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  1. Crashes break CC linked assets in Recovered file.

    When Illustrator 26.2.1 on Win10 Pro 21H2 crashes, CC-linked files are always broken in the recovered file. Please allow recovery files to remember the CC assets we so carefully curate and use daily - otherwise, we need to always embed external drawings (which sucks). Thanks!

    1 vote

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  2. New & Save As

    New & Save As is not working in Illustrator. I have uninstalled and reinstalled, made sure all the preferences are the same, but there still seems to be the same issue. Is there going to be an update to fix this or is there something I can do my end to fix it? Thank you.

    2 votes

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  3. Problems with scripts and BridgeTalk using Illustrator 25.3.1 on M1 Mac

    I have a handful of scripts that have stopped working after switching from an Intel Mac mini to an M1 Mac mini. The scripts will run as expected if I use the Intel version of Illustrator on the M1 Mac mini, but they return this error when run using the M1 version of Illustrator on the same machine "TARGET COULD NOT BE LAUNCHED(59)". The current culprit seems to be BridgeTalk. Any help would be appreciated, thx!

    13 votes

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  4. Recording Flip Horizontal or Flip Vertical as an Action and running it crashes Illustrator

    Apple M1 Mac Mini
    Mac OS 12.3.1
    Illustrator 26.2.1

    Create new action
    Assign F4 as shortcut key
    Record "Flip horizontal" under Transform panel menu
    Stop recording
    Select an object
    Press F4
    Illustrator crashes
    This also happens with Flip Vertical as an action. Does this in any document.

    2 votes

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  5. 2 votes

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  6. The colors in the closed file are persistently and almost forcibly trying to enter the palette.

    Let's say a spot color was used in a previous work and somehow copied. Later, when the file job is finished and I start another new job even though I have closed it, the copied color in the closed file persistently and almost forcibly tries to enter the palette. I tried to describe it simply in the video.

    8 votes

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  7. このファイルを部分的にしか読み取ることができませんでした

    「可能な限りファイルを復元しましたが、一部のコンテンツが欠落している可能性があります。」

    とエラーメッセージが出て、開くと12ページほどあったアートボードが最初の1ページだけになっていました。
    30時間以上かけて作ったデータが謎のエラーで消えました・・・。

    自動保存されたデータはないのでしょうか?

    1 vote

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    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。

    ご報告いただいた内容ですが、製品機能のバグではなく、個別の不具合となります。

    お手数をおかけいたしますが、カスタマーサポートにお問い合わせください。

    よろしくお願いいたします。

    Illustrator チーム

  8. Adobe Illustrator 26.2.1

    Hello,

    I'm trying to copy the name of my working file and paste it into the name of the folder I just created (with the help of the keyboard shortcut), but it doesn't paste the name. I have to paste the name with the help of right click of the mouse. Can you fix this situation?

    2 votes

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  9. Delays and Sluggishness

    For the 30+ years I've been using Adobe Illustrator, I don't think I have every really been bothered by the app or an update until last year. Now when you open AI, make a new file, or try to drag content around on a canvas or move the page around using the hand tool, the app is very lethargic and jerky. It is as if it is validating all actions by an online verification before any action is done. This really makes using the app frustratingly slow.

    3 votes

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  10. Gradient does not show when it is being applied on live text

    Sometimes i feel handicapped while working with gradients.
    It feels like that Illustrator is holding my leg when working with gradients.

    Gradient does not show when it is being applied on live text (not outlined text), making it difficult to see the current gradient direction and placement when mouse is pressed. Gradient shows when mouse is released.

    5 votes

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  11. Fonts fail to outline when exporting DXF file

    Windows 11, Illustrator 26.3.1
    I'm Exporting DXF files to a laser cutter. The outline font option in the export dialogue appears to be ineffective. Fonts aren't outlined and the font element doesn't appear in the exported file. All other elements are present. Outlining prior to export until I can downgrade to a previous version.
    Recent PC death forced me to upgrade from Illustrator 2015 (I think) which had no issue with outlining fonts.

    1 vote

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  12. Quitte inopinément

    Avec le système monterey sur un iMac neuf et récent ainsi que sur iPad M1 neuf, l’appli quitte à la moindre action dès lors qu il y a plusieurs calques. Impossible de travailler professionnellement comme avant. Il s’agit peut-être d’une incompatibilité système et nécessite une mise à jour d’urgence.

    1 vote

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  13. New File Preset Details Fields Are Misaligned Vertically (Cut off)

    When creating a New File, the measurement presets (width, height, bleed) are too high within their respective input fields. This causes the digits in each of the fields to be cut off at the top. I've attempted to resolve the issue by scaling the window, updating Illustrator, deleting preferences, and installing/reinstalling the application. Issue unresolved.
    Intel Macbook Pro i9 OS 12.2 - Adobe Illustrator 26.0.3

    3 votes

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  14. Stroke Scaling moves visible stroke away from actual path

    When I try to scale up the stroke weight on a path, the visual of the stroke moves away from the actual path proportionate to the amount scaled up. I have no idea what is going on. This happens mainly with custom brushes but I have not been able to predict when or how severely this is going to happen. Yes I'm using the latest illustrator update.

    1 vote

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  15. Mirror Repeat (Symmetry) objects ignore being set as a key object when aligning/distributing

    If you try to align something to a symmetry object, setting it as a key, Ai will align both objects to a 0,0 coordinates instead of keeping the symmetry object in place.
    Same happens when you try to distribute.

    All other Repeat objects are unaffected by this bug.

    10 votes

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  16. 4 votes

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  17. 保存できないまま終了

    ドキュメントを保存しようとしても無反応。別名保存など無反応。
    やむを得ず強制終了。

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    Need More Info  ·  PCM Miyuki responded

    @Chihiro Nakamura さま

    Illustratorデスクトップ版をご利用いただきありがとうございます。

    いただいたご報告ですが、「アドビサポートコミュニティ:Illustratorフォーラム」にて、ご質問の投稿をされてみてください。問題解決が早い場合があります。

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A0/ct-p/ct-illustrator-jp?page=1&sort=latest_replies&lang=all&tabid=all

    または、以下の手順でもう少し詳しく情報をお知らせいただけますでしょうか。

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    どうぞよろしくお願いいたします。

  18. Artboard units still not working (illustrator 26.0.2)

    Artboard units are stuck to pt, when it is supposed to be pixels set in preferences.

    It's so basic, yet buggy. Artboards units are broken for several illustrator versions now, despite the claim of Adobe to have "fixed this problem in the new updated version of Illustrator"...

    3 votes

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  19. broken: reading File date properties

    Unable to read date properties from a File on Mac (does work on Windows)

    alert(app.activeDocument.path.modified)
    alert(app.activeDocument.path.created)

    // always returns null as if file is not saved

    I tested on:
    Mac mini M1, macOS Montery 12.3.1, Ai 26.2.1 and Ai beta 26.4.2
    Macbook Pro Intel, macOS Catalina 10.15.7 Ai 26.2.1

    2 votes

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  20. Symbols don't display when mapped onto 3D artwork - Illustrator 26.2.1

    MacOS 11.6.5 iMac - non-retina NVIDIA GeForce GTX 775M 2 GB - 32GB RAM
    Illustrator 26.2.1
    Hello, I'm trying to map a symbol onto a 3D extruded object (See attached) using the new 3D interface. All I see are some black lines. No matter which symbol (even my own), what scale or rotation I use, the display of the mapped symbol does not change?

    1 vote

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