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  1. Clearly inform about specific words "violating" community standards when generating art

    I think when 'one or more words' violate the guidelines, Illustrator should clearly inform us what words these are exactly.
    I guess this can be used for a bad cause, like to gather the database of restricted words... but I don’t understand why normal users should suffer because of this.

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  2. Locking child objects in a locked top layer is not respected when the layer is unlocked and won’t toggle back

    If I have a layer locked and I click a pale lock icon next to a child item, the lock becomes solid, as if I am overriding the 'the parent is locked' status... but it can’t be toggled back.

    More of it, I expect this overridden status to stay when I unlock the parent — instead it gets dropped.

    4 votes

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  3. [ExtendScript] Rasterizing group creates two rasterItems

    1. MacOS 15.2.
    2. Adobe Illustrator 29.1
    3. Open demo document (attached) and run script (below).
    4. Should create one RasterItem, but instead creates two.

    Test Script (for use on attached test file):

    
    (function () {
    
        var doc = app.activeDocument;
        var item = doc.groupItems[0];
    
        // Raster Options
        var rasterOpts = new RasterizeOptions;
        rasterOpts.resolution = 192;
        rasterOpts.antiAliasingMethod = AntiAliasingMethod.None;
        rasterOpts.backgroundBlack = false;
        rasterOpts.clippingMask = false;
        rasterOpts.colorModel = RasterizationColorModel.DEFAULTCOLORMODEL;
        rasterOpts.convertTextToOutlines = false;
        rasterOpts.includeLayers = false;
        rasterOpts.padding = 0;
        rasterOpts.transparency = false;
        rasterOpts.convertSpotColors = true;
    
        doc.rasterize(item, item.geometricBounds, rasterOpts);
    
        var count = doc.rasterItems.length;
    
        if (count > 1)
            alert('The rasterization created two images but should have created only one.');
    4 votes

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  4. Rounding to integer or transform panel is broken after update to 29.0.1 from 28.X

    Rounding to integer or transform panel is broken (when using arrow keys to correct size of path with locked aspect ratio) after update to 29.0.1 from 28.X.

    Steps to Reproduce

    1.  Create a new path or use an existing one.
    2.  Open the Control/Transform panel.
    3.  With the Constrain Proportions option enabled, use the arrow keys to adjust the Width (W) or Height (H) value.
    

    Expected Result: Proportions remain consistent as values are adjusted.

    Actual Result: Proportions either change unexpectedly or the values jump to different numbers.

    Demo:

    4 votes

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  5. [ExtendScript] PageItem.resize doesn't scale Live Paint strokes

    While scaling Live Paint object correctly scales strokes if done via the UI, it fails to scale strokes if done via the PageItem.resize method in the scripting API.

    MacOS 15.0.1 Illustrator 29.0.

    Steps to reproduce:
    1. New document
    2. Create a Live Paint object including stroked areas.
    3. Select the Live Paint object.
    4. Run the following script:

    var item = app.activeDocument.selection[0];
    item.resize(200, 200, true, true, true, true);
    

    Expected result is that the Live Paint object's stroke widths would double. However they remain the same as before.

    See this user post.

    4 votes

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  6. Very laggy zooming in and out using mouse scroll since versions 28.1

    I'm on Windows 11, using the newly updated AI 29.0. This has been mostly my issue since AI 28.1 onwards. I've been using AI 28.0 without any problems, but I try out every new version to see if the issue will be resolved. I have a good internet connection (700++ Mbps). I think my system has more than the minimum requirements.

    For AI 28.0 - both .AI and AIC (cloud) files can be zoomed in and out using mouse scroller without any problems.

    For AI 28.1 - 29.0 - Locally saved .AI is somewhat laggy. Cloud saved .AIC has a…

    4 votes

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  7. Version 2025 crashes more than usual and freezes when a pen used with tablet

    With the last update 2025 there have been crashes, more than usual, and when I use the pen and the graphic tablet, Illustrator freeze.

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    Hi ,

    Thank you for reaching out to us regarding the issue you're facing. Unfortunately, we are unable to reproduce it on our end. To help us investigate further, could you please provide the following details:

    • Wacom tablet configuration (model and driver version)
    • When you first noticed the issue
    • Is the issue consistently reproducible? (i.e., does it happen every time?)
    • Machine's OS and GPU specifications

    If possible, it would also be helpful if you could share a short recording of the issue, or let us know if you're available for a debug session. This will enable us to resolve the problem more promptly.

    We appreciate your cooperation and look forward to assisting you.


    Regards,

    Aishwarya G Gadodia

    Illustrator Team

  8. [ExtendScript] Cannot change `underline` value of some text ranges.

    We cannot successfully set characterAttribute.underline to false in some textRanges.

    (MacOS 15.0 Adobe Illustrator 28.7.1)

    Steps to reproduce:
    1. New document
    2. Make a text frame with contents "ab"
    3. Set the "b" to a different fontStyle, eg. "italic"
    4. Run the below script, and check the console output.

    Expected Result: all tests PASSED, meaning that the underline can be set to true and then to false successfully.

    Actual result, test B on the "b" fails.

    Script:
    ```
    (function () {

    var doc = app.activeDocument,
        tf = doc.textFrames[0];
    
    var results = ['Results:'];
    
    tf.textRanges[0].characterAttributes.underline = true
    results.push('textRanges[0] test A: ' +
    4 votes

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  9. Importing a PDF with only Spot RGB Colors inside treats the document as CMYK

    I am exporting PDFs from an RGB file using 'Export for screens’ with a PDF Preset that converts to sRGB.
    Any artboard that contains a ‘process’ RGB color (white, in my case) comes out as an RGB PDF file.
    Any artboard that only contains Spot RGB colored elements is seen as a CMYK file when opened in Illustrator or imported in InDesign (which is my goal).

    My example file will export nicely until I hide the background layer to make my PDF transparent. Then the one with the (previously) white background becomes CMYK.

    4 votes

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  10. Сompound Paths with Pattern Fill

    I encountered an issue where, after using the "Expand" command on Сompound Paths with using Pattern Fill, the pattern is duplicated several times.

    Can this be fixed?

    4 votes

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  11. Action with Image Trace does not record preset selection

    When creating an action with the Image Trace function, I am only able to utilize the default image trace settings when batching.

    While creating the action, loading custom parameters for the image trace function does not appear to be recorded in the action. When attempting to batch multiple files, the image trace uses the default black and white setting.

    My work around is the edit the trace parameters found in /collection7 in the vector_parameters.json found in the user folder. This is hardly an ideal workflow.

    Please have the action of loading the preset recorded in the action, so this workflow…

    4 votes

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  12. Renamed asset does not change link name in the cloud link

    I dragged objects into the Library window to create a graphic asset in Illustrator and it's given a default name of "Artwork 1". I then renamed the file to "rename-test" and then dragged it into both an InDesign file and a blank illustrator file, and I noticed that the listed name says "rename-test" in the Libraries window in both apps, but the actual link name is still listed as "Artwork 1.ai". Why doesn't it show up as "rename-test.ai" in the Link window?

    Screenshot 1 from Ai:
    showing default name in Library window as "Artwork 1.ai"

    Screenshot 2 from Ai:
    showing…

    4 votes

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  13. Add an option for the Layers panel to show tight bound thumbnails for clipping groups

    Illustrator 28.4.1 on Mac Ventura 13.5.2

    Wasn't there a time when the thumbnail of a layer containing a clipped image was cropped around the clipping mask and not around the whole image? (i.e. not showing the white all around)

    Or is there a setting that I missed?

    Thanks for your help!

    4 votes

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  14. Opacity for list objects (bulleted or numbered) lost after closing a file

    When you reduce the opacity of a text object that contains a list - either just a list or a list plus "normal" text, that opacity gets deleted once you have saved the file. It's not even saved into the PDF part of the file.
    If you apply the opacity at the Character level or if you create an additional fill for the text object and then apply reduced opacity, it works.

    Version 28.3
    MacOS Monterey 12.7.1

    Please see also: https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/bulleted-and-numbered-text-opacity-bug/m-p/14512837#M402363

    4 votes

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  15. Animated Zoom not working properly - Blurry graphics when zooming or panning

    I use animated zoom a lot, usually through the shortcut CMD+Space+Drag Mouse Left/Right.

    I've been getting this bug of Blurry graphics for a couple of days, and it's really annoying. My current workaround is using Tab after image turns blurry, so the graphics "refresh" to its sharp state.

    4 votes

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  16. Variable Fonts with a Width axis don’t work in Illustrator unless the "space" glyph changes width

    Operating system:
    macOS Sonoma 14.1.1 (23B81)

    The version of Adobe Illustrator (desktop):
    Adobe Illustrator 2024 (28.2)

    The steps you were taking when you experienced the issues:
    I created a variable font with a width axis. The font works well in environments like web browsers, but the variable axis slider has no effect in Illustrator. This also affects variable fonts with a Width axis and other axes – none of the shaping changes of any axes are rendered in Illustrator.

    After some debugging and experimentation, I finally learned that the "space" glyph must change in its character width, and only then…

    4 votes

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  17. Bug generating previews when saving multiple artboards

    When saving AI and EPS files using artboards, file previews (thumbnails) are not generated. All files display the preview of the original file. To rectify this, it is necessary to open and overwrite the files.

    4 votes

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  18. Blend in CMYK color mode and GPU preview = MOIRE

    In CMYK mode the blend option looks really terrible with GPU preview. With these settings the Blend hets a jaggy moire effect.

    Tested in different color modes with CPU and GPU preview. Only CMYK on GPU produces this nasty screen effect, see screenshots. I work mostyl in CMYK mode so I hope this can be fixed rapidly.

    macOS 14.1.1 / Adobe Illustator 2024 v28.0

    I'm sure this bug affects Illustrator v27.x too.

    4 votes

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  19. Giant splash screen ads in paid for, professional subscription is a BUG

    I am sick to death of the huge, intrusive, non-cancelable, and occasionally completely incapacitating ads popping up in a very expensive, professional, enterprise-level paid-for subscription. This is so unbelievably unprofessional and unconscionable in a paid subscription.

    I have been working for 10+ hours today in Illustrator and Photoshop, and have had several pop ups. But this one was the last straw. It nearly covered the whole screen. I can't close it and tell it never ask me this again, oh no, I can only request that it defer the annoying shill until the middle of another, future, equally tense deadline…

    4 votes

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  20. First colour value should be highlighted by default

    When SHIFT-clicking the colour swatch to bring up the Alternate Colour UI, the first selectable value should be automatically highlighted so that I can type a value in without having to first focus on the entry field with either a mouse click of by hit the TAB key.

    A near identical request as this one I recall from a while back:

    https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/36064045-rotate-dialog-box-should-have-value-highlighted-by

    The UI should operate this way by default for any pop-up type dialog/panel.

    4 votes

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