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  1. Export for screens scale problem

    Sometime ago, I entered 0.2x in the scale field in the Export for Screens dialog. Now, in all documents, even if I set the scale to 1, I get the 0.2x scale. Even in new documents! I have even tried to delete the scale definition, it always comes back as 0.2x

    2 votes

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  2. Polygon is broken when opening from SVG

    The details to reproduce:
    1. Windows 10.
    2. Illustrator v. 25.3.1
    3. At least one polygon is broken during the import.
    4. The actual and expected results can be found in the attached AIBrokenPolygon.png file.
    5. See attached SVG file (accomack_county.txt, please change the extension to zip)

    2 votes

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  3. 2 votes

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  4. exporting PDF files

    You're phasing out eps files. I gather I should now provide logos files in PDF.
    However, I can't export each art board (I use artboards for the variations of the logos I design) as a separate file. I don't believe a client wants a multiple paged PDF for a logo!
    What do you expect our work flow to be?

    2 votes

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  5. Photo exports come out faded

    I recently updated Illustrator for the M1 chip on my MacBook Pro.
    Now when I save an Illustrator document that contains photos as a press ready PDF (or any other file type) the photos become desaturated, and look faded.
    This is a problem as I am often preparing files to be printed and my colors no longer look accurate. How can this be solved?

    2 votes

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  6. Save document popup does not correspond to the current document

    When closing a document that is not the current working document, the save dialog pops up but the only the currently active document is shown making it difficult to see which document the save dialog refers to. This is handled correctly in Photoshop but not Illustrator

    Repro:

    1. Open Illustrator

    2. Create two new documents

    3. With the type tool write on the empty artboard of the first untitled doc "Important work"

    4. Click on the document tab for the second untitled document and with the type tool write on the empty artboard "Useless garbage"

    5. While viewing the 'Useless garbage' doc, click on the…

    2 votes

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  7. BUG: Save As EPS using Artboards changes layer visibility

    I have an AI file with two artboards which I. exported into two separate EPS files, however the layer visibility was changed randomly and did not match the current layout. Note, preview "tiff" image in Finder was correct.

    Upon opening the file, I had to go through and turn on / off the appropriate layers to bring it back to the current state. Unlocking all layers and attempting to do this again did not change the results.

    Must have been introduced in the most recent update as this has previously worked as expected.

    Ver 25.2.3 - Mac OS 11.4

    2 votes

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  8. 2 votes

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    Need More Info  ·  PCM Maro responded

    製品フィードバックへのご協力ありがとうございます。

    ご報告いただいた「不明なエラーで保存できない」という現象ですが、詳細情報が不明なため、検証ができませんので、追加情報をお知らせください。

    バグを報告する際は、以下の内容を詳しく記載していただけますと、検証を行うことができますのでご協力ください。

    1. お使いのオペレーティングシステムおよび Adobe Illustrator (デスクトップ版) のバージョン
    2. 問題が発生したときに実行していた手順や操作
    3. 想定していた結果
    4. 実際の結果
    5. [必要に応じて] Illustrator ファイルまたはビデオをアップロードしてください。

    お手数をおかけしますが、よろしくお願いいたします。

    Illustrator チーム

  9. Export as SVG does not properly respect letter-spacing style on text

    When saving as SVG, the exporter temperamentally interprets letter-spacing as either 0 (no style exported) or "1". E.g. within Illustrator I might set letter-spacing to 185, this would be exported as just "1" without a unit. Furthermore, if I open the file again, Illustrator interprets this as "90", and if I save again, the exporter exports without any letter-spacing.

    2 votes

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  10. Variable font support for SVG Export

    Adobe Illustrator now supports variable font files where all the font style variants are incorporating into a single OpenType file.

    When exporting a text element in an illustrator file if using a font collection (such as Helvetica) where there are individual font files for different font weights, (thin, regular, medium, bold, ....) the text element is exported as:

    <text class="cls-12" transform="translate(121.64811 386.60663)"><tspan class="cls-13">A</tspan><tspan x="75.51965" y="0">p</tspan><tspan class="cls-14" x="146.07617" y="0">p</tspan><tspan class="cls-15" x="213.65833" y="0">. 18 t/m 21</tspan></text>

    which means the text can be modified in the SVG.

    If you export a text element that uses a variable font such as Bahnschrift, the text…

    2 votes

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  11. Can't place tiff file into Illustrator as a linked file

    In previous versions I could import tiff as linked files, now, when I try to do so, it shows the attached image.

    I have to open the tiff on illustrator and then copy and paste the content into my file, but is an embedded file, I want it as a link...

    2 votes

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  12. Saving file issues

    I am trying to save another file and I get this . The file is not opened by anyone other than myself, also, the folder name is the same and the file is not read only. I keep having this issue constantly!

    2 votes

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  13. How to stop .tmp$$$ when export .png file on Illustrator from Avast Anti-virus

    The cause of this annoying problem came from the ransomware shield function from Avast. This is an easy method to solve this problem.

    1. Go to Avast Antivirus user interface.
    2. Select the protection tab.
    3. Select ransomware shied.
    4. Protected folder by Avast Ransomware shield will appear.
    5. Click the checkbox of the protected file location that you choose to export which shown for protection.(C:\USER...\Pictures etc.)
    6. When you select, the message of the selected folder and "Stop Protection" button will appear.
    7. Click stop protection.

    after this procedure, you can export .png file or else and preview it as you please. Please try...

    2 votes

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  14. Background Save works but it thinks it's not working! v25.2.1

    I'm having an issue described in an older bug report (https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/39029392-background-save-works-but-it-thinks-it-s-not-worki): open files stay marked as having unsaved changes when they are saved.

    This is reportedly fixed in v25 but I'm on 25.2.1 and have this exact same problem. Not with every file and not every time, but it happens.

    2 votes

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  15. Mac Os Big Sur

    Keep getting "An unknown error has occurred" when saving Illustrator file. THis is costing us time and money now as every-time we create a new file the start working it decides all of a sudden we cant save our work.

    Need Help on this!!!!!

    2 votes

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  16. Lost file even though the Automatic Save Recovery is on

    Windows 10. 64 bit.
    Illustratoir 25.2.0

    The PC crashed in the middle of working. And the file disappeared. I can see a link to the file in the Recent documents of Windows Explorer, and in Recuva.
    But no file found.

    What's happening? How can I find the missing file?
    TNX

    2 votes

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  17. File cannot be saved as png

    Windows 10 Pro version 1909. Illustrator v 25.2.1.

    I am trying to export a file as a .png. It is very large (15000 px x 9000 px at 300 dpi), and it comes up with this error every time: The operation cannot complete because of an unknown error. [!now].

    I have also tried exporting the image as a much smaller file with the same error. The file I'm trying to export is a floral pattern I've created using the pattern tool.

    2 votes

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  18. Canceling the Opening of a File that is Already Open Closes the File Without Saving!

    If I try to open a file that is already open, and then cancel because I realize it's already open, it closes the open file without saving. This was not the protocol before, is easy to replicate by mistake no matter your experience level, adds no benefit, and carries huge risk--not to mention it just isn't the expected outcome. Canceling an open does NOT mean close. Please fix. Thank you!

    2 votes

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  19. Falla al guardar los documentos de ilustrator

    Al momento de guardar los documentos, por muy sencillo que sea, solo trazos básico, no importa lo que contenga, siempre se demora muchísimo al guardar, y al hacerlo, la pantalla se vuelve negra y solo se visualizan algunas ventanas de herramientas, y queda todo en negro hasta que regresa a la normalidad cuando finalmente guardó los cambios. Estoy trabajando con la última actualización (25.2.1), hoy la desinstale y la volví a instalar para ver si tenía alguna mejoría, pero sigue igual.

    2 votes

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  20. Bad image quality on Export Asset

    If I use Export Asset, fine details in patterns get smeared and destroyed in the resulting bitmap (png). This happens regardless of whether I scale the object up, or export at super high resolution.

    If I use normal Export, the detail is as expected. In fact, this happens even at very low resolutions where you naturally expect to lose detail. Regardless, Illustrator does attempt to preserve brightness and detail as best as possible given the resolution when choosing normal Export. But with Export Asset, the behavior is totally different and, honestly, unusable in most cases.

    2 votes

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