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  1. Traditional Chinese UI Translation Issue Report--"屬性" (Properties / Attributes)

    Traditional Chinese UI Translation Issue Report
    To Whom It May Concern,

    I've encountered a translation issue in the Traditional Chinese interface of Adobe Illustrator, where two different functional panels share the same translated name, "屬性" (Properties / Attributes), which causes confusion for users.

    Properties panel:
    In Illustrator 2024, this panel was translated as "內容" . However, in Illustrator 2025, its name has been changed to "屬性".
    Its function is to dynamically display the most commonly used attributes and control options based on the currently selected object or tool.

    Attributes panel:
    This panel has consistently been named "屬性" (Attributes).
    Its primary…

    1 vote
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  2. The Linked File dropdown does not resize correctly, often goes offscreen

    The 'Linked File' dropdown (visible when a linked file is selected) does not resize correctly.

    If the lower-right corner is dragged to resize the left edge very quickly moves offscreen, then when the handle is released the dropdown is often too large to view on the monitor, as it has scaled so wide that it is off the right hand side of the screen. It is difficult to get it to all fit on the screen at once, and if the lower-right handle goes offscreen then it requires a restart of Illustrator to try again.

    Restarting Illustrator each time this…

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  3. Keyboard navigation for Save/Don't Save dialog box NOT WORKING

    Chip: Apple M2 Max
    Memory: 32 GB
    macOS Sequoia 15.4.1
    Illustrator 29.0.1

    I expect to keyboard navigate to any button, and when the desired button is highlighted, I expect to hit enter and the button action should take place.

    Save dialog box buttons do not work with keyboard navigation.

    I opened 16 PNGs, I cut or mess with the image and past what I want into my working file, the want to close all open files I am done with but not save what I did...

    (I was only grabbing what I want for new work and want line thickness…

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  4. Multiscreen display problem

    On Windows 11 pro. Multiscreen HP. Launching and Activating (to use), Adobe Illustrator causes multiscreen display, to reset to Landscape and also Disrupt other windows to Minimise and Maximise and change Portrait to Landscape format, without reason.

    This also occurs over one minute, which is a waste of time, when I'm regularly jumping into Adobe Illustrator.

    The layout display setup should be maintained and not be disrupted repeatedly. Please stop changing Windows display format and let the OS do the job.

    I can confirm this is a problem with Adobe Illustrator with a simple test. When I activate ALL other…

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  5. Switching keyboard layout with Win32 API message hangs Illustrator.

    When I switch the keyboard layout to non-English, using the Win32 API SendMessage/PostMessage WM_INPUTLANGCHANGEREQUEST (0x50), Illustrator crashes.

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  6. Contextual Task Bar and Help Bar don’t have hotkeys and these can’t be assigned

    When I check Keyboard Shortcuts, Menu Commands, Window, I can find Control, Properties... but not Contextual Task Bar or Help Bar. So we can’t assign hotkeys for these and call these from keyboard when needed.
    Seems like someone forgot to include these slots for customization. Please expose these.

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  7. フォントの検索と置換パネルで表示用に埋め込まれたフォントをアクティベート出来ない

    macOS14.7.2/27inch iMac/i5/32GB/1TB
    Illustrator ver.29.3

    再現手順
    1.新規ドキュメントを開き任意のテキストを入力しフォント(AdobeFontsより導入したもの)を指定する。
    2.「ファイルプレビュー用に許可されたフォントを埋め込む」チェックボックスをONにして保存して閉じる。
    3.指定したフォントをアンインストールする。
    4.先のドキュメントをIllustratorで開く。
    5.最初に表示される「環境に無いフォント」のパネルを閉じる。
    6.メニュー「書式→フォントの検索と置換...」を選択肢「フォントの検索と置換」パネルを開く。
    7.表示用に埋め込まれたフォントは追加のチェックボックスがグレーアウトしてチェックできない。

    期待する結果
    表示用に埋め込まれたフォントであってもフォントの検索と置換パネル上でAdobeFontsからアクティベートできる。

    実際の結果
    表示用に埋め込まれたフォントが検索と置換パネル上でAdobeFontsからアクティベートできない。

    ※表示用に埋め込まれたフォントであるということを明示的に表示するべきかもしれません。

    Translated:
    Step to Reproduce
    1. Open a new document, type in any text and specify a font (activated from Adobe Fonts).
    2. Check the "Embed permitted fonts for file preview" checkbox, save and close the file.
    3. Uninstall the specified fonts.
    4. Open the previous document in Illustrator.
    5. Close the "Missing Fonts" dialog that appears first.
    6. Select the menu item "Type > Find/Replace Fonts...".
    7. The additional checkboxes for fonts embedded for display are grayed out and cannot be checked.

    Expected…

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  8. Advanced Options Missing in Recolor Artwork Panel with UI Scaling

    Bug Description:
    When the UI is scaled up , the advanced options in the "Recolor Artwork" panel become inaccessible. This happens because the panel becomes too large, causing the advanced options at the bottom to be cut off. Additionally, the absence of a scroll bar prevents users from navigating to the hidden section.

    Steps to Reproduce:

    Open Adobe software (e.g., Illustrator).

    Access the "Recolor Artwork" feature.

    Use the software on a high UI scaling factor.

    Notice that the advanced options at the bottom of the panel are not displayed and cannot be accessed due to the missing scroll bar.

    Expected…

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  9. File > New command is missing

    Suddenly "New" is no longer found under "File". Having to go to "Home" is beyond annoying!

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  10. Zooming in and out is super delayed and slow. Only works fast with control + y.

    Lenovo thinkpad x1 / Illustrator v 29.5

    Whenever i try to zoom in and out, it is super delayed and laggy. It doesnt happen when I do control + y though. I checked my storage space and thats fine. It is only with illustrator.

    See video below:

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  11. Recolor window appears out of frame when in isolation mode

    When in isolation mode, the top of the Recolor window is out of frame, so I can't move it. Unfortunately, it pops up right over the artwork, so I can't use it.

    I tried moving the panel when not in isolation mode, but it still pops up over the artwork and out of frame in isolation mode.

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  12. Layers palette filter grabs focus when pressing Ctrl-C

    Pressing Ctrl-C to copy something activates the focus on the filter field in the Layers palette. Using keyboard shortcuts becomes a landmine when this happens because you can inadvertently turn off layers or, in some cases, slow Illustrator way down by pasting SVG data into the field (Ctrl-V often follows pressing Ctrl-C). When the latter happens, Illustrator tries to filter by the text in the field, and it can take quite a while sometimes to regain focus enough to clear out the field. More often than not, however, I have to force quit and restart.

    A potential side effect of…

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  13. Top Bar Menu Items Stop Responding

    Platform: macOS Sonoma 14.2.1 Illustrator: 28.1
    While operating and working on a drawing portions of the Title Bar Menu no longer respond to clicks (File, Edit, Object, Type, Select, Effect, View Window) however the Illustrator and Help still respond.

    It was necessary to use keyboard shortcuts to save work and was necessary to quit and reload Illustrator and then load the file I was working on and the menu items now respond.

    Has happened numerous times while working on recent drawings.

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    It seems like this problem happens only for Mac Sonoma users...

    Downgrading to a previous version of MacOS seems to be a viable workaround at the moment.

    This is not a proposed solution though.

    If this happens for you at earlier versions — please comment.

  14. Modal panels for Free Transform tool, Dimension tool, Smooth, and Recolor pseudo-panel get hidden under other floating panels

    Free Transform Tool and Dimension Tool have several modes presented in small floating modal panels and appear only when the tool is picked.

    However, their z-order makes them hide under other floating panels, making it hard to find these pseudo-panels if a user choose to have real panels floating in the spot.

    It’s easy to locate them by hitting Tab, since they doesn’t get hidden like actual panels and toolbars, but you have to know the trick.

    I think their order should be above and not below.

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  15. ウィンドウの移動の低速化

    症状は、各ウィンドウの移動が全体的にもっさりしてマウスへの追従が遅れるようになりました。

    イラストレーター 2024年版をiMac 2023にて最近まで問題なく使用できていましたが、
    2025にアップデートしたところ挙動に不安要素があったため、アンインストールしたのちに
    2024をインストールしなおしました。

    その際、各種パネル(書式、属性、リンクなど)をフローティングウィンドウにて移動した際に
    動作が全体的にもっさりするようになりマウスへの追従がワンテンポ遅れるように。

    環境設定のリセット。adobe製品の全種アンインストール。関連ファイル削除。
    からの再インストール。
    またOSの再インストール(macos sonoma)も行いましたが一向に改善されません。

    ただしパソコンをセーフモードで立ち上げ、イラストレーターを起動した際には
    ウィンドウの移動がさくさくと動きます。

    正直セーフモードで起動した際に動くということは何かしらが悪さしているのは明白なのですが…
    まったく理由がわからず…。地味にストレスです。

    同様の方いませんか。

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  16. Random inverted Movement lock during Wacom Cintiq Pen and mouse usage

    I haven't used AI in awhile. I updated it today from CC. I'm on Windows 11 with a Cintiq 24. When I go to move an object or shift my workspace view, the pen motion or mouse motion will lock and invert. I won't be able to access any menu items. I was in task manager as I reproduced this. Doesn't look like it affects memory too much. Just trying to figure out if this is a bug or new setting.

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  17. Using scrollbars with a Wacom while editing text results in sticky cursor that will not stop scrolling

    Using the handles in the horizontal and vertical scrollbars while text is being edited results in the cursor 'sticking' to the scrollbar and not releasing. Pressing esc, alt-tabbing away all seem to have no effect, after about 30s it stops and if I have minimised everything with Win+M. Unsure if it is purely time-based or not.

    This only seems to occur when using a Wacom, the same interaction with a mouse does not suffer from the same sticky cursor.

    Steps to repro:
    - create a text object, and leave the cursor live inside the object. Doesn't seem to make a…

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  18. Illustrator 2025 forgetting dialog box preferences and reverting to default settings, especially after closing or crashing.

    New update to Illustrator 2025 seems to have issues with reverting back to interface defaults as if the app was never opened.

    Example panels reverting back to default: missing fonts or font activation panel, pantone blue reminder alert strip, save dialog asking to save locally or via cloud — pretty much anything with a "don't show this again" box, Illustrator seems to forget at least a few times per week.

    It also seems to be reverting keyboard shortcut commands back to default presets, though retains custom presets — you just have to go back into the keyboard shortcuts panel and change to…

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  19. Right-click menu appears in wrong location

    Right-click menu appears far below the cursor. If clicked low enough on my secondary monitor, the menu appears on my MacBook Pro's internal monitor (arranged below my external display). Photos showing this behavior attached. Has been happening for quite a while now and driving me crazy, figured it would've been been fixed by now.

    Illustrator 29.2.1 / macOS 15.3.1

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  20. Command-H stopped working for show/hide edges in 29.0.1.

    Maybe this stopped earlier, I never bothered with any release of 2024.

    I've been using Illustrator since 2000 and this hotkey is ingrained into my fingers. I don't care that MacOS wants to use command-hide to hide programs.

    Fooling around in Illustrator's keyboard settings reveals that if I set this to something else, I can't even reassign it to command-h.

    And annoyingly enough System Settings says that I can't assign custom shortcuts to Illustrator so I can't work around this by assigning nothing to illustrator>hide illustrator. Is this a deliberate choice being made by Adobe, the same way someone decided…

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