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  1. Multi-Selection Lag on M1 MacBook Pro

    When selecting multiple objects or points, Illustrator will lag consistently throughout the process and the objects will "stick" to your cursor. So the previously selected objects end up being moved while trying to select more objects.

    Illustrator Version: 25.4.1
    Model Name: MacBook Pro
    Model Identifier: MacBookPro17,1
    Chip: Apple M1
    Total Number of Cores: 8 (4 performance and 4 efficiency)
    Memory: 16 GB
    System Firmware Version: 6723.140.2
    OS Loader Version: 6723.140.2

    3 votes

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    1 comment  ·  Performance  ·  Admin →
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  2. Strokes with gradients create buggy .pdfs

    The .pdf let Acrobat crash, and the preview is low resolution.

    2 votes

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  3. 6 votes

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  4. Illustrator 2021

    The bug is ILLUSTRATOR 2021 itself.
    - tried to save as bitmap to discover that finally the "save for web "option is gone - OK, but the "Export as" can't resize the picture and doesn't perform the action because "it's too big". So? How can I save the image? I open it with Photoshop but no, Photoshop "can't detect EPS data". Photoshop. You invented EPS. And you can't read an Illustrator-created EPS.
    I work with Illustrator since 1.0. I feel like timewarped back into pre-history. Please rename the bug (=Illustrator 2021) with a proper name: Illustrator 2021 BC.

    2 votes

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  5. The Operation cannot complete because of an unknown error. [PARM] when accessing Help

    When I try to go to help and start typing "R" for Resize the error happened. See the image.

    Illustrator 25.4.1 on Mac OS X Catalina 10.15.7

    2 votes

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  6. Overprint and darken doesn't work properly when it doesn't exist a background color.

    Illustrator 25.4.1 (64 bit) in Windows 10

    When we use darken+overprint in objects that are over some background, we don't have a problem. But if we don't have a background it does the similar to a multiply appearance.

    Is there a way to fix this problem?
    Please see the photos attached.

    5 votes

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  7. White text field

    White text field in Color Picker and Rearrange all artboards windows.
    Illustrator 25.4.1 - macOS Big Sur

    2 votes

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  8. 書き出し設定からjpgを書き出した時。

    書き出し形式からjpgを書き出した際,裁ち落とし設定を入れていてもアートボードの大きさで書き出されてしまいました。2020では通常の書き出しができたので,2021のみのバグのようです。

    2 votes

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    Illustrator 製品版フィードバックへのご協力ありがとうございます。

    最新バージョン「v26.2.1」でも検証いたしました。

    書き出しダイアログで「アートボードごとに作成」オプションを有効にすることで、裁ち落としを含めたサイズで書き出されますので、ご確認ください。

    問題があるようでしたら、ご報告ください。

    よろしくお願いいたします。

    Illustrator チーム

  9. Placed images vanish

    When system (Windows) crashes with Illustrator open, any placed or linked images are missing in the recovery file, thus rendering it unusable.
    Warning appears, asking me to relink " " file (even if the linked file has a name), which I can't do due to missing information. Link palette is not displaying any information on what file it was either.
    I have never seen this bug before, but it has happened the last two times for me, and is very unfortunate.

    Windows 10 Enterprise
    Illustrator CC 25.2.1

    2 votes

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  10. Whatever happened to User Guides?

    I myself am an OLD(School) Illustrator user truly believe that the lack of issuing any type of user guide is at best discourteous. Unfortunately, Adobe seems quite happy to Offload (i.e. burden and/or inconvenience) the task to their community. It seems like they used to consider us customers (or even clients) who deserved professional, well-organized, easy-to-use, comprehensive, and UP TO DATE instructions and guides. Hmmm,.. whatever happened to support those who put/keep you in business? I guess in the software business that's progress?

    It's even worse when you consider that we live in a time when it would be…

    2 votes

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  11. Artboard Naming Display Error

    OS: MacOS 11.5.2 (Big Sur – most recent update)

    When renaming artboards, the text is cut off in the textbox on my M1 Macbook Air.

    Steps I took: Shift+O to access the artboard tool, click artboard, attempt to rename.

    I want to point out - I'm still able to rename the artboard, but the text is just cut off in the box (see picture below).

    2 votes

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  12. Weird neon pink image of straight horizontal lines while creating new symbol

    As I was making a new symbol, I had another tab open of a house I was creating and in the midst of making such my laptop went blank showing some weird neon pink image of straight horizontal lines, and then it went blank and then after that my laptop restarted. It was only after I reported the bug to apple I realized looking back at my other tab on illustrator that the original image I was using for practice on illustrator got really messed up and can't use now.

    1 vote

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  13. 2 votes

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  14. Mega huge trim printer marks in PDF copy, using large canvas document

    AI 25.4.1 / Win10

    ACTION TAKEN:
    Saving a copy of A2 sized AI project as PDF file (print-production style).

    RESULT:
    Extremely huge printer marks in PDF (see screenshots)!
    Tried several PDF versions in saving dialogue with same failed result.

    WORK-AROUND:
    1. Verify artboard size (and PDF document size as well) several times, just to be sure if my mind works OK this morning. And it's working fine (sight of relief :-)
    2. To make printer-ready PDF, original AI file was imported to InDesign (via import, Cmd+D).
    3. Then, upscaled imported graphics to 100% (which made me guess than original AI…

    14 votes

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  15. Saving under macOS with cmd-S and cmd-D results in an error

    I save my AI document under macOS 10.15.7 with the key combination cmd-S and immediately also press cmd-D so that the document lands on the desktop.

    Since Illustrator 25.4.1, this results in an error message. I have to wait a while after pressing cmd-S before I can press cmd-D. Only then does it work.

    Speichern unter macOS mit cmd-S, cmd-D ergibt Fehler

    Ich speichere meine AI-Dokument unter macOS 10.15.7 mit der Tastenkombination cmd-S und drücke sofort auch cmd-D, damit das Dokument auf dem Schreibtisch landet.

    Seit Illustrator 25.4.1 ergibt das je doch eine Fehlermeldung. Ich muss nach cmd-S etwas warten,…

    1 vote

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  16. Shear dialog forgets the value

    While rotating objects keeps the value of the angle in the dialogue box, bending (shearing) immediately forgets the value. A bug?

    Während beim Drehen von Objekten der Wert des Winkels im Dialogfeld erhalten bleibt, vergisst das Verbiegen den Wert sofort wieder. Ein Bug?

    See screenshort in German:

    2 votes

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  17. 'Scrap' appearing in preview mode

    See screen grabs; unwanted shapes appear along contours in filled shapes.
    I'm on MacOS10.14.6
    AI 25.0.1

    4 votes

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  18. comment empêcher plusieurs personnes d'être sur le même fichier illustrator ?

    Bonjour. Je travaille sous Windows 10 avec Illustrator 2021. Voici mon problème : Comment empêcher plusieurs personnes d'être sur le même fichier Illustrator ?
    Une collègue travaille sur un fichier. Je peux ouvrir ce même fichier, faire une modification, enregistrer. Ma collègue fini ses modifications et enregistre. Ma modification est perdue. Rien ne me signale que quelqu'un travaille déjà sur un fichier!
    Comment faire ? Merci de votre aide

    1 vote

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  19. Missing feature in the French version - UI scaling

    L'option UI scaling dans Edition > Preferences > Interface utilisateur n'est pas dispo dans la version française. Mes collègues qui ont comme moi la version 25.4.1 en anglais ont cette option. Je n'arrive pas à installer la version en anglais, le changement de langue dans creative Cloud n'est pas pris en compte. J'aimerais disposer de cette option.
    system : Windows 10

    1 vote

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    This option is available only when OS and display’s resolution allow it.

    As this help article mentions, 'The UI scaling isn't supported for Windows 7 and for screens with low resolution' (however, no actual specs are given).

    So this should no be caused by the UI language.

    Please share the specs of your display or comment back if it’s no longer a problem.

  20. Recent work thumbnails are missing on the welcome page

    When I launch my latest version of the Desktop illustrator app there are no more visible the thumbnails of the recent work. Please bring it back.

    Currently using Illustrator 25.4.1. (64bit) on latest update of Windows 10

    4 votes

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