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  1. Although the color is selected, when I quickly select the area I select on my page, the color is not applied to the selected area.

    When I quickly select the area I select on my page from the swatches, although the color is selected, it does not apply the color to the selected area.
    Sometimes he never chooses. But it is necessary to choose very slowly.
    It slows down my working speed and drags it to error.
    We have 5 users here, we all ask for this problem to be corrected. This problem has not been before for the last 1 year, this event is driving us crazy.ediyoruz. Daha önce bu problem yoktu son 1 senedir bu olay bizi çıldırtıyor.

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  2. Exported AI file showing Improper File Format.

    File with Path Names not importing in any other software and gives error Improper File Format Line Excees 255 Characters.
    I tried this in 2 softwares WASP3D and 3DS Max. in both softwares the file is not importing. I want the file with Path Names.
    It is a world map also attached with this bug.

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  3. GreatCut 4

    My GreatCut 4 software plugin for Illustrator was working great until your last update of Illustrator. Can you please fix this issue. Thank you.

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  4. Simplify error

    When there is typy to a path object, Path —> Simplify —> Convert to Straight Lines or ”Show Original Path” crashes all time when I use that command.

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  5. アートボードの複製で強制終了

    1:os…windows10
     バージョン…2020。2020/9/4時点で最新のもの
    2:アートボードをショートカット(Ctrl+Alt)で複製
    3:複製が実行される
    4:毎回落ちます(強制終了)
    5:なし

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  6. Illustrator freezes up every +-20 minutes, unfreezes after alt+tab

    Illustrator (24.2.3 & 24.3, possibly previous versions too), freezes every 20 minutes or so. Sometimes it doesn't happen for an hour, sometimes it happens twice or 3 times in 10 minutes.

    When I say freezing, I mean freezing as if crashing (where the application gets a white-wash and then Windows pops up a message with a crash report message). The only difference is it doesn't give the "application crashed, send/not send" message. It just stays frozen, even when clicking on the application repeatedly (what usually causes the program to freeze etc). When alt-tabbing to another application and back, everything is…

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  7. Opening Already Open File Overrides Changes without Warning

    When working on a file in AI, if you attempt to open the same file from the file explorer on Windows, any changes in the AI file are removed without warning, resulting in work being lost.

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  8. Extensions

    Okay, so the new update of illustrator is still as laggy, as before, if not more, the extensions doesn't show up, nor work, you can't remove an extension and you can't add a new one.
    And don't tell me to install it manually, because honestly, this is not why I'm paying a monthly subscription since 2015.

    If whenever I have a problem I have to go through a thousand threads and check a thousand suggestions, I have no idea why I'm paying a monthly subscription, when I can just buy another program ONE TIME.
    Or use pirated versions :)

    So…

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  9. automatic quitting when clicking the red close button

    When clicking on the RED "Close" button, Illustrator prompts me to either (Save what's on the clipboard" or "Discard". Then automatically quits. EVERY SINGLE TIME. This is NOT right no matter what your tech support peons were told to say.

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  10. AI 2020 (v24) fails to open - error loading plugins

    Illustrator 2020 (v24) crashes on launch. I am running it on an iMac running under OS 10.14.6.

    I attempted to open Illustrator by clicking the Open button within the Creative Cloud launch window and by double-clicking the AI app within the application folder. Both launches resulted in the following error being reported, then the application failed to open:

    Error loading plugins.
    SmartExport.aip
    SmartExportUI.aip

    Attached is a copy of the error report that I sent to Apple.

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  11. "show images in outline mode" doesn't work (Document Setup)

    Image doesn't show when option is on. It used to a while ago...

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    This option only works when you are viewing your documents as outline using CPU mode only, not GPU. While this is a known problem, voting for this issue is important for the team to estimate the importance of this limitation.

  12. Hide artboards in trim view is not available

    The ability to hide artboards in trim view is not available... Why? At certain times I don't want to see the black artboard line. Please add this functionality. Illustrator 24, high sierra 10.13.3

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  13. Lost Feature

    Before the last update I used to be able to draw a square or ellipse then type the location I wanted to place it, X or Y. Now that is gone. Now I have to open another box "TRANSFORM" in order to place the shape exactly where I wanted it. Very inconvenient. If I at least had the ability to dock that box at the top it would make life much easier. It has been at the top for as long as I can remember. I often use this like a CAD software when I draw. The last update made…

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  14. Illustrator 24.2 tab stops not working with blank text lines

    Tab stops do not function correctly when the text line has no text. We commonly use this for creating underlines. Attached examples show a text field with tab stops. The text lines with characters use the tab stops correctly (spaces do not count). Any text lines without characters cause the tab stops to be one space wide.

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  15. Copy / paste not working - breaks text formatting and usually drops any vector content as well.

    Copy / paste not working - breaks text formatting and usually drops any vector content as well. This happens whether the copy/paste is within one Illustrator file or between two. VERY frustrating. I've found that I can occasionally get it to work by copying and pasting within the same document (everything must be grouped as one), and if it is successful, quickly copy the pasted version and then it might paste into the other Illustrator file.

    Solution from support was to downgrade from 24.4 to 24.01. This seems to have done the trick - but now I can't allow CC…

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  16. offset path doesn't work with simple shapes like a circle

    OS: Windows 10
    Illustrator CC 2020 Build 24.3 (64 Bit)
    I can't offset any type of shape and do the "Ctrl + D" trick anymore
    Steps:
    1. Create a Circle
    2. Click "offset path" button on the side menu

    I'm having problems with video attaching, so here's some snapshots

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  17. In Illustrator 2020 the changes to Align tool window are a headache. Defaulting to align by key object .... Very frustrating defaults.

    In Illustrator 2020 the changes to Align tool window are a headache. Defaulting to align by key object .... Very frustrating defaults.

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  18. Illustrator's Artboard does not update live

    I am on a 2017 MacBook Air running macOS Catalina (10.15.5). My Illustrator version is 24.2.1. I haven't seen anything else about this problem on here. After doing anything such as creating a pen stroke or trying to fit the artboard to the screen, the artboard will not update and will only do so once I have used the zoom tool in some fashion.

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  19. svg export fails to export image

    for the current version of AI (24.3).

    When exporting a svg via save-as with an artboard, images part of the canvas are not preserved, or exported, or linked. The resulting svg preserves the vector data, but anything related to the raster graphics is missing.

    this behavior seems to be inconsistent, as sometimes masked images do export, while other times they do not.

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  20. Issues with saving

    2020 update often gives error while saving. It says the file cannot be saved. It then deletes the current file I'm working on, opens up a new window and I have to click save - as if I pressed "Save As..."

    It happens quite often when I press "Cmd + S" to just save my artwork.

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