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  1. 2 votes

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  2. Asset Export including extra elements

    When I add an item to the Asset Export panel and then export it, the exported graphic is including a lot of extra pixels that weren't part of the item/group that I added.

    In the attached screenshots, I first added an item. Then, when I deselected my item, the panel added extra padding to the asset. Then, when I went to export my assets, there was extra padding on almost all of my assets. I opened them in Photoshop to crop them back down to size. All the files had some stray white pixels that are not in my AI…

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  3. Text disappearing when outlined

    When outlining text in Illustrator, some of the text is disappearing, as though under a clipping mask, The text outlines are present but the text is not visible.
    Turning the fill to overprint stops this happening, but I can't overprint white text....

    I have tried on a brand new file, so there are no formatting issues. The typeface is irrelevant it happens on all types .otf or .ttf...

    Illustrator 25.4.1 on Windows 10 pro 21H1, Build 19043.1165

    2 votes

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  4. ellipse

    I just downloaded and the ellipse will not open on tool bar and is not highlighted? What am I doing wrong?

    2 votes

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  5. Pen Tool in illustrator

    In the new version of illustrator 25.4.1, their is a bug in the pen tool. When I click on the pen tools in the toolbar, the software will hang up with the spinning ball for about a minute. This has happened repeatedly

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  6. 25.4.1 is available in Creative Cloud but the What's New section of the user guide only covers 25.3.

    The CC installer is bugging me to install 25.4.1, as shown in the highlighted portion of this screenshot. But the "view more" link leads to https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/user-guide.html/illustrator/using/whats-new.ug.html, which only describes 25.3.

    I personally am in the prerelease program, so I can dig up the release notes and see that 25.4.0 is a release that fixes a dozen or so small bugs that haven't affected me, but most people aren't. And 25.4.1 is a total mystery, with nothing in the prerelease section. Can we get the public "what's new" page updated to say that 25.4.0 fixes a bunch of the top…

    2 votes

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  7. Save dialog fails if you start typing file name before window is shown

    When I press the ⌘+S shortcut and start typing the file name before the save dialog box shows up, I get a "The save file operation failed." error.

    This is on version 25.4.1 on macOS Big Sur 11.4 on an M1 Macbook Air.

    This has been an error for a long time, if not indeed for several years.

    2 votes

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  8. Color blindness - Deuteranopia-type proof uses the incorrect Deuteranope confusion point.

    The Deuteranope confusion point was published as xy = (1.08, -0.08) in color vision texts circa 1970.

    However, the currently accepted Deuteranope confusion point is xy = (1.40, -0.40).

    Unfortunately, Adobe Illustrator appears to use the OLD confusion point in the Color blindness - Deuteranopia-type proof mode. As a result, the simulation is inaccurate and inconsistent with current vision science understanding.

    This may affect other Adobe products as well but I have not checked those. A comprehensive check should be performed to ensure the Deuteranopic confusion point is updated to the modern standard, xy = (1.40, -0.40) everywhere.

    The attached…

    2 votes

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  9. Unable to Export as PDF using Export for screens

    Unable to export as PDF using Export for screens.

    I am trying to export for screens both JPG and PDF.
    JPG is working as always but the problem is the PDF. \
    I cannot even save one single vector rectangle.

    FYI, I am using MacBook Air M1.
    It worked before.

    What is wrong? cannot work now.
    Help please.

    Thanks

    2 votes

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  10. Please stop Illustrator coming to the foreground after exporting

    After exporting to screens, which may take several seconds, I usually switch to the the application that receives the exported files and I continue working there.
    Annoyingly, after finishing exporting the files, Illustrator pushes its way back to the foreground so that I have to switch back to the other app I was working on.
    Can you stop this from happening please and leave Illustrator in the background after it has finished?

    2 votes

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  11. Annoying undo behaviour - please don't undo the values in the dialogs

    It has been like this forever but it is very annoying all the same: when you have selected an object and you hit Return to move it by a value of n px, and you undo that action, the x and y values in the Move dialog have been restored to their former value. 99% of the time this is annoying and not what I need. I want the value to be remembered and not undone. I only want the OPERATION to be undone.

    2 votes

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  12. Artwork flashing/glitching while dragging text

    Artwork on different layers is flashing while dragging text. See attached video.
    -Windows 10 Pro 64-bit build 19043
    -Intel i5-8600, NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB
    -Illustrator 25.4.1 (64-bit)

    The error can be replicated by dragging the text at the bottom of the artboard. Zooming in/out seems to redraw everything properly.

    2 votes

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  13. 25.3.1 (64 bit) Fit on screen remains active after selection

    When selecting "Fit on screen" the selected screen size remains active and next key press is added to % size

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  14. Convert to Artboards doesn't work if there are Sublayers on the same Layer

    I get the following error message when I try to convert a Rectangle to an Artboard when the rectangle exists on a layer that also contains a Sublayer:

    "To create Artboards, select non-rotated rectangles that are not clipping masks."

    OS: macOS Big Sur Version 11.5

    Illustrator Version 25.4

    2 votes

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  15. Transparency mask bug

    Pasting objects from the clipboard inside the Transparency mask mode doesn't work when the "Paste remember layer" feature is turned on inside the Layers panel.

    2 votes

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  16. 2 votes

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  17. Illustrator cloud documents gone - return on uninstall and reinstall, but gone again

    Every time Illustrator starts up it says "cloud documents gone"
    Have to uninstall and reinstall to get them to show...
    but cloud document are gone again after next boot
    The interface eventually breaks, the tools bars stop working, can not change layouts. Signed in, using the most recent version up to date, see attached image.

    2 votes

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  18. 25.3.1 disable GPU visualization

    In this update, GPU visualization disable. I had to reinstal a preview version to solve this issue.

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  19. "Not Responding" every 30 seconds

    1. Windows 10, Intel i9-9900K, 32GB Mem, Nvidia RTX 2060 Super
    2. Adobe Illustrator Desktop v25.3.1
    3. Open Illustrator
    4. Every 30 seconds, "Not Responding" appears and I am unable to perform any action for approximately 15 seconds

    I also received a System Compatibility Report- Video Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630. I ensured all drivers, windows, and illustrator are up to date. The issue still occurs.

    2 votes

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  20. Graphic Styles lost, duplicated and hard to manage in general.

    I have painstakingly applied graphic styles to hundreds of icons (the final icon library is for a large CAD application and comprises nearly 2600 icons) but all of a sudden, the styles are not recognised any more. Objects are still graphically the same but when I select an object, the styles panel does not light up where it should.
    I have been having trouble getting graphic styles to work properly with styles getting duplicated and the very clunky way of saving and reapplying graphic styles to objects. This issue just makes me think I shouldn't bother. What are Graphic Styles…

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