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  1. FILE Corruption - Illustrator will not open AI files. Adobe CC/Windows 10.

    just trying to open AI files to work in ILLUSTRATOR. POS won't open. After reboot, won't open. How was the subscription model supposed to be better?

    3 votes

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  2. Eye Dropper tool color is off

    When you use the eye dropper tool on either images or vectors the shade is off and not exactly the same like it was https://www.screencast.com/t/bI7aJSdwB

    3 votes

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  3. Zoom artefact

    Illustrator 21.1.0

    When I use a very high zoom (25 500 %), paths appear distorded or even disappear.

    It happens when GPU rendering is off as well as when it's on.

    3 votes

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  4. Undo Button Stops Working

    When using the pen tool, if I move the object or try to undo an incorrect anchor placement I cannot undo what I've done by using keyboard commands or Edit > Undo

    3 votes

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  5. Way too many anchorpoints after expanding strokes or using the 'Blob Brush' tool

    Years and years ago something changed in Pathfinder commands, and when expanding the results contained many more anchor points than in the version before. I submitted a workflow and was told this could not be corrected in the next version and possibly not even in the version after that. It took years to get better, and it was still not as good as in CS2 (yes).
    Now, expanding strokes or even using the 'Blob Brush' results in so, so many anchor points that an immediate 'Simplify' is required to create usable designs. Using both the 'Pen' tool and all other…

    2 votes

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  6. Artboard width & height removed from upper tool bar. PUT IT BACK

    Now to access the width and height you must go to the properties panel. Why are we making extra steps? Fix this

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  7. Zoom in and out is slow

    In the last version of Illustrator (30.0 on Windows 11), the zoom (mouse, keyboard) does not work appropriately (very slow), making the use of the software almost impossible. This bug was not existing in former version (29.x). Unticking graphics acceleration in parameters panel makes it even worse.
    My config: Windows 11 (French), Intel I9, 32Gbytes of RAM, NVidia Geforce 4080 (581.29)
    Please solve rapidly this bug.

    2 votes

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  8. The Eraser Tool sometimes deletes entire blocks of geometry

    The Eraser Tool, even with a size of 0 pt (but also with 1 or 2 pt), sometimes deletes entire blocks of geometry, sometimes draws a gap in the geometry (as it should always do). This bug has always existed, you have never fixed it. Often, to make partial deletions of the geometry, I have to use other software (such as CorelDRAW).

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  9. テキスト上の文字にカーソルが表示されない(文字編集ができない)

    1.  os windows10
    2. テキスト文字入力後の文字編集
    3. 昨日まで使えていたのに使えなくなったので理解できない
    4. テキスト上の文字にカーソルが表示されない

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  10. 2 votes

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  11. Problem with Eyedropper tool on text

    Illustrator 30.0 on Mac Ventura 13.7.8

    When I try to use the Eyedropper tool on a text, it only samples the object's top Appearance, not the text's at Character level.

    In the sample video, the characters should become grey, with the text object having a white outline behind. But you can see it only picks up the white outline and not the character colour.

    My Eyedropper tool is set to pick up everything (all boxes are ticked).

    2 votes

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  12. Bug style de trait

    Sur Mac OS 26.0.1 avec un Illustrator 30. Lors d'une variation d'épaisseur (avec l'outil Largeur) à chaque extrémité de mon trait,
    il y a des bugs dans l'affichage du résultat ; et quand je varie la courbe de celui-ci le bug d'affichage reste présent.

    2 votes

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  13. 2 votes

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  14. Tilde key for transforming patterns does not work as in the 2024 and earlier versions

    Holding down the tilde key ~ when direct selecting a pattern filled object used to give you the option to interactively transform the pattern inside the object. It would override the transform settings for patterns and give you a live preview when transforming (move/scale/rotate) the pattern only.
    This behaves different when moving the pattern in the 2025 and 2026 versions. It will move the object and the pattern and snap the object back when the mouse is released.
    See: https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/moving-a-pattern-inside-a-shape/m-p/15580218#M457374

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  15. Generative Expand ruins stroked linework

    Please fix the Generative Expand. It ruins your linework and makes random lines on object. It becomes impossible to work around because even the scissor tool cant cut it since there is a ton of nodes.
    It also gets complicated with the shape builder as that tool ruins the stroke weights.
    Lastly the stroke / fill thing it keeps swapping it to fill instead of stroke then you have to re put the lineweights every single time.
    Some of the parts of the lines even get removed.

    2 votes

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  16. Sometimes Alt-dragging a Variable Stroke Width width handle results in the other side of the handle snapping to 0

    Sometimes Alt-dragging a Variable Stroke Width width handle results in the other side of the handle snapping to 0. Very unexpected behavior.

    I have not as yet found a repeatable test case for this, perhaps now that I've posted this bug I will try to isolate it the next time this happens to be and add it here :)

    2 votes

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  17. 拡大縮小

    バージョン30.0で拡大縮小ツールで「パターンの変形」のみを行おうとした際、ダイアログ上で「オブジェクトの変形」「パターンの変形」の両方のチェックが入った状態(もしくはオブジェクトの変形からパターンの変形に変更)から、「オブジェクトの変形」のチェックを外して「パターンの変形」のチェックのみにして実行するとパターンの変形が何度やっても実行されない。(最初から「パターンの変形」のみにチェックが入っていた場合のみパターンの変形が実行される)
    場合によっては、その後のオブジェクトの拡大縮小も挙動がおかしくなるので再起動が必要になる。
    なお、他の変形ツールに関しては未確認。

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  18. Setting Opacity twice wrongly affects the CMYK values on effects underneath

    (2019 Mac Pro - Sequoia 15.6.1 - Illustrator 29.8.2)

    Draw a box, fill it with 25% black, apply an effect such as Blur through the Appearance Panel.

    On a new layer, draw another box which intersects the previous box. Make this new box 50% Magenta. Set it to Darken.

    Select the newly created layer and change the blending mode on the entire layer. Set it to Darken as well.

    View Separations Preview. Black only. You will notice that the MAGENTA box has intensified the BLACK plate in the areas where it intersects.

    This happens when choosing any CMYK color, not…

    2 votes

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  19. Color changes (and other things) do not change until I click on the page somewhere in Illustrator 2026

    As in the title. I cannot see the changes I've made (fill color, stroke color, or fill/stroke flip) until I click on the page. Also after working on a file for some time, the "info" data stops working. i.e. the height and width (of an object) show zero instead of a number value. Restarting the app fixes it, but only temporarily.

    Note: these same things are happening on 2 (completely different computers). One is a high-powered Alienware Area 51 desktop, the other is a high-powered Dell.

    2 votes

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  20. Overprint lines not working in Illustrator 2026 (v. 30)

    The overprint feature is not working (both lines and fills). Not only does it not work with the Separation Preview in the app, but when output to PDF it is confirmed to not work. Inks that are indicated to overprint are knocking out.

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