Option to not propagate master changes retroactively?

[m.vlad]

I have this master:

 

 

If I make a spread based on it and either edit the text I have there or hide it and put text on top of it outside the master, the changes propagate back to the master (Even if I just hide that layer, it hides it in the master as well) Is there an option for this? Because if not I'll have to have masters with just the colours.

[Old Bruce]

Sadly this is how it works. We have to place Text Frames on pages, Master Page Text Frames are currently only useful for things like Page Numbers and with several Master Pages applied we can use repeating Text like headers or section names.

As much as I am enjoying testing the beta this lack of functionality is a deal breaker for me.

[cubesquareredux]

Related question:

If I edit something in a field on master page M — header or footer text, for example — should I expect that the change is propagated automatically to all pages that use master page M?

So far it appears to me that the answer is no: in other words, it seems that I have to re-apply master page M to every page that uses it.

Is this behavior intended?

[fde101]

2 hours ago, cubesquareredux said:

If I edit something in a field on master page M — header or footer text, for example — should I expect that the change is propagated automatically to all pages that use master page M?

 

I believe that is the expectation, yes.

[walt.farrell]

3 minutes ago, fde101 said:

I believe that is the expectation, yes.

And that's how it has always worked for me.

[cubesquareredux]

18 minutes ago, fde101 said:

I believe that is the expectation, yes.

 

14 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

And that's how it has always worked for me.

 

Thank you both.

I'm not sure why it seems I have to re-apply a master page before pages that use it are updated. I'll keep fiddling.