Spacebar not working as quick Pan / Hand tool
Spacebar has stopped working as hand tool as of 2018 update.
Hi,
Thanks for the information provided to the Illustrator team.
We are able to reproduce this issue at our end and the engineering team is currently isolating this issue further to get to the root cause.
With Best Regards,
Illustrator Team
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Glen commented
This is still an issue for me on MacBook Pro. Happened to me a few days ago, and shutting down Chrome and Safari (plus hitting H and V keys) did nothing to fix the problem. The only thing that worked was a hard restart of the computer. Worked fine for 1 day, then just started happening again out of the blue this morning while I was working on something, one minute it was working, then not. Same thing, proposed solutions not working, so I have to shut everything down again and hope for the best.
This is a serious issue that is affecting productivity.
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bets commented
yep. started working again when I quit safari. BUT I DON'T WANT TO QUIT SAFARI! I need it open!!!
Adobe: Restore the space bar!
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Harald Vøyle commented
I don't accept this!
After years of using the space bar as a convenient way to move around the artboard, after investing in this company's software for years and years - I am now forced to learn a new routine?What total utter bulls***! The arrogance!
I am not even allowed to use the spacebar as a new keyboard shortcut!?This is unacceptable.
Adobe: Restore the space bar!
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Harald Vøyle commented
I don't accept this!
After years of using the space bar as a convenient way to move around the artboard, after investing in this company's software for years and years - I am now forced to learn a new routine?What total utter ********! The arrogance!
I am not even allowed to use the spacebar as a new keyboard shortcut!?This is unacceptable.
Adobe: Restore the space bar!
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Lisa Kristel commented
CMD T... I haven’t used illustrator in so long I’m not sure if I’ve tried that. But I guess I can today. It just kills me that Adobe is so i present for its users while demanding monthly payments from us. What the ****.
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Anonymous commented
Did you try CMD T?
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Igor Felipe Machado commented
Quitting Chrome worked for me too! That's odd, but thanks!
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Anonymous commented
Guys, no joke, quitting Chrome worked for me! No idea why, but I'm sure glad it worked!
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James commented
This is absolutely NOT RESOLVED. Stopping/starting Illustrator has no effect, and I don't use Safari.
One of the more frustrating bugs out there. Wish Adobe would look at feedback.
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James commented
This is absolutely NOT RESOLVED. 4+ years since this bug was first reported, and no resolution.
What's the point of bringing these to Adobe's attention?
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Sara commented
This is definitely still not resolved. I don't use Safari at all. I used to be able to exit out of the program and reopen it, then it would work. That no longer does the trick. Sometimes a total restart fixes it, but it only seems to last temporarily. Please fix this bug Adobe!
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Joe M commented
This is not resolved at all.
A variety of people have tried all of the safari "fixes," and this has been a problem for years. Can we get someone to address it? -
Anonymous commented
Hope this will work for someone else, but this just worked for me. I pressed "Remind me tomorrow" for way too long when prompted daily for updates. FInally gave in today, opened illustrator and my hand is back. No idea which update worked (adobe? the OS?) Mac Sierra 10.13.6 is what I just updated to. Good luck!
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Kristian Moors commented
I've got the same thing.
Tried quiting Safari. Pressing H and then V. Nothing working
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Anonymous commented
I'm having the same problem too
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Kris commented
I'm having the same problem on my Mac, pressing H and V did not fix the problem. I don't use Safari, so this isn't the problem, but just for kicks, I opened it and shut it down. It did nothing to fix the problem. I use the space bar hand tool a lot and this is very inconvenient.
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Stanton Brooks commented
Hello all... This worked for me:
- In Illustrator
- Press (H) to invoke the Hand Tool
- Press (V) to invoke the Selection Tool
- Now, pressing spacebar will allow in-process use of Hand ToolHope this helps.
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Michael commented
Same issue,
Quitting all safari processes doesn't fix it once it's been launched.
Have to literally hard power cycle to restore functionality.
r/mildlyinfuriating
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Lynette Perkins commented
I'm having this same issue in Photoshop! My computer was updated (8/2/18) and I am no longer able to use the space bar as automatic hand tool. Have spent hours trying to find a solution. Yes, I have shut down Safari and it still does not work. I REALLY need this function to work ASAP!! It's slowing down my work flow like crazy!! PLEASE HELP!
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Mark commented
Glad that simple solution worked for you and any others, but turning off Safari before, during or after Ai just does not fix this issue on my 2018 Mac 10.13.5 High Sierra; Illustrator 22.1 CC. I have looked through every set-up and preference I can think of and nothing I can find resolves this. It's seriously impeding my workflow. NOT RESOLVED.