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Incorrect placement of headers and header variable present in document
06/18/2013
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Hello, I'm getting strange placement of headers after I update the headers in power headers.

 

Here is the header in my master frame:

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After I update my headers the first page looks fine, but each spread after that looks like this:

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Notice that the header variable present on the master page is still present on the left, but not the right. Also, the location of the header frames is all messed up (although the content is correct). What is going on? I've tried everything I can think of, but I keep getting the same result when I update the headers.

Edit: I am using InDesign CS6 on Windows 8.

Thanks,

Peter

06/19/2013
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Hi Peter,

 

The results look really strange. I have no idea what to say without seeing the document.

06/19/2013
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Harbs,

Just sent the file to your email.

-Peter

08/29/2013
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Did you find a solution yet? I experience a similar problem on an inherited layout, so I#˘ not absolutely sure if anything inside the document is strange (although I IDML’ed it and imported it back to be sure).
Each header frame gets placed with an offset as if copypasting it without "keep position". Would a file help you, Harbs?

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09/21/2014
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  1. Hello, I'm having the exact same problem. Whenever my headers update, it shoves them around. Sometimes some, sometimes all. I've even tried locking the frames on the Master Spread and it's still doing it.
  2. I've also noticed that when I lock the frames, the Header's variable goes back to displaying its [section name] instead of the proper Text Variable, as if it doesn't allow to update. So, that means that even though it should be a protected master page element, the plugin won't allow for that to happen.
  3. Text Variables also don't always update, regardless of their locked status.

It's been a year since this thread was made. Any updates on the issue by chance?

03/19/2015
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If you have a file which does this, I'd like to see.

 

Thanks,

Harbs

06/17/2015
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This is happening to me, too. Every time I update the headers, it moves them off the page into the pasteboard, and since they're not locked to the master headers, I have to fix them one by one. Since I'm working on a 2,000 page book, this is not acceptable. I already sent a copy of my file to the developer, but no response.

 

It's also disappointing that I can't reinstall this or try it on an upgraded version of InDesign without buying a license, even though I still have weeks left on my trial. I know I can get my money back if it doesn't work, but that's just another hassle to go through when trying to make a plugin do what it's supposed to do.

06/17/2015
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I'm sorry for not getting to your file yet. It's been a crazy couple of weeks. I will try to get to it in the next couple of days.

07/05/2015
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Harbs said:

I'm sorry for not getting to your file yet. It's been a crazy couple of weeks. I will try to get to it in the next couple of days.


I have this problem on two different documents. Has this been resolved?
07/07/2015
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I'm currently working on this problem. I found the cause, but the solution is not a simple one.

 

The reason this is happening is that some documents have a "master page transform" applied to pages. This causes the objects to move the amount of the transform when the obejcts are overridden from the master page. This is caused by a bug in the scripting interface.

 

I'm currently experimenting with different work-arounds. None of them are as straight-forward and side-effect-free as I'd like.

07/07/2015
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I found a work-around that seems to work well. I have some other issues which need to be addressed. I hope that we'll have new installers sometime in the next week. The next release of Power Headers will have this issue fixed.

11/01/2015
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Just a quick note that the current installers should fix this issue.

02/25/2016
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I am currently having the same problem.

I just downloaded and installed what I assume is the latest version and the running head is fine for the first couple of pages then they shift down a pica.

Any solutions?

Thanks

Linda

02/25/2016
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What version of InDesign and Power Headers do you have?

03/01/2016
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Hi Harb.

I'm running CS6 for mac

03/02/2016
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The installer might not be up to date.

Please try replacing these two files:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/w6rl22rnztxt59l/Power%20Headers.zip?dl=0

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