I have exactly the same problem with Fireworks CS4. Happens when I move text using keyboard arrows or shift+arrows. Text box jumps like 10px away from actual text position. I am on WinXP SP3. Using same build as Henriko.

Well that IS THE PROBLEM. We have to realign the text again and again when the text box jumps like crazy. Doesnt happen all the time, but too often. Fireworks CS3 was much more stable.

I would appreciate, if you gave us a normal response, no "seems to work fine stuff".

Also Adobe support is really slow. I opened a case 2 weeks ago, and still got no response. How is that even possible?

Hi,

I'm having similar problems. I imported a file with 51 pages, previously built in CS3. Fonts were jumping as detailed in posts. I removed 28 pages thinking that this might solve the problem. To no avail. I am using CS4 build 10.0.0.495 - which I installed on Saturday, Nov. 1.

In most cases, I am trying to edit existing text. when clicking on the text, the bounding box moves to the lower right and down (mostly down). I am unable to edit text at that point. Realignment does no good to correct the problem.

-Trent

Yes, that is correct. I used CS3 only, and did not use any intermediate CS4 builds or betas.

This problem appears also in documents created in CS4!!! It is not a problem of importing from CS3. Happens when I move a text box. Mostly using SHIFT+ARROWS.

Im affraid there is no need to send you a file, because it happens in all of my CS4 PNGs (those imported from CS3 and original CS4)

designme.sk wrote:
> Im affraid there is no need to send you a file, because it happens in all of my CS4 PNGs (those imported from CS3 and original CS4)

If the engineers can't reproduce the problem at their end then, yes,
there very much is a need to send them a file to help solve the issue.
I'm not one of the engineers, but I can't repro the issue, and I am
using the retail release, on XP SP3 as well, on a relatively
underpowered laptop.

Does the problem occur immediately? Or after the file has been open for
a while? Do you have one file open or multiple files? Does the problem
occur with specific fonts or any font you use?

It might also be a good idea to supply your hardware specs.

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I tryied to record the issue with CamStudio.
www.designme.sk/junk/cs4.avi

Hope it helps..

OK, maybe some fancy codec problems..
Anyway try this link:
http://www.designme.sk/junk/cs4/

Mark

adamkorman wrote:
> I'm having the same trouble where text boxes jump around as others have
> described. I've been using Fireworks for years as one of my main tools, and
> until this is resolved, Fireworks is practically unusable. Having random errors
> in my work is unacceptable. This problem has cropped up in every file I've
> worked on, so it's not just an isolated problem, but something I can count on
> going wrong over time in all of my work.
>
> Here's an example file: www.flexid.com/us_map.png After renaming a layer, the
> text box for "Philadelphia" jumped. The other text boxes seem to be OK for the
> moment. The file and all text were created with Fireworks CS4 (vector objects
> were copied from a CS3 file).
>
> This problem was reported during the beta, so it's surprising that this sounds
> like it's news to you at Adobe. Constantly repositioning text is not an
> acceptable workaround. I need to know a timeline for resolution so that I can
> decide whether to downgrade to a previous version or switch to another tool.
>
> Specs: MacBook Pro 2.53 GHz, 4 GB RAM, OS X 10.5.5, Fireworks CS4 10.0.0.495
>

I can reproduce the issue on my Win XP Laptop, with the Philadelphia
text. It appears that the text box itself is offset from the text.

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text engine is really a big issue in Adobe Fireworks CS4, I just hope they have an update for this one. I got a screenshot for that on my blog: http://keithics.com/blog/article/adobe-fireworks-cs4-text-engine-probl em/113/

also, I don't like the Anti-alias on the text engine, looks pixelated and ugly.

Same problem here, guys.

Just making sure this thread doesn't die.

Is anything getting done about this? Or am I to just go back to CS3?

Ok. Gimme a break!

I’m a creative director from a well known German 120+ media agency. We already received 30 copies of the Web Premium Suite. First I had trouble uninstalling the “old” CS3 Apps and CS4 demos. Now I can even write an interesting essay how “sweat” it is to get XP SP3 running on a System that’s again every type of modification. Then I had a two day fun time installing the CS4 Suite (Error licensing for this product stuff). The “Share Screen” feature doesn’t accept “P” in the Password field in Fireworks, acrobat.com doesn’t work in the IE7 and nether with Opera, the Online Help refers to a non existing Page on Adobe.com. But; most of all - I have a lot of trouble with the new text-engine in Fireworks! A lot!

I’ve persuaded for a couple of years my designers in different companies to give Fireworks a try. All the time fighting the senseless “but I wanna stick to Photoshop battle” and was getting a perpetual motion machine praying about the benefits of Fireworks for web design and wire framing.

Finally I convinced the whole company to switch to a comfortable Fireworks workflow. I did a lot of efforts to implement Fireworks as a really strategic Toolset in our company.

And now what? I can handle all the minor bugs in that brand new version. Doubtless I will still be a kind of evangelist for Fireworks but that text engine thing is so annoying! We have a lot of Fortune 50 companies beside our customers. You wouldn’t believe all the web sites, Extranet and Intranets we did for those companies using Fireworks.

I appreciate the concept to adapt the text-engine from Photoshop although I miss the “System AntiAlias” setting… surely it was something like to die childless.
Please Adobe… please make sure to fix a.s.a.p. that described bug in this topic. It’s a major pain in the something!

r.piras wrote:
> Ok. Gimme a break!
>
> I?m a creative director from a well known German 120+ media agency. We already
> received 30 copies of the Web Premium Suite. First I had trouble uninstalling
> the ?old? CS3 Apps and CS4 demos. Now I can even write an interesting essay how
> ?sweat? it is to get XP SP3 running on a System that?s again every type of
> modification. Then I had a two day fun time installing the CS4 Suite (Error
> licensing for this product stuff). The ?Share Screen? feature doesn?t accept
> ?P? in the Password field in Fireworks, acrobat.com doesn?t work in the IE7 and
> nether with Opera, the Online Help refers to a non existing Page on Adobe.com.
> But; most of all - I have a lot of trouble with the new text-engine in
> Fireworks! A lot!
>
> I?ve persuaded for a couple of years my designers in different companies to
> give Fireworks a try. All the time fighting the senseless ?but I wanna stick to
> Photoshop battle? and was getting a perpetual motion machine praying about the
> benefits of Fireworks for web design and wire framing.
>
> Finally I convinced the whole company to switch to a comfortable Fireworks
> workflow. I did a lot of efforts to implement Fireworks as a really strategic
> Toolset in our company.
>
> And now what? I can handle all the minor bugs in that brand new version.
> Doubtless I will still be a kind of evangelist for Fireworks but that text
> engine thing is so annoying! We have a lot of Fortune 50 companies beside our
> customers. You wouldn?t believe all the web sites, Extranet and Intranets we
> did for those companies using Fireworks.
>
> I appreciate the concept to adapt the text-engine from Photoshop although I
> miss the ?System AntiAlias? setting? surely it was something like to die
> childless.
> Please Adobe? please make sure to fix a.s.a.p. that described bug in this
> topic. It?s a major pain in the something!
>

Please make sure you send this to the bugform/wishlist at Adobe This is
a user to user forum so Adobe is not here in any strength.

http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform

I strongly encourage anyone having this or other major issue to report
it via the form. That is the only official way they have of tracking the
issue and proving its impact on the customer.

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henriko75 wrote:
> Hi Jim,
>
> I've been corresponding with the Adobe Technical Support for half a month now
> since I discovered the issue. Right now they're looking at a screen capture
> showing how I trick FW CS4 to do that monkey move! I hope they're having hard
> time fixing it...
>
> Cheers,
>
> /Henriko
>
Here's hoping they can sort it out. But thank you for letting everyone
know the issue is not being ignored.

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Originally posted by: ArunKazaThe text within a textbox in Fireworks CS4 on a Mac will move within the textbox and even move out of the textbox if you select and deselect the textbox multiple times while moving the textbox with the keyboard arrow keys each time.

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Not just Mac, it happens on my Windows Vista machine as well.

I am using a Mac with Tiger. I have Fireworks CS4 with build 10.0.0.495. I am fine working with the software and building layers and it is fine the first time I save the file. But as soon as I go to save it again or click on any text layers, the software stops responding. I have to do a force quit and then reopen it.

This is really frustrating and time consuming. Does anyone have a solution?

Here is the png file you requested. It is actually a file that I modified after downloading it from LayersTV. All I changed was the text in the navbar and added one picture. I only have this problem on my Mac Power PC. It does not happen on my MacBook. If I try to align text or move text... it stalls and I have to force quit. Also if I save the file after working with text at all, it does save it but then hangs up again.

http://keweenawgraphics.com/FW4SAMPLE.png

I have the same issues as you guys—not sure if this helps, but I found that if you turn off modify antialiasing on the shifted box, it moves back where it belongs. Major PITA. Hope they fix it soon. I've fallen in love with FW, but this is something that could drive me away.