Illustrator (Desktop) Bugs
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- Details of your operating system
- The version of Adobe Illustrator (desktop)
- The steps you were taking when you experienced the issues
- Your expected result and the actual result
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8260 results found
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Radiobox on the Symbol options behaves inverse to the expected using the keyboard arrow keys
See the attached image, notice that Symbol Type is set to Dynamic Symbol. If you wanted to change it to Static Symbol using the keyboard, you'd expect to press down on the arrow keys, correct?
That does not work, instead you need to press UP on the keyboard arrow keys, which is the exact opposite of what you'd expect.
1 voteDoesn’t seem to happen anymore, and the Down arrow toggles the option is expected.
If it still happens for you — please comment back.
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Gradient Mesh effects on object broken
Hi!
I used the Mesh Tool on a very simply modified oval object(it looks like a symmetrical bicycle seat). And when I do so, the Mesh Tool ignores existing anchor points and arbitrarily creates new points along the object's path. Sometimes very near the object's original points, and sometimes directly on top of those points so there will be 2 overlapping points.
Also, regardless if the object is isolated or not, changing the newly Gradient Meshed anchor point color values produces no effect. And clicking off of these points resets the point's color profile to Grayscale. If I change Grayscale…
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Illustrator 23.1.1 flickering panels on mouse release
Layers Panel flicker
After upgrading to Illustrator 23.1.1 on a mac each time a mouse click is released on the artboard or when text will be deleted step by step, the layer panel and some times symbols and type formats panel, too, will flash or flicker.
Switching off GPU usage does not change it anyway.
It's driving me crazy...
This flashing is irritating.
Attempted fixes
Resetting preferences
Adjusting GPU performance
Turning of animated zoom
Uninstalling illustrator
Updating everythingIllustrator Version 23.1.1
MacOs Mojave 10.14.61 vote -
11 votes
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Place returns to the wrong folder
In previous versions of Illustrator, the place command would return to the folder containing the last placed file (say the Worker folder). For example, If I place an object and then save to a different folder (say the Finals folder), the next time I go to place, it takes me to the Finals folder rather than the Worker folder. Not sure when this broke/was changed, but would appreciate getting this function back.
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Illustrator v 24 asset export bug with sizing incorrectly
asset export bug, it does not export assets at the size selected but instead makes them super tiny and unusable. I have had to download the last version before that so that I can use asset export correctly with what I have selected.
1 voteHi,
Thanks for reporting the issue .
We are not able to reproduce the issue in house ,Kindly provide following info to nail down this issue:1. Kindly provide the test file via File→Package which you are trying to export in illustrator
2. Size at which it was exported
3. Any Specific format which was used to export viz. PNG,JPEG
4. Any Anti-aliasing option used during export
Kindly share the above with us at ShareWithAI@adobe.com in a Zip file. Please mention the title of this issue as the subject of the mail.
Thanks and Regards
Ankit Goyal
Illustrator Team -
The operation cannot complete because of an unknown error. [CANF] when copying objects
I have a random bug on Illustrator 24.0 (Windows 10). The operation cannot complete because of an unknown error. [CANT] error message repeats when I trying to copy and paste objects, especially outside Illustrator. Paste command is unabled and I got this message. I try to delete preferences and restert the computer, at first nothing happened, after one more restart it works. I dont really know what the **** is this
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CD Printing problem (media selection)
Illustrator 24.0 doesn't set media type properly. On Epson L805 printer selecting CD/DVD media prints on A4 plain paper instead. This bug appears recently. Other apps, like Affinity Designer prints from the same .ai file without any problems on choosed CD/DVD.
BTW: Great idea how not to offer support: let's ask users to vote if bug should be fixed or not...
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Transform Again (Crtl D)
"Transform Again" often doesn’t work on more complex objects.
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Problem recording on the server
On some files with the 2020 version of Illustrator only I have this error message:
"The specified network location is not available."
iMac 27 'of 2015 in macOS 10.13.6
Mac mini server late 2014 macOS 10.12.61 voteHi,
Sorry for the inconvenience caused to you due to this issue.
We are unable to reproduce this issue.
Please help us in isolating it further. We would need you to check
1) Are you able to install Illustrator 2020 (24.0.0 or 24.0.1) on Mac OS 10.12.6?
2) kindly provide Illustrator Version you are using?
3) Kindly provide some video , Test file(Via File→Package) & some steps with which you are facing issue and share with us at ShareWithAI@adobe.com in a Zip file.
Please mention the title of this issue as the subject of the mail.
Thanks and Regards
Ankit Goyal
Illustrator Team -
Snapping stopped working
Snap to Grid, Pixel and Point options stop working on a regular basis. Choosing any of them has no effect.
Have to Close and reopen regualry for it to work again.Ilustrator has become very irratic in the past few releases. Along with other Adobe apps.....4 votes -
crashing
Crashes when opening preferences. Slow overall (and non-responsive) performance on a brand new Mac. 2020 Illustrator is beta garbage and does not run dependably. InDesign is just as bad.
3.6 GHz Intel Core i9
32 GB 2667 MHz DDR4
Radeon Pro 580X 8 GB
10.14.6 (18G103)1 vote -
Export for screens > SVG Exports only some of the artboards.
MacOS Mojave 10.14.6
Illustrator 24.0When I use the export for screens it doesn't export all of my artboards to SVG. I have 21 artboards and only 8 of them are being exported.
Is there any workaround for this bug?
UPDATE: It exports all the artboards but it takes a long long time. Is it normal?
Thanks
1 voteHi,
Sorry for the inconvenience caused to you due to this issue.
We are unable to reproduce this issue.
Please help us in isolating it further. We would need you to check
1) Is this Issue still happening on your machine?
2) If yes, Kindly provide some video, Test file(Via File→Package) & some steps with which you are facing the issue and share with us at ShareWithAI@adobe.com in a Zip file.
Please mention the title of this issue as the subject of the mail.Thanks and Regards
Ankit Goyal
Illustrator Team -
Only one backstep at a time possible
ai lets me backstep only once or twice bevore stalling. After ca. 2 minutes another backstep is possible. Sometimes several backsteps are possible but it will stall from time to time. If I wait, it will recover, but it's impossible to work in this way.
Is there a solution to this?
I'm on a Mac Pro 12core late 2013 and OS X 10.14.61 vote -
Ai 2020 Crashes when trying to place a file from a Zip directory
When trying to place an asset that is inside a Zip directory, Ai 2020 will crash and require a restart. This is on a Windows system with the latest illustrator 2020
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BUG Nordic keyboard and special characters €, $, @ etc
Cant type special characters €, $, @ on nordic keyboard. Because Illustrator is overriding AltGr key function using it to make a selection.
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ActiveX component can't create object: 'Illustrator.Application'
We recently upgraded to CC 2019. version 23.0.6.
Vbscripts are now unable to execute. They fail on:
Set appRef = CreateObject('Illustrator.Application')
with the error: ActiveX component can't create object: 'Illustrator.Application'
This functionality is important to our workflow.
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Can't export image
If i want to export an image legacy the application said that it can't find the file
1 vote -
Align box keeps disappearing
The Align box keeps disappearing when I click its tab. I have to keep clicking other tabs before it randomly appears again.
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Keyboard shortcut for Object > Path > Offset Path gets lost and the command is missing in Keyboard Shortcuts dialog
I use Offset Path a lot in my work, so I have set a keyboard shortcut for it — Cmd+Shift+Å. This has worked always, until now.
Now I cant even see the Object > Path > Offset Path in Keyboard Shortcuts dialog. Still I see that this function has a shortcut, but not the one I have set. See pictures.
Now I noticed, that system changes the keyboard setting that I've made to Effect > Path > Offset Path.
Is thee a way around, or is this something that I'll need to wait to be fixed?
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