contains(&p.id))) else { break };
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let alone = d.spreads.iter().flat_map(|sp| sp.items.iter()).all(|it| it.id == f || d.page_of_item(it.id) != Some(pg));
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if !alone {
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break;
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// The first frame on its page: the estimate asked for more pages than the text needs.
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// Drop the page too when autoflow added it and the frame is all it holds; a page the
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// document had keeps whatever else is on it.
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match page.filter(|pg| d.page(*pg).is_some_and(|p| new_pages.contains(&p.id))) {
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Some(pg) => {
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let alone = d.spreads.iter().flat_map(|sp| sp.items.iter()).all(|it| it.id == f || d.page_of_item(it.id) != Some(pg));
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if !alone {
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break;
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}
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d.remove_item(f)?;
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d.delete_pages(&[pg])?;
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added = added.saturating_sub(1);
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}
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None => {
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d.remove_item(f)?;
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}
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}
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d.remove_item(f)?;
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d.delete_pages(&[pg])?;
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added = added.saturating_sub(1);
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} else {
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d.remove_item(f)?;
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}
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@@ -568,6 +595,141 @@ mod tests {
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let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
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}
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/// A facing-pages document with two columns, its inside margin wider than the outside one, so
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/// left and right pages have their columns in different places. A graphic frame sits on the
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/// page `marker` (0-based). Returns the session and the marker's id.
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fn facing_document(pages: usize, marker: usize) -> (Session, u64) {
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let mut s = Session::new();
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let margins = json!({"top": 54, "bottom": 54, "inside": 72, "outside": 36});
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s.execute("file.new", &json!({"preset": "Letter", "pages": pages, "facingPages": true, "columns": 2, "gutter": 18, "margins": margins}))
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.unwrap();
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let d = &s.doc().unwrap().doc;
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let (si, _) = d.page_loc(marker).unwrap();
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let m = d.page(marker).unwrap().margin_rect();
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let rect = [m.x0 + 20.0, m.y0 + 20.0, m.x0 + 120.0, m.y0 + 120.0];
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let id = s.execute("frame.create", &json!({"rect": rect, "spread": si, "content": "unassigned"})).unwrap()["id"].as_u64().unwrap();
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// Selected, an empty frame would take the placed text.
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s.execute("edit.deselectAll", &json!({})).unwrap();
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(s, id)
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}
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/// Every frame of the story on the column of its page, the story running through the pages in
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/// order, two frames a page.
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fn assert_frames_in_columns(d: &Document, frames: &[designcraft_doc::ItemId]) {
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for (i, f) in frames.iter().enumerate() {
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let page = d.page_of_item(*f).unwrap();
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assert_eq!(page, i / 2, "frame {i}");
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assert_eq!(d.item(*f).unwrap().bounds(), d.page(page).unwrap().column_rects()[i % 2], "frame {i}");
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}
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}
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#[test]
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fn autoflow_fills_the_pages_that_follow_before_adding_any() {
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// Gap 26: autoflow inserted pages after the first frame's page, in front of the empty
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// pages the document already had. InDesign threads frames on those first.
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let dir = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("dc-place-following-{}", std::process::id()));
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std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).unwrap();
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let path = dir.join("long.txt");
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std::fs::write(&path, vec!["Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. ".repeat(12); 24].join("\n")).unwrap();
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let (mut s, marker) = facing_document(6, 2);
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let ids: Vec<_> = (0..6).map(|i| s.doc().unwrap().doc.page(i).unwrap().id).collect();
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let r = s.execute("file.place", &json!({"path": path.to_string_lossy(), "page": 1, "autoflow": true})).unwrap();
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assert_eq!(r["overset"], false, "{r}");
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assert_eq!(r["pagesAdded"], 0, "{r}");
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let d = &s.doc().unwrap().doc;
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assert_eq!((0..d.page_count()).map(|i| d.page(i).unwrap().id).collect::<Vec<_>>(), ids);
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let sid = StoryId(r["story"].as_u64().unwrap());
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let frames = d.story(sid).unwrap().frames.clone();
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// Past page 3, which holds the marker: frames go on a page whatever else it holds.
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assert!(d.page_of_item(*frames.last().unwrap()).unwrap() > 2, "{} frames", frames.len());
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assert_frames_in_columns(d, &frames);
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// The text ends before the document does: no empty frame after it.
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let cs = designcraft_compose::compose_story(d, sid, &Default::default());
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assert!(frames.iter().all(|f| cs.frame(*f).is_some_and(|ft| !ft.range.is_empty())));
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assert!(d.page_of_item(*frames.last().unwrap()).unwrap() < 5);
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assert_eq!(d.page_of_item(designcraft_doc::ItemId(marker)), Some(2));
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let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
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}
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#[test]
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fn autoflow_adds_pages_at_the_end_of_the_document() {
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let dir = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("dc-place-end-{}", std::process::id()));
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std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).unwrap();
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let path = dir.join("long.txt");
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std::fs::write(&path, vec!["Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. ".repeat(12); 60].join("\n")).unwrap();
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let (mut s, marker) = facing_document(3, 2);
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let ids: Vec<_> = (0..3).map(|i| s.doc().unwrap().doc.page(i).unwrap().id).collect();
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let r = s.execute("file.place", &json!({"path": path.to_string_lossy(), "page": 1, "autoflow": true})).unwrap();
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assert_eq!(r["overset"], false, "{r}");
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let d = &s.doc().unwrap().doc;
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assert!(d.page_count() > 4, "{r}");
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assert_eq!(r["pagesAdded"].as_u64(), Some(d.page_count() as u64 - 3), "{r}");
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// The document's own pages come first, the added ones after the last of them.
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assert_eq!((0..3).map(|i| d.page(i).unwrap().id).collect::<Vec<_>>(), ids);
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assert_eq!(d.page_of_item(designcraft_doc::ItemId(marker)), Some(2));
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let frames = d.story(StoryId(r["story"].as_u64().unwrap())).unwrap().frames.clone();
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assert_frames_in_columns(d, &frames);
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assert_eq!(d.page_of_item(*frames.last().unwrap()), Some(d.page_count() - 1));
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// One undo step takes the frames, the pages and the story away.
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s.execute("edit.undo", &json!({})).unwrap();
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let d = &s.doc().unwrap().doc;
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assert_eq!((0..d.page_count()).map(|i| d.page(i).unwrap().id).collect::<Vec<_>>(), ids);
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assert!(d.story(StoryId(r["story"].as_u64().unwrap())).is_none());
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assert_eq!(d.spreads.iter().map(|sp| sp.items.len()).sum::<usize>(), 1);
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let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
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}
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#[test]
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fn autoflow_fills_every_column_of_a_following_page() {
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// A first frame across the whole live area holds twice what a column does, so autoflow
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// asks for half the frames it needs. Asked page by page, it left the later columns of a
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// page out of the thread and went on to the next page.
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let dir = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("dc-place-under-{}", std::process::id()));
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std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).unwrap();
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let path = dir.join("long.txt");
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std::fs::write(&path, vec!["Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. ".repeat(12); 30].join("\n")).unwrap();
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let mut s = Session::new();
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s.execute("file.new", &json!({"preset": "Letter", "pages": 6, "facingPages": false, "columns": 2, "gutter": 18, "margins": 54})).unwrap();
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let m = s.doc().unwrap().doc.page(0).unwrap().margin_rect();
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let r = s.execute("file.place", &json!({"path": path.to_string_lossy(), "rect": [m.x0, m.y0, m.x1, m.y1], "autoflow": true})).unwrap();
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assert_eq!(r["overset"], false, "{r}");
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assert_eq!(r["pagesAdded"], 0, "{r}");
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let d = &s.doc().unwrap().doc;
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let frames = &d.story(StoryId(r["story"].as_u64().unwrap())).unwrap().frames;
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assert_eq!(d.item(frames[0]).unwrap().bounds(), m);
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assert!(d.page_of_item(*frames.last().unwrap()).unwrap() >= 3, "{} frames", frames.len());
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for (k, f) in frames[1..].iter().enumerate() {
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let page = d.page_of_item(*f).unwrap();
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assert_eq!(page, 1 + k / 2, "frame {}", k + 1);
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assert_eq!(d.item(*f).unwrap().bounds(), d.page(page).unwrap().column_rects()[k % 2], "frame {}", k + 1);
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}
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let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
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}
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#[test]
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fn autoflow_leaves_no_empty_frame_on_the_pages_that_follow() {
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// A small first frame makes autoflow ask for more frames than the columns need; the ones
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// it set on the following pages past the end of the text go again, the pages stay.
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let dir = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("dc-place-small-{}", std::process::id()));
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std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).unwrap();
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let path = dir.join("long.txt");
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std::fs::write(&path, vec!["Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. ".repeat(12); 12].join("\n")).unwrap();
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let mut s = Session::new();
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s.execute("file.new", &json!({"preset": "Letter", "pages": 8, "facingPages": false, "margins": 54})).unwrap();
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let r = s.execute("file.place", &json!({"path": path.to_string_lossy(), "rect": [100, 100, 200, 130], "autoflow": true})).unwrap();
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assert_eq!(r["overset"], false, "{r}");
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assert_eq!(r["pagesAdded"], 0, "{r}");
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let d = &s.doc().unwrap().doc;
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assert_eq!(d.page_count(), 8);
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let sid = StoryId(r["story"].as_u64().unwrap());
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let frames = &d.story(sid).unwrap().frames;
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assert!(frames.len() >= 2, "{r}");
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let cs = designcraft_compose::compose_story(d, sid, &Default::default());
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assert!(frames.iter().all(|f| cs.frame(*f).is_some_and(|ft| !ft.range.is_empty())), "{} frames", frames.len());
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assert_eq!(d.spreads.iter().map(|sp| sp.items.len()).sum::<usize>(), frames.len());
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let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
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}
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#[test]
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fn autoflow_adds_only_the_pages_breaks_ask_for() {
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// Regression (#262): a frame a break ends early made autoflow take it for a frame that
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@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub fn specs() -> Vec<CommandSpec> {
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"Thread Text Frames",
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[],
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None,
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"{from?, to?, rect?: [x0,y0,x1,y1] (spread coords), spread?, autoflow?: bool} — threads frame `to` right after frame `from` (between `from` and the frame that followed it, if any). `to` is an empty frame or a text frame nothing threads into yet; its text joins the end of the story. Give `rect` in place of `from` or `to` to thread a new text frame made there on `spread`: `{from, rect}` adds it after `from`, `{rect, to}` in front of `to`. autoflow: then add pages with threaded frames until the story fits. Selects the frame that joined the thread. → {story, from, to, overset, pagesAdded}",
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"{from?, to?, rect?: [x0,y0,x1,y1] (spread coords), spread?, autoflow?: bool} — threads frame `to` right after frame `from` (between `from` and the frame that followed it, if any). `to` is an empty frame or a text frame nothing threads into yet; its text joins the end of the story. Give `rect` in place of `from` or `to` to thread a new text frame made there on `spread`: `{from, rect}` adds it after `from`, `{rect, to}` in front of `to`. autoflow: then thread a frame per column on the pages that follow, adding pages at the end of the document until the story fits. Selects the frame that joined the thread. → {story, from, to, overset, pagesAdded}",
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has_doc,
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# Where DesignCraft falls short of InDesign
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> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-17 · **Change:** minor (gap 6 shrunk: Type › Reload Fonts reads fonts installed, edited or removed while running (#328); gap 3: Package links are relative, #340; gap 27 closed: the loaded text cursor threads into a frame inside a group (#1075); .indd and .indt open through indd-utils; gap 0 shrunk: text threads by hand; threading gaps added; Optical kerning from outlines (#181); gap 6: macOS lists fonts that font services and managers activate; shared print spooler; image clipping paths from IDML; Tabs panel listed as present (#343); book chapter update safety; gap 16: Based on Parent leftovers; bounded control click/drag input; swatches on placed greyscale and bitmap images) · **Target:** Adobe InDesign 2026 (21.6)
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> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-22 · **Change:** minor (gap 26 shrunk: autoflow fills the following pages before it adds pages at the end; gap 6 shrunk: Type › Reload Fonts reads fonts installed, edited or removed while running (#328); gap 3: Package links are relative, #340; gap 27 closed: the loaded text cursor threads into a frame inside a group (#1075); .indd and .indt open through indd-utils; gap 0 shrunk: text threads by hand; threading gaps added; Optical kerning from outlines (#181); gap 6: macOS lists fonts that font services and managers activate; shared print spooler; image clipping paths from IDML; Tabs panel listed as present (#343); book chapter update safety; gap 16: Based on Parent leftovers; bounded control click/drag input; swatches on placed greyscale and bitmap images) · **Target:** Adobe InDesign 2026 (21.6)
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Every known shortfall against InDesign 2026, one entry each, ranked by how much it stops an
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InDesign professional from doing real work. This is the work list: agents pick from the top.
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@@ -206,13 +206,11 @@ Kind: **F** feature · **U** UI/UX · **T** typography · **FF** file format ·
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parallel story composition.
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- **Estimate:** 40–80 h.
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### 26. Autoflow fills the following pages before it adds pages (F)
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- **Missing:** Shift-click autoflow (and autoflow on Place) always adds new pages after the
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story's last frame, one margin-sized frame each. InDesign first threads a frame per column on
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the existing pages that follow, then adds pages at the end of the document.
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- **Impact:** autoflowing into a document that already has pages inserts new pages in the
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middle of it instead of using the empty pages.
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- **Estimate:** 4–8 h.
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### 26. Autoflow flows into the primary text frame of the pages that follow (F)
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- **Missing:** autoflow threads a frame per column on the pages that follow, then adds pages at
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the end of the document, as InDesign does. On a page whose parent has a primary text frame it
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still sets a new frame instead of flowing into the primary one.
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- **Estimate:** 2–4 h.
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## Lower
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@@ -249,6 +247,7 @@ Cue. These are excluded from every percentage.
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| Date | Change | Summary |
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|---|---|---|
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| 2026-10-22 | minor | Gap 26 shrunk: autoflow threads a frame per column on the pages that follow the story's last frame, then adds pages at the end of the document |
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| 2026-10-16 | minor | Gap 27 closed: the loaded text cursor threads into a text frame inside a group (#1075) |
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| 2026-10-16 | trivial | Gap 13 shrunk: Greek hyphenates, so five languages do (#1077) |
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| 2026-10-13 | minor | Gap 16: Parent Options dialog and overrides of base items on a parent spread |
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# DesignCraft parity with Adobe InDesign
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> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-16 · **Change:** minor (File ▸ Open Recent; .indd and .indt open through indd-utils; text threads by hand; image clipping paths from IDML; anchored objects wrap text; Tabs panel listed as present (#343); spring-loaded Zoom navigation; recovery checkpoint retention; cancelable macOS Dock Quit; Based on Parent; object styles carry effects; colour management on craft-cms, Coated FOGRA39 default CMYK; swatches on placed greyscale and bitmap images) · **Target:** Adobe InDesign 2026 (21.6.0.57, macOS)
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> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-22 · **Change:** minor (autoflow fills the following pages first; File ▸ Open Recent; .indd and .indt open through indd-utils; text threads by hand; image clipping paths from IDML; anchored objects wrap text; Tabs panel listed as present (#343); spring-loaded Zoom navigation; recovery checkpoint retention; cancelable macOS Dock Quit; Based on Parent; object styles carry effects; colour management on craft-cms, Coated FOGRA39 default CMYK; swatches on placed greyscale and bitmap images) · **Target:** Adobe InDesign 2026 (21.6.0.57, macOS)
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The authoritative assessment of how close DesignCraft is to Adobe InDesign. [ROADMAP.md](../ROADMAP.md)
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summarizes it; [gaps.md](gaps.md) lists every known shortfall one at a time; the feature-by-feature
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@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ table is the one summed.
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| Fill, stroke, colour | 100% | 60% | 20–35 | hex entry (#323); Assign Profiles / Convert to Profile; color-managed proofing depth; Adobe Color Themes OOS |
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| Effects & transparency | 100% | 50% | 20–30 | effects fidelity vs InDesign unmeasured; Clear Effects / Clear All Transparency; flattener depth |
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| Placing & links | 93% | 55% | 20–35 | EPS is preview-only (no PostScript interpreter); Edit Original; placed PDF layer visibility; INDD page place |
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| Type & text frames | 99% | 45% | 40–60 | Primary Text Frame pages users can't delete (alpha blocker, #165); autoflow doesn't fill existing pages; no threading into grouped frames with the loaded cursor; caret formatting discarded (#289); Notes/Track Changes menus; frame grids |
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| Type & text frames | 99% | 45% | 40–60 | Primary Text Frame pages users can't delete (alpha blocker, #165); autoflow sets new frames on following pages instead of flowing into their primary text frame; no threading into grouped frames with the loaded cursor; caret formatting discarded (#289); Notes/Track Changes menus; frame grids |
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| Typography | 100% | 45% | (typography dimension) | see [typography-parity.md](typography-parity.md) |
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| Styles | 100% | 60% | 15–25 | Paragraph Styles edit/delete reported failing (#169); style options depth |
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| Tables | 100% | 55% | 25–40 | anchored objects in cells not drawn (#163); Table ▸ Table Options submenus, Diagonal Lines, Edit Header/Footer |
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@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ It is evidence of breadth: each item exists. It is not a claim of InDesign-level
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- Edit › Paste Into (copied objects become a frame's content, clipped by it; rendered, PDF and IDML both ways — verified in InDesign 2026); Polygon Settings (sides, star inset; double-click the Polygon tool).
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- Color panel (fill/stroke proxy, CMYK/RGB/Lab sliders with channel ramps, tint slider for swatches, spectrum ramp, Add to Swatches) and Color Picker (double-click the proxy; R/G/B, C/M/Y/K and hex fields; a CMYK colour stays CMYK unless R/G/B values are typed); mixed colours are unnamed (not listed in Swatches until added); `object.color`, `swatch.addToSwatches`, `swatch.addUnnamed`.
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- Threading: click a selected text frame's in or out port (overset or not) to load the text cursor, then click a frame to thread it (stories merge), click empty space for a column-wide frame down to the bottom margin, or drag a frame; Shift-click autoflows, Alt-click stays loaded; click the linked frame or double-click a port to break the thread; Esc unloads. Link and unthread cursors show where a click threads or unthreads. `text.thread`, `text.unthread`, `text.removeFromThread`.
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- Place text files: Word (.docx: styles by name with their attributes, bold/italic/underline/size/font, footnotes, tables, tabs, breaks), RTF and plain text, into the insertion point, the selected frame or a new frame; autoflow threads one frame per page column and adds pages until the text fits; Remove Styles option (`designcraft-textimport`).
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- Place text files: Word (.docx: styles by name with their attributes, bold/italic/underline/size/font, footnotes, tables, tabs, breaks), RTF and plain text, into the insertion point, the selected frame or a new frame; autoflow threads one frame per page column, on the pages that follow first, then adds pages at the end of the document until the text fits; Remove Styles option (`designcraft-textimport`).
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- Gradient Feather (⇧G tool, `object.gradientFeather`): objects fade along a linear or radial opacity gradient, on screen and as a soft mask in PDF.
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- Script Label (`object.label`, `object.findByLabel`), alt text (`object.altText`), Isolate Blending / Knockout Group (`object.transparencyGroup`; on screen, PDF isolates), Table ▸ Sort (`table.sortRows`, numeric-aware, header/footer fixed).
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- File ▸ Export Text (`file.exportText`): a story as Text Only or RTF (fonts, styles, alignment, indents, tables as tab-separated rows); Export EPUB now asks for a path in the UI.
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Block a user