Typefi Designer 8.6.2 release notes

Note: The most current version is Typefi Designer 8.7.1 (v8.7.1.1179), released on 18 February 2021.

Released 19 August 2019

We're pleased to announce that Typefi Designer 8.6.2 (v8.6.2.842) is now available. Typefi Designer 8.6.2 is a minor bug release.

System requirements

• Microsoft Windows 10 (v1709 or higher); macOS Mojave (10.14), High Sierra (10.13), or Sierra (10.12)
• Typefi Cloud, Workgroup, or Desktop 8.6.0 or later with InDesign plug-in version 27 or later
• Adobe InDesign CC 2019, InDesign CC 2018, or InDesign CC 2017
• 2 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended)

New Feature

InDesign CC 2019 support

Typefi Designer 8.6 adds support for Adobe InDesign CC 2019 (14.x), and retires support for InDesign CC 2015 and earlier.

NOTE Requires Adobe InDesign plug-in version 27 or later.

For more information about our end of support policies, see Typefi Product Support Lifecycle.

Other changes

• 8.6.2 Fixed an AutoFit bug introduced with Designer 8.6.1 where text frames with persistent text frame fitting options would repeatedly resize while moving up the page after applying a stroke.
• 8.6.2 Several improvements to scripting features
  • Fixed an issue where Typefi Fields could not be deleted using typefiFieldDefinitions.item(fieldName).remove();
  • Fixed an issue where querying a frame's height using autofitSettings.height() inadvertently (and invisibly) set the AutoFit min/max height and width limits for the selected frame. Workaround: manually enter "o" in the min/max fields to disable the limits.
• 8.6.1 Fixed an issue where child objects in AutoFit parent-child relationships may not consistently override with their parent objects
• 8.6.1 Fixed a bug introduced with Designer 8.4 where the Primary Text Frame attribute was inadvertently enabled when applying a Main Story text frame type; this occasionally led to instability
• 8.6.1 Fixed a bug where resizing an open path (line) with an applied start or end shape (for example, an arrowhead or other shape) via an AutoFit parent-child relationship caused InDesign to crash
• 8.6.1 Fixed a bug where choosing Apply selected section from the Typefi Sections panel menu omitted critical information required to enable this section to export to Content XML
• Cleaned up the display names for Typefi panel and context menus (for example, if customising your workspace; for more information, see Workspace and Workflow → Customize menus and keyboard shortcuts)
• Continued work on supporting IDML-based roundtrip of Typefi markup additions (Fields, Frames, Elements, and Sections; see Known issues below)

Known issues

• Font Style Linking warnings and errors have not yet been localised for Spanish
• It's not easy to locate Typefi Field instances within a document via scripting (other than looking for text wrapped in U+FEFF characters, but this is not reliable as it is also used for other purposes by InDesign)
• Exporting a Typefi-enabled document to IDML removes most Typefi additions (except for AutoFit parent-child relationships, auto-sizing behaviors, and frame size constraints)

Notices

Every product has a lifecycle. The lifecycle begins when a product is released and ends when it is no longer supported.

For more information about our end of support policies, see Typefi Product Support Lifecycle.

Adobe Creative Cloud

Adobe updates and adds new features to Creative Cloud on an ongoing basis. InDesign CC updates are optional and must first be certified for compatibility by Typefi before installing.

NOTE By default, all previous versions of Creative Cloud apps are uninstalled when you update to the latest version. If you want to retain previously installed versions, remember to change the default settings before you start the update process. For more information, see Update Creative Cloud Apps → Advanced options.