Scripting the FlexObjects and related object style options in #InDesign 2026: community.adobe.com/t5/indes…
InDesign text stores variable font axes in the text attribute for the font style name. xitter.cf/IxtaTypeUI/status/1873…
Here the attribute objects for Myriad Pro vs. Myriad Variable Concept. Using a plug-in, with persistent footprint. Bold != Bold. VF axes are stored in the same attribute, by order / without tags.
ALT Selection of Myriad Variable Concept, Bold. Variable font axes showing weight 700, width 100
ALT The text attribute storing "Bold" for a non-variable font. Persistent data in ITextAttrFont is the string, followed by a zero byte.
ALT The text attribute storing "Bold" for the variable font. Persistent data in ITextAttrFont is the string, followed by a byte 2 and two floats.
The same font style of a variable font has inconsistent names in the UI - "Custom" in controlstrip dropdown vs. "[696 100]" in character style vs. "Bold-696.000" in style info. xitter.cf/IxtaTypeUI/status/1873…
When I change the weight to 696, the font style dropdown shows custom, but within a character style, it lists the axes and a different name as description.
ALT Weight modified to 696
![The character style shows the axes in the Font Style dropdown: "[696 100]"](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GgBmD_CXcAEt45-.png?name=orig)
ALT The character style shows the axes in the Font Style dropdown: "[696 100]"
ALT The attribute description is "Bold-696.000"
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State of CSS Survey responses say people want typography improvements — which ones?
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