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  1. When using Export As SVG in 28.5 and 28.6, underscores get replaced with '_x5F_', unlike in 28.4 and earlier

    When exporting to .svg, '_x5F' text is added to one of the layers, which then changes the order that things are displayed.
    I do not understand how this text is now added and would like to prevent it from happening.

    2 votes

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  2. "Swap fill and stroke" results

    "Drop fill and stroke" results in faint, miscolored strokes. This problem only began today, 9 February 2025.

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  3. オプティカルカーニングのテキストにタブを設定しても揃わない - Optical kerning text does not align when tabs are set

    「文字間のカーニング:オプティカル」のテキストに「タブ」パネルで「タブ位置」と「リーダー」を設定しても、タブの位置で文字が揃わない。

    MacOS Monterey(12.7.4) + Illustrator 2024(28.4.1)

    再現手順:
    1. テキストオブジェクトに文字パネルで「文字間のカーニング:オプティカル」を設定する
    2. 「タブ」パネルで「タブ揃え」、「タブ位置」、「リーダー」を設定する

    期待された結果:
    指定したタブ揃え・タブ位置でテキストが揃う

    実際の結果:
    指定したタブ揃え・タブ位置でテキストが揃わない

    回避方法:
    ・テキスト中のタブのみに「オプティカル」以外のカーニングを設定する
    ・タブを設定したテキストでは「オプティカル」以外のカーニングを利用する

    「オプティカル」以外のカーニングを利用すれば回避できますが、フォントや文字の内容によっては「オプティカル」を使いたいこともあります。その都度タブのみに「メトリクス」等を設定するのは手間がかかります。また、「リーダー」に記号等を設定しなければテキストは揃いますが、それではタブの機能を利用する意味がありません。
    InDesignにも同様の機能がありますが、カーニングの設定が何であれテキストの位置はタブ位置で揃います。
    ユーザーの工夫で回避するのではなく、Illustrator側が改善すべき挙動だと考えます。

    ---Use translation tools---

    When "Tab" and "Leader" are set on optical kerning texts, texts are not aligned at the tab position.

    Steps to reproduce:
    1. set optical kerning to the text.
    2. set tab alignment, tab position, and leader in the "Tabs" panel.

    Expected result
    Text is aligned at the specified position.

    Actual result:.
    Text is not aligned at the specified position.

    Workaround
    - Set kerning other than "optical" only for tabs in text.
    - Use kerning other than…

    18 votes

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  4. Generative Shape Fill - not present in the interface.

    Generative Shape Fill - a tool that is written about everywhere is not present in the interface.

    Illustrator 29.2.1
    Illustrator (Beta) 29.4.49

    System:
    MacBook Pro
    Chip: Apple M1 Max
    Mac OS: Sonoma 14.1.1

    1 vote

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  5. Smart Guide Measurement Labels give a diameter for polygon live shapes, but show a width and height

    Smart guide measurement labels display the diameter of polygon live shapes rather than their width/height, but still lists it as W/H in the label itself.

    Steps:
    1. Create a polygon with a square bounding box (like an octagon)
    2. With smart guide measurement labels on, drag to a specific size.
    3. Note discrepancy between the size listed when you release and the size in the transform panel.

    Result: Label displays a different W/H figure than the transform panel.
    Expected result: Either the measurement label explicitly informs the users that it displays diameter (i.e.: 'Dia: 100 px'), or it displays the…

    5 votes

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  6. 3 votes

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  7. Separations preview is wrong for dynamic symbol with spot color

    When a dynamic symbol gets a spot color applied to one of its fills, then the separations preview does not show the correct separation.

    Reported in this forum thread (with demo file) https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/is-separations-preview-buggy/m-p/15138799#M434726

    2 votes

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  8. New Document settings reset while being entered

    When creating a new document in Illustrator, you can begin tabbing down through the fields and assigning numbers as you go (such as setting up standard business cards by typing 3.5, tab twice, type 2, tab thrice, set 3 artboards, tab once and enter top bleed amount, etcetera).

    The problem is, before I can completely enter my values, the program randomly moves to another field (possibly the first of the Recent Items, or wherever focus is upon bringing up the New Document dialog). This often means my new document winds up being "reset" to the last size created, and I…

    1 vote

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  9. Arabic text is not searchable in a PDF saved from Illustrator

    Arabic text is not searchable in a PDF saved from Illustrator.
    In Adobe Illustrator v. 29.2.1 (Middle Eastern version) on Mac OS 15.2, I created a document with A4 size page, typed any number of words, lines in Arabic Language.

    I choose to save the file as PDF. Then in Acrobat, when I search for any Arabic word, I get the message "No matches were found".
    The same text placed into Adobe InDesign or Microsoft Word, then Export the page as PDF. Those PDFs are fully searchable.

    I believe that PDFs out of Adobe Illustrator are the only ones with…

    2 votes

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  10. Radial Gradient Exports very large SVG with a many ellipse elements instead of using gradient tag.

    Sometimes when you select colors with pipette for radial gradients and export SVG the single radial gradient become hundreds of layers of ellipses. A single element should only export one element with a fill of a single radial gradient.

    I tried uploading a zip or the SVGs but this ****** form uploader wouldn't let me.

    1 vote

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  11. Don’t display Touch workspace styled handles for Free Transform when Ai doesn’t use it

    If a computer has an access to a touch screen device, Ai offers users to switch the interface into the dedicated Touch Workspace: https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/illustrator-touch-workspace.html

    Normally this access won’t affect using Ai in the default mode, except for the way Free Transform tool’s controls.
    These start to look ugly: large contoured circles with small white square padding inside, smudged icons (when viewed at 100 UI scale), giant hint arrows...

    Maybe these work for some better, I can imagine this.
    But why do I see these when not in Touch mode?
    How can I force Ai to use normal ones without removing…

    2 votes

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  12. + (plus) as keyboard shortcut not working for adding anchor point tool

    The keyboard shortcut for adding anchor point tool is by default + (plus).
    About 1 month ago it stopped working.
    I have not changed the shortcut settings. Changing the add anchor point tool shortcut to some other key works fine, it's just + (plus) that is not working. I have also tried to make + (plus) as shortcut key for other tools, but that's not working either.
    So the problem seem to be the + (plus) key itself?
    Only problem is, it works just fine in text, as you can see here. It works just as well in Ai when…

    1 vote

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  13. Cloud documents miss profile when downloaded

    Color profiles are missing when downloading .aic cloud documents from adobe.com/files or using the CC app, ICC profiles are missing. When opening the .aic files from the desktop application, the embedded profiles are still there.

    3 votes

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  14. Screen blinking when moving mouse or hit keyboard

    Screen blinking when moving mouse or hit keyboard, then back to normal after some time.

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  15. 縦組みテキストの行末にある、縦中横の括弧類のアキが不均衡

    縦組みテキストの中で、行末に縦中横の括弧類を配置することがあります。例えば「100gの水にとける物質の質量〔g〕」のような文です。

    その場合〔g〕の"〔"は50%アキ、"〕"は0%アキになり、文がセンターに揃わなくなります。縦組みの縦中横で括弧類が両端にあるとき、両方のアキが0%になるとありがたいです。

    環境

    • macOS 12.7.3(Apple Silicon)
    • Illustrator 2024(28.5.0) この仕様がいつからあるのかわかりませんが、少なくともCS6では再現します。

    再現手順

    1. 縦組みポイント文字に「100gの水にとける物質の質量〔g〕」と打つ
    2. 〔g〕に縦中横をかける

    期待する結果

    括弧はそれぞれアキ0%になり、文はセンターに揃います。

    実際の結果

    "〔"は50%アキ、"〕"は0%アキになり、文がセンターに揃わなくなります。

    回避策

    • 文字組アキ量設定をなしにすると各アキは50%になり、ひとまずセンターには揃う
    • 行末に縦中横でない文字を追加すると各アキは50%になり、ひとまずセンターには揃う
    • 行末にカーニング500を追加すると各アキは50%になり、ひとまずセンターには揃う

    添付したファイル

    • tcy_paren.ai
    • tcy_paren.jpg
    • expected_result.jpg
    • actual_result.jpg
    13 votes

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  16. Text wraps differently in Illustrator 2025 compared to previous version

    Encountered a very frustrating bug after updating to Illustrator 2025 today and opening an existing file. It turns out that text within type areas wraps slightly differently in this new version, causing overflow errors in several places throughout the document.

    The file I discovered this in was created yesterday in Illustrator 28.5.

    Interestingly, when I hover the affected text area, the blue preview rendering shows the old, expected wrapping. There is no way to get it back in the actual, rendered text, though.

    Zero changes have been made to this file since yesterday—only the Illustrator version has changed. I checked…

    3 votes

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  17. Copy Paste in place puts the art at a wrong placa

    Copy/ Paste in Place does not work. I selected an Artboard, but it never got pasted into the !selected! Artboard, but in any other artboard, the original Artboard, or outside. Illustrator 2025 29.1 MacBook Pro M2, 14.6.1 (23G93)

    2 votes

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  19. illustrator与Magnet软件冲突

    当magnet与illustrator同时运行时,illustrator会出现严重的卡死或卡顿

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  20. Ligatures button not working

    Ligatures button is enabled but not working, i'm testing with ra re. ri ro ru and with a font i know contains ligatures and turning it on or off dont do anything with the text

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