When generating styles for an override, add second class instead of creating autoParaStyle

Question

When generating styles for text with an override applied, it would probably be better, at least from my developer perspective, to add a second override class in addition to the original class instead of creating a whole new autoParaStyle, then the override class only contains the affected overrides in the style. 

for example, given a bullet paragraph style 'Num-List' with a right indent of 45px, if overridden to 30px, the generated HTML would look like:

<ol class="Num-List autoOverride1" start="1"> 
     <li>List Text.</li>
</ol>

instead of:

<ol class="autoParaStyle1" start="1"> 
     <li>List Text.</li>
</ol>

so that any styles or js that select for the 'Num-List' style would still apply

Answer 1

I'd recommend clearing any style overrides. The in5 export will take less time.

When you export with Text Rendering set to either of the HTML text options, in5 uses the Character, Paragraph, and Object Styles to create the CSS. If there are overrides, then in5 goes through a series of checks to try to "guess" what the style should be. Those guesses are what create the autoParaStyles.

Here's a video that shows how to clear the style overrides:

• How to Clear Style Overrides — InDesign & in5 Long Document Best Practices

I'll pass your suggestion along to Justin. Thanks. :)