It also makes internal changes to enable the BLOX Total CMS plug-in for Adobe InDesign to translate assets using its new Budget View dialog.

5.82.00-11 Released 2026.03.30

Naviga XML Ad Color) During routine testing, we noticed that the assumed ad color for ads using Naviga XML was frequently incorrect. The ad color now tracks with the page color since the Naviga XML doesn’t supply a color for the ads themselves. INDESIGN-4537

Slow Line Finder Cleanup) We’ve removed a few more lines of user interaction from the Slow Line Finder. Previously, it flagged the time the user spent in the New Documents dialog. The Slow Line Finder is located at BLOX Total CMS > Settings and Support… in the Support (S) tab. Click the Slow Line Finder button on the right of the dialog and then follow the prompts. INDESIGN-4538

Page Zip locking change) While examining logs from a site, we discovered that the Open by Status function was making calls to lock the .zip versions of pages in Page Tracker, even though Distributed Production was not enabled. Without Distributed Production, the locking is unnecessary. It has been removed. This will result in slightly faster document opening and no fake warnings about the inability to open a document someone else previously used. INDESIGN-4543

Logging Change) In the past, when using Open by Status, excessive data was logged. This has been greatly reduced, and the process to display the Open by Status dialog and make changes to the display is now faster. INDESIGN-4543

5.82.00-10 Released 2026.03.13

Spawn Template feature to check for mismatched page sizes) The Template Master feature to Spawn Template now checks all the master pages for any page sizes that don’t match. When the issue is found, the user will be alerted, but the template will still be exported. INDESIGN-3090

Plug-in Availability Alert) Once every couple of hundred launches, the BLOX Total CMS client for Adobe InDesign checks whether the user has the BLOX Total CMS plug-in installed. If not, the user will get an alert. INDESIGN-4090

Spawn Template to More Domains) The Spawn Template dialog’s Domains tab had an artificial limit to the number of domains it could show. That limit has been increased. On a reasonably sized monitor for pagination, we expect it to display 150 domains. INDESIGN-4531

Spawn Template Style Sorting) By default, the Template Master’s Spawn Template feature has attempted to sort the various types of Styles in the Master Document and Template. Unfortunately, Adobe InDesign’s default tool for sorting those styles doesn’t always sort all styles correctly when they are worked on via an .idml document - part of both the process of spawning a template and using Distributed Production. In the 5.82 version of the BLOX Total CMS client for Adobe InDesign, the Spawn Template adds a Revised Sort option that, while it takes slightly longer, seems to survive the .idml stage better and thus keeps more styles sorted. INDESIGN-4534

5.82.00-02 Released 2026.03.10

Internal Change for Translation) A core component of asset placement for translation was moved to a different function to ensure future compatibility with the BLOX Total CMS plug-in for Adobe InDesign. The functionality change is turned off by default. It can be enabled in Settings and Support. Users should notice no changes. INDESIGN-4527

Auto-placing Page Content Type Snippets from the BLOX Total CMS plug-in for Adobe InDesign) Previously, the use of the BLOX Total CMS plug-in for Adobe InDesign exported Page Content Type snippets was limited to sites with Automated Production enabled. The functionality works so well that we have enabled it for all sites. One of the major advantages is that you can simultaneously export a single Page Content Type snippet for use with as many publications and domains as desired. And, as a reminder, a Page Design snippet automatically becomes a Page Content Type snippet when its name contains the text of the Page Content Type, and a Publication Code is selected in the Export Snippet dialog. INDESIGN-4533

Dead Jump Change) Dead Jumps, the least effective method of jumping an article asset to another page, didn’t allow the use of a jump head that also served as a continued line. It now does. INDESIGN-4533

5.82.00-01 Released 2026.03.05

5.82.00-01 Released 2026.03.05

Clone and Move for Distributed Production users) The long-standing function to replicate page designs, Clone and Move, has been enabled for Distributed Production users. Previously, it was not an option for those users. Distributed Production users must have both the Source and the Destination documents. Since we need to know in advance whether the documents will be accessible, the Nearby and Find a document options will be disabled for Distributed Production users, but will be active for legacy users. INDESIGN-4520

Write-back for Inline Assets Turned Off) BLOX NXT now allows for a unique Title, Byline, and Caption for inline Image assets. But if those assets are placed on an Adobe InDesign with write-back enabled, the write-back sends those unique edits back to the original Image asset. Thus, a customized Title, Byline, or Caption would become the main Title, Byline, and Caption for that Image asset. To prevent that, you would need to turn off write-back for the inline assets, as they are the ones that could potentially have the custom attributes. To make that easier, by default, if a child asset is being placed on the page with the parent, and the same child asset is used inline, it will be set to prevent write-back. This only happens if the children and the parent are placed at the same time. INDESIGN-4525

Internal Change for Translation) A core component of placing assets for translation was moved to a different function to allow future compatibility with the BLOX Total CMS plug-in for Adobe InDesign. The functionality change is turned off by default. It can be enabled at Settings and Support > Translation Options (TO) > Use Experimental Translation Method. Users should notice no changes. INDESIGN-4527

Prior Version

The Release Notes for client version 5.81 can be found here.