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  1. Find/Replace issue

    The Find/Replace function is not replacing the string I am requesting. Maybe one or two items of many will change.

    We work with hundreds of serial numbers at a time, and the working function is
    essential to timely delivery of our services. We depend on this to change several serial prefixes at a time. Now I have to individually change each single serial number manually instead of just Finding/Replacing the prefix.
    What is going on with this product? I've never had so many glitches to deal with until this product (latest version) went to Cloud. Please, please let us go…

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  2. Cmd + Tab app switching forcibly keeps Illustrator in focus

    When Illustrator (at full-screen mode) is in focus, and when executing the quick-app-switching Mac shortcut (cmd+tab) to the previous app, Illustrator always remains in focus. Even though the OS thinks the new app has focus — it will, for instance, invisibly receive keyboard inputs — Illustrator's UI nevertheless retains complete hold over the display, save for the OS toolbar. Chrome, Finder, even something as simple as Calculator; none of them show up. I've had to downgrade to Illustrator v.25 just to get work done.

    Illustrator v.26.2.1
    macOS 10.15.7
    3.2 GHz 6-core Intel Core i7 Mac Mini (2018)
    64 GB RAM…

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  3. グラデーションをかけたオブジェクトのSVGファイルのアセット書き出し

    グラデーションをかけたオブジェクトをアセット書き出しでsvgファイルに出力し、出力したsvgファイルを開くとグラデーションが消え黒いオブジェクトになる。

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  4. Illustrator not working correctly on large displays

    I am encountering numerous problems with Illustrator that I have not had before. I noticed that they all seem to revolve around things like selecting endpoints or handles for curves. Transforming elements seem to no longer align with the pointer when expanding. All of these are hard to pinpoint and I see numerous other people complaining about the same series of problems that I am having. I believe that it all has to do with Scaling on Large Screens.

    For example, I use 175% scaling on my LG 39" curved monitor. Trying to use the transform features after selecting an…

    1 vote

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  5. While shift-dragging objects green plus appears and picture clipping file is created.

    This issue is intermittent, but when shift-dragging an object in order to maintain vertical or horizontal position during movement, a green plus will appear next to the cursor and upon release, the object will snap back to its original position and refuse to be moved until you use the Cmd+Shft+B shortcut, which seems to clear it temporarily. However, if after that green plus appears you drag your cursor off-window to the desktop, a macOS picture clipping file is created. I have been unable to locate any settings for adjusting the behavior of mac's legacy clipping feature, so I'm hoping this…

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  6. Illustrator won't let me save

    Whether I open an existing ai file or start a new, when I got to save the document, it opens up the save menu however then it doesn't allow me to click on any section, not even the side menu to desktop, and you can see the save button is greyed out? Please can you provide a solution?

    2 votes

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  7. Old illustrator files opening distorted and flattened on 1 layer

    Lots of crazy things happening since updating Illustrator to 2022 from the 2020 version. Text on ellipse paths are uneditable, text on ellipse paths are misaligned, and layers are flattened.

    No issues with files that don't have ellipse paths so not sure if this is a text on path issue or a ellipse issue.

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  8. Running Adobe Illustrator 2022 v26.1.0 on MacOS Monterey v12.1 and the artwork disappears when I zoom in more than 900%.

    I can use the direct selection tool to show the outline of the artwork, but the entire artwork is in the background color, grey.

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  9. 34 votes

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  10. BUG: Tools, workspace and panels move randomly after restart or wake

    Illustrator and photoshop windows move to random positions after every restart or wake. Sometimes they move off screen in a way that makes them difficult to recover. Please fix!

    3 votes

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  11. Problems with shadow with extrude - MAC OS X BigSur

    When i tried do create a shadow for a simple Cube, part of the shadow is above the solid - That's the latest beta version

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  12. 대지 복사

    일러스트레이터에서 대지복사기능을 이용해서 연결동작을 그리고있는데 가로로 대지복사했을때는 가로로 한픽셀씩 흔들림이 생기고 세로로복사했을때는 세로로 한픽셀씩 흔들림이 생깁니다 저는 alt로 대지복사를 했고, 상담원님을 통해 alt로 복사하지말고 ctrl+c, ctrl+v를 이용해서 그려보는것을 제안받았고 ctrl+c,ctrl+v를 이용했을때 픽셀이 흔들리는 문제는 해결되었지만 alt로 복사시에는 여전히 픽셀의 흔들림이 있습니다.

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  13. Square brackets hotkeys don’t work when input language is non-English

    If you have default [ and ] keys set for Increase/Decrease Diameter, you have to have English input language set to make these work (at least on Windows).

    In Russian these keys on a keyboard occupied with 'х' (Russian 'ha') and 'ъ' (Russian hard sign). Pressing them does not change the diameter.

    But these do work in Photoshop, and basically elsewhere... except for Illustrator.

    Sam happens for other input languages like Turkish, and for other commands, like Arrange (Bring / Sent Froward / Back).

    19 votes

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  14. Bounding box does not get updated when 'Use Preview Bounds' is toggled

    1. Create a circle.
    2. Apply a large Outside stroke to it
    3. Make sure you have bounding box turned on in View menu
    4. Open Preferences using menu (not a Ctrl+K hotkey, this is important)
    5. Toggle Use Preview Bounds option, commit changes

    The bounding box does not get updated. To force to to become larger/smaller (it depends on you initial state of it), you have to click/move the shape, to force it to redraw.

    However, if you call Preferences via a hotkey, Ctrl+K, the brief moment you hold Ctrl is enough to toggle the selection tool to Direct Selection, which makes Ai hide…

    10 votes

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  15. オブジェクトの寸法数値の表示がおかしい

    イラストレーター2021の長方形ツールで数値入力して四角形を作成し、四角形の寸法数値を確認したところ、ウィンドウ上部に表示された数値と、変形ウィンドウ内に表示された数値が異なる。
    どちらの数値が正しい?

    3 votes

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    Illustrator 製品フィードバックへご協力いただきありがとうございます。


    環境設定の「プレビュー境界を使用」のオンオフの違いということで、こちらは完了とさせていただきます。


    よろしくお願いいたします。


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  16. emf file blank (could be opened in Windows Paint and irfanview just fine)

    Like I mentioned above. Illustrator is 2022 running on Windows 11.

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  17. Can't open the illustration. The file is locked or in use

    We are getting an error message when we are loading our .aip file on Adobe Illustrator that says: "Can't open the illustration. The file is locked or in use." ID:-54
    Approaches (we followed to resolve this issue) :
    Uninstalled and reinstalled AI several times.
    We have checked the OS dependencies and verified with latest OS as compatible with AI.
    We have created plugins again and tried to load same in illustrator but problem remain same.
    We have rechecked and updates some build configuration but same issue again.
    We have verified the path of output folder and checked with via doing…

    1 vote

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  18. Keyboard Shortcuts "Export Text..." file missing tab delimiter under "Menu Commands"

    Steps to repeat: go to Edit/ Keyboard Shortcuts/ "Export Text..."
    Then import the text file as a tab delimited data file in a spreadsheet of your choice.

    In Excel: go to Data/ Get Data/ From File/ From Text/CSV/, select the shortcuts txt file, set the delimiter to 'Tab' and click 'Load'.

    Look down the rows and at the menu commands...

    Expected behaviour:
    Edit/ Keyboard Shortcuts/ "Export Text..." should give me a consistently tab delimited file. This means, in the spreadsheet you should see the shortcut in the next column to the command (same row).

    Actual behaviour (on both Mac and…

    4 votes

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  19. Adobe PDF プリセットの編集を行うと落ちる

    Adobe PDF プリセットの編集を行うと必ずillustratorが落ち、修正が保存されません。

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    Under Review  ·  PCM Maro responded

    Illustrator 製品版フィードバックへのご協力ありがとうございます。


    ご報告内容の現象は、macOS と Windows 両方で再現しました。


    修正などの開発進捗がありましたら、こちらでご報告いたします。

    よろしくお願いいたします。

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  20. Vectorisation doesn't work as with CS6

    Before I could vectorise a file (for example this one "SourceFile.gif") and the relsult was like the attached one "VectorisedFile.ai" with the fonction "Image trace" and it works with the 2 following option "line art" or "technical drawing".
    Why doesn't it work anymore ?
    Thanks for your following answer!

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