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  1. Bottom margins for labels are too small for Swatch Info objects in the column view (with no card backgrounds)

    If I choose to display Swatch Info card in a column, and choose to omit background cards, the result would have text lines too close to the chips below, like the attached image shows. It makes it feel like the text is not related to chips above, and forces us to use cards still to control 'space after' at least somehow, even when cards are not necessary.

    While the team hardcoded the 'space before' as a strict gap (again, hardly OK), they seem to forget to do the same for the bottom line.

    And if you pick this up, please…

    3 votes

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  2. More than 32,000 anchor points can be added to a single path

    The pathPoint limit is 32,000, and if we try to continue drawing a path from the end of a PathItem with the pen tool, a dialog box will appear and refuse to add anchor points, but we can add anchor points to the segments in between.

    macOS 14.7.2
    Illustrator ver. 29.3.1

    Step to reproduce
    1. Create a path object in a new document.
    2. Add 32,000 anchor points to the path object.
    3. Click on any segment with the pen tool. We can add anchor points even if the number of anchor points exceeds 32000 (the number of segments exceeds…

    3 votes

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    1 comment  ·  Strokes  ·  Admin →
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  3. このフォルダー内の見つからないリンクを検索機能が消えた

    このフォルダー内の見つからないリンクを検索機能
    バージョン28.5であることを確認したが、バージョン29.3.1ではその機能が消えてしまい、チェックボックスが出てこない

    3 votes

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  4. Please allow files to reopen after crash/restart/reopen

    Please please Adobe - why is it almost every other company has managed to give us the option to reopen after quit with the same files open but you still haven't?? Today Creative Cloud told me I had 7 updates available and I thought, ok great, maybe just maybe the illustrator one fixes my snap to point problem. So I had to take a photo of what docs I had open (!), quit Illustrator and go back to Creative Cloud to do the update... only to find that it had changed its mind and I only had two updates but…

    3 votes

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  5. 異体字を指定したグリフに対してSVGフィルタを適用するとデフォルトのグリフにフォールバックする

    macOS 14.7.2 iMac27inch
    Illustrator ver.29.3.1

    再現手順
    1. ポイントテキストをドキュメント上に作成し「ABCD」と入力し、各グリフを異体字(添付のサンプルではu+0041 nalt5等を指定)に変更する。
    2.作成したテキストに任意のSVGフィルタを適用する。
    3.異体字を指定したグリフがデフォルトのグリフにフォールバックした状態でレンダリングされる。

    期待する結果
    指定した異体字のままSVGフィルタが適用される。

    実際の結果
    異体字はデフォルトのグリフに変更された状態でレンダリングされる。

    EN Translated:
    Step to Reproduce
    1. create a point text on the document, type "ABCD" and change each glyph to a alternate glyph (in the attached sample, specify u+0041 nalt5, etc.).
    2. Apply any SVG filter to the created text.
    3. The alterrnate glyphs are rendered with fallback to the default glyphs.

    Expected result
    The SVG filter will be applied with the alternate glyphs.

    Actual result
    The alternate glyphs are rendered with the glyphs changed to the default glyphs.

    3 votes

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  6. テキストに適用したSVGフィルタがテキストのトラッキングに追随しない

    SVG filter applied to text does not follow text tracking

    macOS 14.7.2 iMac27inch
    Illustrator ver.29.3.1

    Step to Reproduce
    1. ポイントテキストをドキュメント上に作成し、任意のテキストを入力する。
    2.作成したテキストに任意のSVGフィルタを適用する。
    3.テキストのトラッキングを適当に入力するかoption+→で文字感覚を操作する。
    4.テキストハイライトは変化するが、フィルタープレビューは変化しない。
    5.また、あらかじめトラッキングを適用した文字列にSVGフィルタを適用するとトラッキングが解除された状態でSVGフィルタが適用される。

    期待する結果
    ver.28のようにSVGフィルタを適用してもトラッキングが機能する。

    実際の結果
    トラッキングを行ってもSVGフィルタのレンダリングが変化しない。

    EN Translated:
    Step to Reproduce
    1. Create a point text on the document and enter any text.
    2. Apply any SVG filter to the created text.
    3. Enter text tracking as desired or use Option+ARROW to manipulate the text tracking.
    4. The text highlight will change, but the filter preview will not.
    5. Also, if you apply an SVG filter to a text with tracking applied beforehand, the SVG filter will be…

    3 votes

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  7. Upside down text stroke disappears when exporting

    When I go to export files in illustrator any upside down font with a stroke that has not been outlined shows up in the jpeg without the stroke.

    3 votes

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  8. Auto Spell Check is splitting words causing false highlights.

    The false highlights are making editing a typo impossible. See attached example.

    MacOS 15.3.1
    Illustrator 29.3

    3 votes

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  9. フォントの検索と置換パネルで表示用に埋め込まれたフォントをアクティベート出来ない

    macOS14.7.2/27inch iMac/i5/32GB/1TB
    Illustrator ver.29.3

    再現手順
    1.新規ドキュメントを開き任意のテキストを入力しフォント(AdobeFontsより導入したもの)を指定する。
    2.「ファイルプレビュー用に許可されたフォントを埋め込む」チェックボックスをONにして保存して閉じる。
    3.指定したフォントをアンインストールする。
    4.先のドキュメントをIllustratorで開く。
    5.最初に表示される「環境に無いフォント」のパネルを閉じる。
    6.メニュー「書式→フォントの検索と置換...」を選択肢「フォントの検索と置換」パネルを開く。
    7.表示用に埋め込まれたフォントは追加のチェックボックスがグレーアウトしてチェックできない。

    期待する結果
    表示用に埋め込まれたフォントであってもフォントの検索と置換パネル上でAdobeFontsからアクティベートできる。

    実際の結果
    表示用に埋め込まれたフォントが検索と置換パネル上でAdobeFontsからアクティベートできない。

    ※表示用に埋め込まれたフォントであるということを明示的に表示するべきかもしれません。

    Translated:
    Step to Reproduce
    1. Open a new document, type in any text and specify a font (activated from Adobe Fonts).
    2. Check the "Embed permitted fonts for file preview" checkbox, save and close the file.
    3. Uninstall the specified fonts.
    4. Open the previous document in Illustrator.
    5. Close the "Missing Fonts" dialog that appears first.
    6. Select the menu item "Type > Find/Replace Fonts...".
    7. The additional checkboxes for fonts embedded for display are grayed out and cannot be checked.

    Expected…

    3 votes

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  10. Javacript locking embeded image

    In Illustrator 29.1 this script worked just fine. I place an image, move it, name it, lock it and embed it. But in 29.3 this code gives an error message: It says that it cannot operate on a locked layer, BUT it still locks the placed item. If I move the lock to after the embed, the lock does not happen. So this code no longer works in 29.3.

    I think its weird in 29.1 that you were allowed to lock the placeditem before you embed it, but it doesn't work if you lock it afterwards.

    We are using macos…

    3 votes

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  11. Properties panel is empty even when an item is selected

    When selecting an item, either with the Direct Selection tool or Selection arrow, the Properties panel remains empty and blank. I've attached a screenshot.

    I'm using Illustrator 29.2.1

    3 votes

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  12. Only one pattern fill of many gets scaled when Transform Object option is disabled in the Scale dialog

    Take a look at the attached file and watch the GIF.

    I have an object with two pattern fills assigned, and I want to scale them both at once, but to leave the object unscaled.

    But when I call Scale dialog and uncheck 'Transform Object' option — only one of two fills gets scaled — the currently chosen one in the Appearance panel (despite my attempt to pick 'Path' there to somehow make my intention clear).

    Fill/Stroke Selector also displays the affected fill — and I surely understand it can’t have both. But what can we do to make it…

    3 votes

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  13. Radial gradient not properly centered on some objects.

    Radial gradient should be centered on object's center, not on it's bounding box. It is possible to move the gradeint's start point and to scale the endpoint circle, but there is no way to move the center of the endpoint circle.

    3 votes

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  14. 3 votes

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  15. 画像トレースのパスが粗すぎる

    手書きの線画を画像トレースで取り込む時、パスが粗すぎて手書きのニュアンスが消えてしまいます。
    以前のバージョンまでは、細かくトレースされていました。
    イラスト制作が主な仕事なのですが、仕事に使用する上で致命的な欠点です。
    仕方がないので、まだ以前のバージョンを使用しています。
    早急に改善をお願いいたします。

    3 votes

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  16. v29.2.1 image export (JPG & PNG) anti-aliasing "Art Optimized" not working

    v29.0.1
    Export image (JPG/PNG) w/ anti-aliasing "Art Optimized" on, images are perfect!

    After updating to v29.2.1
    Anti-aliasing "Art Optimized" on -> not working

    macOS v15.2 (Mac mini M2 Pro)
    Illustrator v29.2.1

    Morning v29.0.1, then update to v29.2.1 this afternoon. I'm pretty sure this is not a hardware problem. so i downgrade to v29.0.1. image export works perfect again.

    3 votes

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  17. "Verifying access to ://...."

    I have some problem with a file that has linked images pointing to a drive that I don't have access, nor will.

    Illustrator will open that file, prompt that there is linked files with broken links buy will show the thumbnail data from linked files, and then will show every 2 minutes a annoying popup trying to connect to this remote address.

    There is NO WAY to prevent this from preferences, or from the link panel.

    The popup is really annoying, you need to way a couple of minutes, Illustrator will block everything until you can stop the search.

    Sadly…

    3 votes

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  18. Rotation of Grid Repeat does not work.

    rotating a grid repeat causes several bugs. One of them is that the handles aren't working correctly.

    3 votes

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  19. 2025 (29.0.1) is giving tons of errors on preview.

    I have a file with some simple multi-gradient appearance stacks that constantly throws two errors every time I load it, and every time I switch outline mode on and off. Also the document is marked as modified the instant I load it.

    Works fine on 2023. Dunno how it works on 2024, I never switched to that one. Constantly complains on 2025.

    This is happening in CPU preview mode, I would check if it's happening in GPU mode as well but I deleted 2025 before thinking about that detail.

    Uservoice isn't letting me upload this file so I've posted it…

    3 votes

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  20. Slow and Laggy on Latest OS MacOS 15.2 Beta

    While using the app since the OS update (15.2 Beta (24C5089c), selecting any items is very slow and often registered as a move instead of select, pretty unable. Also flagged with Apple in case its there side.

    3 votes

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