Illustrator (Desktop) Bugs
When reporting a bug, please provide a detailed description with the following:
- 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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8219 results found
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Bug in pasting of metafile data from clipboard
Illustrator misinterprets data from a image exported to the clipboard as metafile. It inverses color of certain parts of the image after paste.
This problem is occurring in Creative Cloud CC2018 and CC2019. It is a bug that has been present in many previous versions of the Adobe suite, at least since CS6.
Running Windows 10 pro 1903 (18362.239)
The effect of the bug is demonstrated in the attached Word file.1 vote -
Type tool broken - insists on being anything but normal type
Unable to select the regular type tool. I get type on a path. This is a deal breaking flaw.
1 vote -
Window resize handle broken
Whenever I try to resize a document window now by clicking the lower right corner, it snaps to a larger size that fills the width of my screen and goes off the bottom beyond what my cursor can reach. I have to click the resize button at the top to undo. The only way I can now resize any window correctly is by dragging out from the sides and bottom individually. This is very time consumiing. Just fix it to how it used to work in every other previous version. It shouldn't take extra time with every new 'feature' you…
7 votes -
Manually entering integer size values makes fractions
The Width/height (Screenshot B: / H: ) Values don't work sometimes.
If I manually type in the values like 20x20 it will create something like this 20,134x19,999.
6 votes -
Buttons in Properties panel not recording in an action
When recording an action, there are things in the Properties panel that does not record properly.
Example: Flip horizontally/vertically. The buttons does not record, but choosing the same options from the Transform panel menu does record.
Is anyone maintaining Actions in Illustrator? It is awesome, but still needlessly limited due to many things not recording, forced hard-coded paths when recording save steps, etc.
Perhaps learn a little from Photoshop where actions work better (though still limited).2 votes -
Rasterize - Preserve Spot Color Bug
When rastering complex designs for print output, the default is "preserve spot color". I rasterize images and print a pdf file for use in rip software. If I leave "preserve spot color" selected I get a pdf file that is blank, if I turn it off and rasterize, I get the correct PDF file. This is new, as I have been doing this for many years now with no issues. I do believe in the past that check box has been left unchecked by default, but remains sticky.
3 votes -
Editing Character Styles Does Not Trigger Content Change
Renaming a character style does not trigger content change.
Thus, the asterisk does not appear above the file name (indicating content change), File/Save or CMD/CTRL-S are ineffective, and if one closes and re-opens the file the old names are still there.
Have not checked Paragraph styles, or styles in other Adobe apps, but assume this bug would present there as well.
3 votes -
Shape dimensions in toolbar and transform pallet do not match
As the title says. The shape dimension in my toolbar and transform pallet do not match.
- Win 10 / Illustrator CC
- Restarted the PC and software
- Measurements should match
- failed
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Freeform Gradients can't seperate into spot colors for rips
Freeform Gradients can't seperate into spot colors for rips. when prinitng them as spot colors. they come out like a cmyk print.
4 votes -
illustrator freezing with simple pdf file
I've attached a simple pdf file created in R using ggplot2 graphics library, when you try to work with this file in illustrator it freezes. It takes seconds just to move the picture even on a 48 cores PC with 120 GB of memory.
1 vote -
Key object selection mismatch
When I select two objects and choose the key object for allignment, the top allignment option shows the «Align to key object» and object gets highlighted, however if I go to the sidebar to introduce a spacing number it shows «Align to selection» instead and I need to change the option again. This is so frustrating.
3 votesSeems to be fixed. Comment back if it is not for you.
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Most recent changes not showing when opening up the PDF file in updated CC
I have the most updated Adobe Illustrator. When someone is using an older version of CC and I open up the saved PDF file in my updated version, it doesn't show the changes that were made to the PDF file by the someone that has the older version of CC.
I even had them try adjusting the settings in the PDF such as, "smallest file size", "optimize for web", "Illustrator Default", etc..but no luck.
1 vote -
Save Default Folder not adjustable
Im missing a save settings option to set a default saving folder. if anybody had the same problem and was able to find a way-text me!
1 vote -
can't open file properly
v23.03
I can't open some file It hangs on interface background, it shows all layer of my file on my layer tab but I can't see any of my illus, I try to switch on-off the eye in front of the layer and it can't help.
So, I downgrade to v23.02 and all the problem are gone and I think you should fix it before this bug goes with the future version.1 vote -
Direct Selection Tool not showing bounding box
Hi,
When I'm selecting an object using the Direct Selection Tool there is no bounding box to it or any other indication that the object is selected.
I checked the View menu, and it is set on to show the bounding box, so I assume there is a bug causing this.
It doesn't matter what kind of object I select, or whether it's in a group or not - the result is the same: no bounding box or even anchors are shown.I'm using the latest release - 23.0.1 on windows 10 (updated).
Thanks
Ori Manor5 votesIt seems like the problem is not about the bounding box...
If you don’t see anchors selected, please check if you have View > Show Edges enabled. It's easy to toggle it with Cmd/Ctrl + H, and it’s a common mishap.
If that’s the thing for you (or not) — please comment back.
As for the bounding box specifically (the frame with 8 scale/rotations markers) — it never shows up when using the Direct Selection tool, and never was, and should not.
If you need to scale or rotate a partial selection of anchors, use Free Transform or Rotate or Scale tools instead.
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Print not responding
I can open files but when I send to print I get the message 'Print not responding' and Illustrator crashes. I'm using Illustrator CC 2019. I have reinstalled my Creative Cloud and Illustrator app but it just won't print. I've never had this problem before.
1 vote -
laggy after placing linked files
When I place a JPG in my file (linked, not embedded), my Illustrator file becomes laggy. It lags when I pan across the file or zoom in and out and takes longer than usual to save the file. I've noticed this as a problem since the latest update of Illustrator.
System specs:
Mojave 10.14.5
imac (retina 5k, 27-inch, 2017)
3.8 GHz Intel Core i5
64 GB 2400 Mhz DDR4 Ram
Radeon Pro 580 8GB graphics card2nd monitor is an older 4k imac
running Illustrator 23.0.4
1 vote -
'Divide Objects Below' divides hidden layers
'Divide Objects Below' command also divides hidden layers. Illustrator then crashes.
1 vote -
Symbols | Mapping stroke to 3D-Model will distort stroke
Hi together,
recently I came accross a mapping bug with a stroke ( width 0.2 Pt ) applied to a waving flag shape used in a symbol that was mapped to a 3D model.
All details can be found at Adobe Illustrator User Forum here:
Symbols | Mapping stroke to 3D-Model will distort stroke
Laubender Mar 21, 2019
https://forums.adobe.com/message/10989571#10989571Workarounds like expanding the stroke and working with an extra path element stacked behind the flag shape did not help.
The only workaround that will help is rendering the elements to an image and implement the placed and not linked image…
2 votes -
saving colors to adobe is disabled please contact your IT administrator
Illustrator 23.0.2 (64bit) and Windows 10 Versions 1809 OS Build 17763.379
This has happened numerous times over the past few months.
I try to create a new custom Adobe Color Theme in Illustrator. I am not able to do so and am given the error message:
"saving colors to adobe is disabled please contact your IT administrator"
I have tried restarting the program and signing out and signing back into my Adobe Creative Cloud but the problem remains.
Hope that helps - looking forward to a fix.
2 votesPlease get in touch with us at any of the other support channels – https://helpx.adobe.com/support.html . Since this is not a generic issue that we can reproduce at our end, we will need someone to look into your machine to figure out what is going on here.
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