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  1. crashes consistently

    Illustrator is crashing repeatedly with the latest update. I'm on a Mac with Mojave 10.14.5, my coworkers are on PC's and we're all crashing since the latest Illustrator update. No consistency to the tasks we are doing in ai to make it crash. Please fix!

    7 votes

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  2. Character/Paragraph panels - lazy and/or incorrect updating

    Illustrator 23.0.3 on Win10

    It is vitally important to me that the Character and Paragraph panels tell me the truth at all times: an accurate description of the properties in play based on the selected text or the cursor position if nothing is selected.

    I constantly run into the problem where I select a line of text and the 'space before' and 'space after' controls in the Paragraph panel are completely wrong. Clicking the up/down arrows on the controls will change the displayed (wrong) value, and the text will suddenly leap to god-knows-where, rather than the desired "up or down…

    5 votes

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  3. text wrap image link

    AI 23.0.3 (64-bit) on Windows 10

    Automatic image update (if you change an image outside of AI it will ask if you want to update the image in you AI file) does not work when text wrap is on.
    The image has been masked to a shape then text wrap on this new shape.

    Hopefully this is a simple fix because I don't want to keep turning text wrapping off when I want to refresh the image.

    1 vote

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  4. Artboard Export Improperly Imports in other DV Apps

    When using the Artboard Export (Control Alt E), I noticed that importing those files (in my case, JPEGs) into After Effects and Premiere results in all the files being the last output image of the batch. It doesn't matter if they are imported one at a time or in a group, through Media Browsers, Drag and Drop, or an Import Dialogue box. The files visibly appear correct on the computer when previewed.

    This is experienced when importing into Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere (2019 and 2020). This behavior is not present in Photoshop or even Adobe Acrobat upon import.

    1 vote

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  5. Radial grid inaccuracy

    Not many may use the radial grid, but if you're into special shaping and structures you need them often. Very often. They are a super tool to divide elements, for instance. Sadly, in CC this tool is no longer precise. Not all radial dividers meet the circle around them. This means not all radial dividers are equally long, which is a pain. Attached are screenshots of a portion of the dividers in a same-size radial grid in Illustrator CS6 and Illustrator CC 2019, and of what happens when I try to construct something in CC, which I have given up…

    2 votes

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  6. The operation cannot complete because of an unknown error. CANT

    Since the last update.. Every time I try to trace & make something. I get this error message "The operation cannot complete because of an unknown error. CANT" then the placed image I tried to trace disappears and only an empty selection box remains. If i do "undo" the image will return. How come I cannot trace anymore? What can I do to fix it?

    15 votes

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  7. Outline Stroke not working

    I select an object, then navigate to Object > Path > Outline Stroke and nothing happens. GRRRR.

    12 votes

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  8. Illustrator CC 2019 Crash on Open / Create - Oct 2019

    Illustrator CC 2019 Crashes on Open / Create

    Windows 10, could not open files or create new in Illustrator CC 2019 but CS6 was fine.

    Updated Illustrator CC - same issue.
    Uninstall / clear prefs / reinstall - same issue.
    Searched forums, found this: https://community.adobe.com/t5/Illustrator/Illustrator-CC-2019-keeps-crashing-when-opening-files/td-p/10641479

    I JUST updated my printer driver a couple of days ago because I was having printer issues. I hadn't opened Illustrator since then. I uninstalled my printer and voila! Illustrator will open / create files now.

    Re-installed the printer and Illustrator CC 2019 appears to be behaving now. I will come update this if it…

    2 votes

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  9. New Update (v 23.1) View pdf after saving error

    Now when saving a pdf and the button for "view pdf after saving" is checked, acrobat opens and says "there was an error opeing the file".

    2 votes

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  10. ドロップシャドウのバグ

    最新23.1.1にて、効果→スタイライズ→ドロップシャドウを作成後、それを選択して編集→カラーを編集→グレースケールに変換 をすると、グラデがベタになってしまいます。(23.0.6だと問題なし)

    2 votes

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  11. 1 vote

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  12. Illustrator font dropdown disappeared despite updating Illustrator

    Hi, my Illustrator font dropdown disappeared. Since then, I've updated it to the latest Illustrator (24.0.1 - 64 bit) but it's still not showing. What's happening? Thanks!

    1 vote

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    Need More Info  ·  Anish Kumar responded

    Hi Hanna,

    Can you please provide the snapshot of the issue you are facing to better understand the problem at our end?

    Thanks
    Anish

  13. Duplicated artboards containing Export Assets link to the new artwork not the original

    As the title says, Assets in the Export panel move from the original artboard and become linked to the new artwork on the duplicated artboards. Subsequently when you remove any artwork from the new artboard, you inadvertantly remove the asset from the Export panel.

    Methodology:
    Duplicate an artboard (which contains an asset in the export assets panel) via the Alt-drag method. Ensure the move/copy artwork option is enabled. Delete the new copy of the artwork/asset on the new artboard, and the asset is removed from the export panel.

    Expected behaviour:
    Any link to/connection to export assets should be retained by…

    4 votes

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  14. Save for pdf changes from Master .ai file

    When I am developing a drawing, I need on occasions to send a pdf version off to my customer. Saving as pdf means that any further work I carry out whilst the program is still open is performed on a pdf file rather than on my master .ai file.

    To overcome this problem, it would be handy to be able to 'Export to PDF' so that the original..ai file remains on screen and I can carry on working rather than having to re-save as .ai file first

    1 vote

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  15. Pop up window for gradient comes up and stops all work

    turn off the new pop up window for new features - popped up in the middle of work and I literally could not continue :( I had to quit

    turn off the new pop up window for new features - it appears seemingly out of the blue with no option to turn it off - no quiet fade to background

    in illustrator: - this help item popped up in the middle of work and I literally could not continue ... :( - the help item was on the gradient feature - which I obv. activated

    suggest that you have some…

    4 votes

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  16. 2 votes

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  17. Main selection tool not working right

    The selection tool will select and move objects, but I cannot grab the corner and resize them. I have to use the direct selection tool and select any anchor points I want to move, even to do a simple re-size

    10 votes

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  18. Installing previous patch removes custom workspaces

    After installing v 23.0.6 going down from v23.1 using the Creative Cloud app, ALL of my custom workspaces were DELETED. Considering this doesn't happen when going up a version, I wouldn't have thought this would happen going back down to the previous version (still CC 2019). No warnings were given that this would happen.

    1 vote

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  19. Why can't I select and deslect multiple layers with shift& alt anymore?

    Oh this drives me crazy,... I suddenly can't select multiple layers by holding down the shift key. And deselecting with alt isn't working either.

    Does anyone know how to solve this because I can't work this way.
    I already restarted, did an extra update, nothing seems to help.

    5 votes

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  20. CATALINA NIGHTMARE - Illustrator update NOT finishing on my iMac (only on my MacBook)

    CATALINA NIGHTMARE - Illustrator update NOT finishing on my iMac (only on my MacBook) and all the other problems of everyone - not able to save, not able to copy something in InDesign - luckily the libraries work, so that kind of works as opt C opt V... but, omg.... Catalina want let me update the newest versions! (came out today i think..) so how can i fix these bugs!!

    1 vote

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