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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Von Glitschka (Vonster) commented
This once again proves the flaw of Adobe beta testing methodology. Meaning they need real-world beta testing because the would have been caught almost immediately before public release. Reading the comments by engineers is not very encouraging. This is basic work flow 101 for Ai. Losing it doesn't seem huge until you lose it and it immediately becomes a pain. This also seems to be happening in Photoshop too so the problem is systemic in that regard. Originally posted in 2017 yet still happening in 2019 only shows how lethargic their attention to detail is regarding development. I won't hold my breath.
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Anonymous commented
Still having issues with this. This is such a useful tool and it's truly an inconvenience.
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Anonymous commented
I fixed this issue my using a mouse instead of my laptop key pad. nothing to do with chrome etc
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Shawn D commented
Fix this immediately please. You are disrupting my workflow!! "Stop moving my cheese
Adobe! -
Anonymous commented
I don't have Safari or Chrome open and spacebar still won't work as quick hand tool. This is killing my productivity.
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MarkR commented
SAME PROBLEM! Really annoying. Thankfully quitting and restarting Google Chrome fixes it, BUT only temporarily, as I have to do that once or twice a day.
PLEASE fix this, Adobe. It seems that ever since Adobe started prescription-apps, the problems have increased and persisted longer. >:(
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Anonymous commented
same issue!! have had it on multiple computers and both CS6 and CC
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Anonymous commented
Me, too, I updated my Illustrator just now, too... Its super annoying, I deleted Plist and Adobe Prefs before still didn't work
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Cynthia commented
Restarting Chrome always solves this problem, but it happens a lot.
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Anonymous commented
This happened to me and I restarted my computer and now it works.
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Eva commented
Having the same issue and it's incredibly irritating. Please sort it out and get me back my quick hand tool.
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Anonymous commented
Have been working on projects all day and all of sudden this is happening .... I have deadlines!!!
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Anonymous commented
Add me to the list. Some other similar occurrences in addition to getting stuck in the hand tool (when I'm using the selection tool:
+ Selection tool sticks to an object and won't let go.
+ Selection tool grabs the entire window (tab) and won't let go.These behaviors seem similar.
I've noticed that this happens more as my files get more complex or contain photos or even screen grabs. I'm on a current MacBook, but replicated the problem on my older machine. I'm also forced to use this version because everyone we work with (large global agency) is on the current version of Illustrator.
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Anonymous commented
What is other options? I need my chrome while working, other browsers are to slow for me
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Anonymous commented
Was having the same issue and quitting Chrome totally worked!
Thanks!
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Anonymous commented
"Quit Chrome & Safari if opened and no need to restart Illustrator it should work fine. Unbelievable but true."
THIS WORKED! THANKS MATE:)
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dexi fixi commented
Quit Chrome & Safari if opened and no need to restart Illustrator it should work fine. Unbelievable but true.
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Patricia commented
Everything was working fine until yesterday, and just like that, the spacebar shortcut stoped working. I did no software update in the last few days and I don't use Safari or Siri at all. This must be one of the shortcuts I use the most... This is NOT OK!
Is this a problem with iOS/Adobe compatibility problem? -
Frank Carfora commented
hey Adobe team, wtf? spacebar doesn't work half the time, then you have all these idiotic "tool tips" that popup. we're pros. i don't want tool tips. i want to be able to work! been using adobe products since Illustrator '88 and you guys are trying my patience. FIX THE PROBLEM!
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[Deleted User] commented
same issue :/ my spacebar stopped working