Cascaded Character Styles
It would be awesome if character styles were implemented in a similar way to how CSS behaves. For example, you could set a character style and then create a new character style that is based on the previous style which has some overridden style changes (like color, for example), BUT it the second character style would still maintain a link to the first.
This could be similar to how the cascade works in CSS or how nested styles works currently in InDesign
Matt
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Anonymous
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We have every time the same template but other fonts and colors. So the html tags all the time the same, but the css will change. When you put the characterformats together I must change it the next time manual in the Layouts because as an example all H3 are now in the charater formats from H1.
it would be cool you could decide whether the same character formats should be merged or treated separately. -
N-Dee
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I truly agree! As we made our web designs in InDesign until a few month, we would appreciate this feature enormously. Every pro needs a better handling of character styles. InDesign worked extremely well due to the powerful character style handling.
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Liam B
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Something like this would be great. Or a dropdown with the similar styles.
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Vnz
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Changing a font all over a file is a real pain. Even with styles because a minor modification such as a bold or a color change is considered as a new style. You have to make a style for every little change made and it's not user friendly at all.
It was the same problem with the "symbols" that are now "components". We need a master style that every substyles depends on.
in my opinion., the way Indesign deals with characters styles is the right way to go.. -
Chloe B
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Yes! This is desperately needed in XD. I can't believe it doesn't have more votes as seems like such a basic feature to me, especially as it already exists in InDesign.
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Atiyya Shahab
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I agree! This is how it works in InDesign, and I would love to see it here.
In fact, the feature was the primary reason I couldn't get my a team to switch from InDesign to XD for web design.
