Adobe Fireworks CS4 Text Engine Problem!
**** update : Adobe is currently working on this issue, I hope they can fix it soon! ***
I have been working with the new Fireworks CS4 on a few designs, but I always got this weird text problem.
I know that Adobe Fireworks has a new text engine but it’s really a mess!
Anyone with the same problem? I have read Adobe’s Forum but I don’t think they have the answer.
1. Weird Text Alignment very annoying when moving or editing the text. This problem shows up 100% when editing or making a new design.
Adobe Cs4 Text Problem
2. You can Select the Text but you cannot edit it. (No, the layer is not lock, I can show/hide them and lock or unlock), Although this only happens not too often.
3. Font Anti-alias are ugly.
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November 18th, 2008 at 10:52 am
Yeah man!
This is a BIG issue. I’m corresponding constantly with Adobe Tech Support about the problem. It’s driving them crazy!
Hope this will be fixed ASAP!
BTW: Do you have any free templates/sample files showing how to work with layermasks? I’m used to the ways of Photoshop but I haven’t got the hang of it in FW.
Thanks
/H
November 18th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
yes, they will be updating the text engine soon. I know they are working on it. Arun from Adobe is contacting me about the issue. If you could replicate the Jumping text bug, please do let me know. I don’t know why I can’t replicate it. It just shows out of nowhere!
I first thought that it was my system, since I only have 1GB RAM.. I just upgraded my RAM to 3GB.. and still the same.
It occurs mostly on:
1. On the middle of designing - doesn’t happen when first loading fireworks.
2. After grouping and ungrouping text with other elements like buttons and form fields.
3. After changing and resizing the text.
November 18th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
Hi again!
I’ve managed to reproduce the jumping bug!
This is what I’ve done:
1. Created a textbox with a header and afterwards another textbox with some standard text.
2. Duplicated the two textboxes and duplicated the last textbox and changed its appearance.
3. Resized the text (the blue) and moved it with shift+downcursor and then it occured - the textbox shifted and jumped from its original position.
Get the file here:
http://www.yesyes.dk/test_fw4.png
Cheers,
/Henriko
November 18th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
thanks Henriko!
sometimes that works and sometimes it doesn’t.
When duplicating the two text boxes and then moving them is usually done by a series of keyboard shortcuts. (hold shift key to select and ctrl+shift+d to duplicate and shift+arrow to move).
I think that the text engine has a lapse on remembering the last position of the text box and therefore produce the bug. just my observation.
November 19th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
I see the same problem. I cannot consistently recreate it, but it seems to happen most frequently when grouping elements and then moving them. I also see it frequently when copy an element. I am on the verge of going back to CS3 until they can fix this.
December 11th, 2008 at 2:30 am
I have the same problem. In Dreamweaver CS4 selecting and copying code in the code view is also very flaky. I’m about ready to revert to CS3 because CS4 seems to have way more new bugs than improvements.
December 11th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
I am also having difficulties with text in FW CS4, every time I try to edit text the program just crashes. It’s driving me insane!
December 16th, 2008 at 10:42 am
Seeing issues with text shifting on the canvas or bounding box going out of sync?
A temporary workaround solution is the below Extension which will correct all such text shifting in a .png document.
Important Note:
1. Running this script once on a document will correct all the text bounding boxes which were shifted, at one go. Please note that this correction is for that session only. You can again come across text shifting issue while working. Recommended usage would be to run this script once on a document when it is opened and where major work related to text is done.
2. Any CS3 text element if present inside a Group will get re-rendered on running this script.
After installing this extension, you can access this script from Commands menu–>Re-sync Text
3. This script will not touch any text elements in the documents having missing fonts.
Thus there is no need to worry about CS3 text and missing text getting re-rendered unnecessarily on using this Extension.
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm?event=extensionDetail&loc=en_us&extid=1706527
This extension can be used to re-sync the text elements and their bounding boxes after opening the .png file before starting to work on it. However, while working further, the issue might recur.
December 16th, 2008 at 11:57 am
YES, I also confirm same bug in Adobe Fireworks CS4 JAPANESE Edition too !!
I go back to CS3 …. not good…
December 23rd, 2008 at 6:39 pm
I have the same text problem and Fireworks CS4 is unusable at this point.
I have been using Fireworks CS4 and it is a
BIG DISAPPOINTMENT!
This new release has so many bugs and I can’t believe it was released.
Adobe better get on the ball!
I have been using Fireworks since Version 2 and never encountered this many bugs. Fireworks is a great application and Adobe should give it the attention it deserves!
It seems that Macromedia took more care with their products.
WAKE UP ADOBE!