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  1. Very high latency/lag/delay with basic operations

    I am using a wacom cintiq pro 24HD and a thinkpad P1 running the Win10 pro for workstations (2004 build). All my drivers are up to date. I am running the latest build of illustrator (v 24.3).

    There's very high lag with basic move / resize operations (1-2 seconds) both with and without using the cintiq. + pen.

    With the rotate and reflect tools, the lag is up to 4 minutes if i'm using the wacom, and it's still 1-2s without.

    Please help, this has been an issue over the last few releases of illustrator and it doesn't seem to…

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  2. Toolbar missing on right hand side

    My toolbar on the right hand side is missing. The drop down window at the top is also not working, it is stuck on Typography. I can't choose Essentials or reset.
    I've got and updated the latest version 24.2.3
    Windows computer.

    3 votes

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  3. Bug with end of line - Convert selected anchor point to smooth

    When you have a line in illustrator where you:

    Select using the direct selection tool (A)
    Convert the point to smooth using (B)
    And get the fabulus result (C).
    BUT you also end up with point D where the alignment of the line is always vertical.

    3 votes

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  4. Asset export password bug 24.2.3

    Illustrator info: 24.2.3 (64bit)

    System info:
    Windows 10

    Steps:
    If I export artboards to pdf using the asset export window - each file will be password protected without me specifying it.

    This only happens if the last pdf I saved manualy (using save as) was password protected. Asset export will use the same password that I entered for this file.

    This would be a nice feature if it was an option you could select or de select, but not when it happens without informing me.

    The only workaround I know of, is to save a dummy pdf with the correct…

    3 votes

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  5. Expanding simple paths autogenerates dozens of unnecessary Bezier points

    Drawing 2 overlapping shapes or paths (or shapes expanded from paths) could once be reliably split/trimmed/etc. cleanly using Pathfinder tools.

    Currently, doing so autogenerates dozens of unnecessary Bezier points. This can be cleaned up using the Smooth tool, but becomes a tedious process, especially given that the same cleaned shape will behave the same way if Pathfinder is used again.

    This is a critical part of my workflow that's become substantially disrupted by whatever change was made under the hood in the past 6 years.

    My hope is that with the change to other drawing tools, this is a preference…

    3 votes

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  6. GPU Performance is deeply broken - UI overlay refresh issue

    Within about 20-30 min of starting illustrator with GPU Performance enabled, everything goes haywire.

    It seems to be an issue with UI overlays such as art board bounding boxes and shape paths/points. As you pan about or adjust a shape, it seems that old overlays are not disposed and new overlays are just drawn on top resulting in layers and layers of overlays. The overlays are cleared if you zoom but when you start to pan or manipulate shapes again, the overlays continue to populate on screen.

    Images attached should illustrate the issue better then I can describe it. What…

    3 votes

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  7. When creating new document in 24.2, two artboards are created

    Creating new document. Two artboards appear, even though I only requested one. I also now have "video safe areas" showing in default and can't get them to not show upon setting up new document.

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  8. Crash on Quit

    Illustrator crashes on quit 4 out of 5 times on my Mac and has for many months and builds. Crash on quit wouldn't be so bad if Illustrator didn't save so many interface and plugin settings on quit. The main crash indicator is below and full log is attached. Currently running illustrator 24.2.3, macOS Catalina 10.15.6. 2019 16" MacBook Pro Radeon Pro 5500M.

    Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

    Exception Type: EXCBADACCESS (SIGSEGV)
    Exception Codes: EXCI386GPFLT
    Exception Note: EXCCORPSENOTIFY

    Termination Signal: Segmentation fault: 11
    Termination Reason: Namespace SIGNAL, Code 0xb
    Terminating Process: exc handler [56728]

    3 votes

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  9. Individual anchor points fail to move with direct selection tool, and cannot add, delete or modify anchor points.

    Individual anchor points fail to move with direct selection tool, and cannot add, delete or modify anchor points. It happens only after a period of time working in a file. If I cut and paste the shape, the ability to manipulate the anchors returns for a time. If I close and reopen the file, the same is true. Working in the print industry, this is a big waste of time dealing with this bug. Happening on all systems in the department. Also just updated to 24.2.3, no change.

    3 votes

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  10. Ui disappeared after update

    After the most recent update, it looks like most of the ui has disappeared. Switching to EssentiaIs didn't fix it. I can still add windows (see attached)

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  11. Change Illustrator paste offset distance to closer to cursor inside of viewing area

    Illustrator often pastes objects randomly outside of my viewing area, and I have to zoom out and scroll over to get it. I want to change the offset distance so it pastes inside my view area, not outside of it. OR, make it paste near where the cursor is, not way off somewhere.

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  12. Illustrator très lent depuis la dernière MAJ. MacOS Catalina 10.15.6

    J'ai fait une mise à jour il y a environ 3 semaines et je viens d'en faire une autre. Depuis la première MAJ, mon Illustrator est très lent, ce ne travaille pas bien du tout.

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  13. "New..." Window won't pop up after recent update

    When you click 'new...' to start a new file... nothing happens. The window should pop up.

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  14. Simplify Path flags points incorrectly as smooth

    When using Simplify... on a path with several corner points, the resulting simplified path will have several of its corner points flagged as "smooth". As soon as you try to move one of the tangents of the incorrectly flagged corner point, the opposite tangent will snap into a colinear position.

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  15. Variable Font bug: "wiggling" top of "U"

    1. Download and unzip https://www.dropbox.com/s/3b6k0izkm5ma3dy/200719-AdobeVFBug.zip?dl=1

    2. Install the font from font/DaikonVF-mini.ttf

    3. Run Illustrator 24.2.1

    4. Type "AU" and choose the Daikon VF font

    5. In the property bar, click the Variable Font button and move the weight slider between the extreme locations. Observe how the top of "U" "wiggles" (jumps up and down). This is shown in videos/DaikonVF-Illustrator-24.2.1,.mp4

    6. The same problem occurs in InDesign 15.1.1

    7. The same problem occurs in DTL OTmaster 7.9 and in FontView 2019 (an open source app built from https://github.com/googlefonts/fontview ) — both apps use older versions of the FreeType library.

    8. The problem no longer occurs in FontView 2020 (which I’ve…

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  16. Area type jumping around when moved

    When area type is grouped with a rectangle and moved by dragging the area type jumps away from the rectangle

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  17. Type on path side brackets shrink after the object gets resized, until moved

    With a large text placed on a curve, every time you move any bracket they become very small. If you move the text everything goes back to normal until you touch the anchors again.
    Check the video

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  18. Text Cursor in Medium Light mode is invisible

    The text cursor and the click+drag selection box are the same color as the background outside of an artboard if the User Interface is set to Medium Light mode. They are completely invisible.

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  19. Freeform gradient locking spot color

    If you use a spot color in a freeform gradient the swatch becomes locked, so you can't change the name or merge/delete the swatch.

    macOS 10.14.6
    Illustrator 24.2.1

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  20. Brush Tool size options are disabled

    In Brush Options dialog only the Random and Fixed option are available, and other option like Pressure do not work

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