Known Issues as of QuarkXPress 8.12
Following is a list of known issues in QuarkXPress® 8.12.
If you import a vector EPS file in which the upper-left corner is 100% transparent, and then export the layout in PDF format with OPI turned on, a small, vertically-flipped copy of the EPS image may display in the upper-left corner of the picture in the resulting PDF. Note that if you process the layout with an OPI server, this problem will not be visible in the final output. (19906)
Workaround: Turn of OPI before exporting the PDF.
If you place an anchored box in a text box that either has a vertical story direction or is rotated, the anchored box displays incorrectly when printed to a non-PostScript printer. (19534)
(Mac OS 10.6 only) Due to a change in Apple's APIs, text that uses Type 1 fonts may display increased vertical spacing when you open a project in Snow Leopard.
(Mac OS 10.6 only) In an Interactive layout, if you create a Video object and choose a local (not external) movie file, then export the layout as an SWF file, the video displays incorrectly in the SWF file. (12450)
(Mac OS 10.6 only) You cannot print a layout that includes an imported raster EPS file to an HP Color LaserJet 5500 PS. (11549)
If you import a PDF with native transparency and then print the layout, problems such as lost overprints or incorrect flattening may occur. Although such imported PDFs will print correctly in many cases, Quark® recommends that you do not import them in QuarkXPress. If you need to import an image of a QuarkXPress layout, export that layout in flattened EPS or PDF format. (7835)
(East Asian and Plus editions only) If you scale a facing–page layout with a vertical story direction using Scale XTensions® software (formerly available separately as ALAP XPert Scale XTensions software), the story direction changes to horizontal and the first page may switch from left–facing to right–facing. (10384)
(Mac OS only) If FileVault is turned on (System Preferences application > Security > FileVault tab), previews for imported Adobe® Illustrator® and PDF files do not always update correctly when the files change. (3535)
(Windows® only) If you print from QuarkXPress to one of several HP printers, not all of the printer’s features are available. (8976)
Workaround: Change the name of the QuarkXPress executable from "QuarkXPress.exe" to "QuarkXPress 8.exe."
If you create a table with Auto Fit turned on for rows and columns, enter content into that table until it expands, and then scale the table up with Scale XTensions software (Window > Scale), the table scales incorrectly. (3606)
(Mac OS only) You cannot copy a picture using AppleScript®. (9529)
In an Interactive layout, if you create a Video object and choose a local (not external) .mov file with a non–ASCII character in its name, the message "The path is not supported by QuickTime®" displays. (3646)
Workaround: Either convert the file path to ASCII-only characters or reference the movie externally.
If you create a layout with an imported PDF with native transparency, then output the layout with a too–high flattening resolution, QuarkXPress incorrectly displays the following message: "The PDF file "[name]" is damaged and will not be output at low resolution." (The definition of "too–high" depends on the content of the layout.) (5366)
Workaround: Either flatten the PDF before you import it, or reduce the Flattening Resolution value for Transparent Objects in Imported PDF & AI Files (output options > Transparency pane).
If you import a TIFF or SCT picture, change the picture’s opacity or apply an alpha mask to it, and then export the layout as a PDF file with native transparency with the OPI Active option checked (File > Export > Layout as PDF > Options > OPI > OPI Active), the picture is corrupted in the resulting PDF file. Regular OPI output is not affected.(11863)
You may experience incorrect output if you import a duotone EPS file, export the layout in PDF format, import the resulting PDF, and then print to PostScript or export a PDF, particularly if you are using native transparency. (5062, 5838)
If you try to export a PDF of a layout with an extremely large number of imported EPS files, QuarkXPress may not be able to complete the export. (7941)
Workarounds: Export the layout page by page, or export the layout as a PostScript file and then distill it in Acrobat.
If you export a layout containing an imported 1–bit image and specify a Downsample to value for Monochrome Images (File > Export > Layout as PDF > Options > Compression), the image is instead downsampled using the Downsample to value specified for Grayscale Images. (10717)
If you use Adobe Illustrator to create a PDF or Illustrator file containing rounded letters (such as C or G) in front of a colored object with an opacity less than 100%, import the PDF in QuarkXPress, and then output the layout, some of the letters may be clipped across the top. (3634)
Workaround: Flatten the file in Illustrator before importing it.
Resolved Issues: QuarkXPress 8.12
Following is a list of issues resolved in QuarkXPress 8.12. Note that the following is not an exhaustive list of all fixes in this version.
RESOLVED in Mac OS 10.6.2: Text using a Type 1 font can shift position when opened on Mac OS X Snow Leopard, affecting the leading and vertical position of the text, as well as any drop shadows applied to the text.
RESOLVED: If a picture box with a runaround completely overlaps the left edge of a text box containing text that occurs after a right tab, the text may flow outside of the box. (18970)
RESOLVED: Right–aligned tabs may not be honored in lines that include a flex space (Utilities > Insert Character > Special or Special (nonbreaking) > Flexible Space). (14867)
RESOLVED: If you have two text boxes positioned so that one is above the other, and you place an item with a runaround between them so that it overlaps both, deleting a character from the text may cause text to overlap other text. (14885)
RESOLVED: If you delete returns before text that has rubi applied in a story that spans multiple linked boxes, the rubi may display incorrectly. (14935)
RESOLVED: If text in a box extends into a second box, and only one or two lines of text display in the second box, the text in the second box may display with incorrect spacing. (16641)
RESOLVED: If you insert a tab in the middle of a single line of text, the text may display outside the box. (16644)
RESOLVED: In some documents that were last saved in a prior version of QuarkXPress, if Lock to Grid (Style > Formats) is checked for a paragraph and the text wraps around an obstruction, the line after the obstruction is positioned too far down and causes reflow. (18084 – introduced in 8.1)
Resolved Issues: QuarkXPress 8.1
Following is a list of issues resolved in QuarkXPress 8.1. Note that the following is not an exhaustive list of all fixes in this version.
RESOLVED: If you import a picture from a Xinet® OPI server with Use OPI checked, export the layout in PDF format with OPI Active checked and Include Images unchecked, and then process the resulting PDF with the Xinet server, the PDF comes out blank. (3179)
RESOLVED (Windows Vista only) On a 64–bit computer running Windows Vista, the QuarkXPress Print dialog box sometimes fails to display when you choose File > Print. (3850)
RESOLVED: If you try to print two duplexed copies of a layout to a Konica® Minolta® C451 printer with the Konica Minolta PPD installed, only one copy prints and it is not duplexed. (3569)
RESOLVED (East Asian and Plus editions only) If you use QuarkXPress 8 to open a QuarkXPress 4.x document that uses a negative optimal justification value for East Asian punctuation (Edit > H&Js > EA Punct), the text in the layout may reflow. (11996)
RESOLVED: If you choose a source setup that uses a particular input profile and has Color Manage RGB/CMYK Sources to RGB/CMYK Destinations checked, import a picture that uses the same profile, and then export the layout in PDF, EPS, or PostScript format, the colors in the image change. (5421)
RESOLVED: (East Asian and Plus editions only) Tabs may not work correctly in a paragraph with an H&J that has a minimum R Space value less than zero. (11600)
RESOLVED: You cannot select an item behind a table or group by Command+Option+Shift–clicking/Ctrl+Alt+Shift–clicking the table or group. (3968)
RESOLVED: If you open a layout created in a previous version of QuarkXPress, images in anchored picture boxes are not included the first time you send the layout to output. (4498)
RESOLVED: Overprint is not honored for semitransparent items in imported Adobe Illustrator and PDF files. (3632)
RESOLVED: (Mac OS only) If you print a layout containing text to some HP LaserJet® printers, some of the letters in the text print incorrectly. (7200)
RESOLVED: If you try to save a Job Jackets® structure that contains a character style sheet with a Language setting of None, QuarkXPress unexpectedly quits. (4034)
RESOLVED: (Mac OS only, East Asian and Plus editions only) If you create a layout with a vertical story direction and an East Asian font, export that layout in PDF format with the font excluded (File > Export > Layout as PDF > Options > Fonts pane > uncheck font name), import the resulting PDF file in a different layout, and then send the layout to output, the message "The PDF file is damaged and will output in low resolution" displays and the resulting output is blank. (12430)
