But obviously no app is capable to read that clipboard without hanging. The thing with KM Engine is that it is running constantly in the background, so it is trying to read the clipboard immediatly after copying, which makes you think it was the culprit. (If the clipboard contains an auto-width box.) So, IMO, there is some incompatibility between InDesign’s PDF Clipboard and Apple’s clipboard API in general. In every case I get the Beachball (hang) until I force-quit InDesign.Įven Apple’s Clipboard Viewer (part of Additional Tools for Xcode) hangs when trying to access the PDF clipboard content:Īlso, if you invoke LaunchBar with your LaunchBar hotkey, it will hang immediately (it is also trying to read the clipboard, if its clipboard history is activated). Or with Preview choose New from Clipboard (⌘N).Make sure Copy PDF to Clipboard is selected in InDesign’s prefs (see screenshot above). In InDesign set up a document with a text box as described here: If this is selected then any paste attempt to any other app will result in a hang. I can replicate this with InDesign CC 2018.īut -on my machine- the issue is in no way limited (or caused) by KM Engine.Īfter a (short) test it seems the culprit is InDesign’s Copy PDF to Clipboard setting:
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