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  1. Illustrator 2023 opening file crashes when there is a broken link (usually with effects applied)

    OS: Window 10
    Ver: Illustrator V27.4.1

    When I open a saved file on other machines (Same OS and Version),
    sometimes the link files are broken. However, the problem is Illustrator will crash when I click cancel on the relink pop-up window. And if the file has objects that have effects such as drop shadow/ outer glow, etc. applied. The rendering effect pop-up will load and get stuck loading, crashing the illustrator.

    It doesn't matter if I hit cancel on the rendering pop-up, which I suspect doesn't work, to begin with.

    Have to manually kill the program with the task manager.

    1 vote

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  2. png export fails

    Illustrator 2023 crashes almost every time I try to export my work into a .png file

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  3. SVG Export missing data-attributes in 27.1

    macOS Ventura 13.1
    Illustrator 27.1

    Export for Screens
    Choose SVG format
    Edit Format Settings for SVG (by clicking on gear icon)
    Select SVG and set to the following:
    Styling: Inline Style
    Font: SVG
    Images: Preserve
    Object IDs: Unique
    Decimal: 2
    check both Minify and Responsive

    The exported SVG should have the attribute data-name with the object's layer name. For example, a rectangle object filled with the color #f6b780 with the layer named 0006A should look like this in the SVG file.

    <rect id="bddec359-1a3b-4c18-8500-9c0518f1a41d" data-name="0006A" x="1374.25" y="603.67" width="232.52" height="83.75" style="fill:#f6b780"/>

    Instead the code is rendering like this when exported from Illustrator…

    4 votes

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  4. 書き出し

    illustrator 27.2 Mac M1 版  書き出し で アートボードごとにpngなどで書き出しすると、1枚目のアートボードのみ、書き出されているが、サイズが0バイトになる。

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  5. SVG keywords do not save

    When i add keywords in bridge but edit the SVG in illustrator the keywords will not remain after i save the document.

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  6. Old files quirks - SAVING and more

    I have occasionally had problems with files not saving.
    Today I have a specific example in case some dev people want to look at if: https://stock.adobe.com/579753145
    The document seems to be plain eps (or maybe oldest Illustrator version ever).
    When I open it in illustrator to just look at it, 27.5 on windows occasionally seems to keep some filehandle open (so I cannot make a change and "save as")
    If that does not happen,, and I try to save, I get the "save as" dialogue, but in the end the file does not change. In detail: the documentAfterSave event is…

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  7. Exporting Artboards

    When I try exporting an artboard lets say as a PNG and put in that specific artboard, the preview comes up as the wrong artboard, it is usually the first one. This has been going on for a while and I have just come to the realization that it is a bug because I cancel the export and then try again and it works.

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  8. svg code export issues

    I export svgs from Illustrator in order to animate them. I use File - Export as - SVG. Now with version 26.1 when I export an svg, none of the layer(id names) are correct. The exported svg is naming them <svg id="a", id="b" and so on.
    A temporary fix is uninstalling and reinstalling, but the issue reappears before the day is over. The previous version 26.0.3 works with no issues.

    21 votes

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  9. Cannot save data to cloud after folder creation

    MacbookPro M1 /Ventura13.0
    Illustrator 27.5

    Reproduction procedure
    1. Create a new folder when saving data to the cloud (in this case, the folder name is "素材" in Japanese)
    2. I tried to save the file to the cloud as is, but it was not saved. I tried several times, but could not save the file.
    3. It was possible to save the file locally. After saving locally, it was also possible to save the file to the cloud in the "素材" folder.

    It would be great if the folder could be created and then saved as is.

    以下、同文を日本語で。
    再現手順
    1.クラウドにデータを保存する際、新しいフォルダを作成する(ここではフォルダ名を日本語で「素材」としました)…

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  10. コンピューターに保存時、ファイル名を作成する際、シフト+テンキーを使うと保存画面がリセット

    コンピューターに保存時、ファイル名を作成する際、シフト+テンキーを使い、テキストの一部を選択しようとすると保存画面がリセットされてしまう。Creative Cloudに保存時には発生しない現象。

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  11. ÇOK ÖNEMLİ ÇOK ACİLLL - Otomatik kaydetme çalışmıyor

    Merhaba,
    Hem bu versiyon (beta), hem de en son yayınladığınız versiyonda;
    - Otomatik belge kaydetme özelliği düzgün çalışmıyor. Çalışmaya başladığında programı kesinlikle kilitliyor. Otomatik kaydetme özelliğini kapattığım zaman programı kullanabiliyorum

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  12. Cannot save Illustrator file to Dropbox but can save to Desktop on Mac OS Monterey

    I am running Mac OS X Monterey (12.6.5) and Illustrator 2023 on an Intel Mac (Mac Pro 2014). Unusual bug: when I try to save an .ai file to the Desktop, no problem. However, when I try to save to a Dropbox folder, I get a message that I do not have access privileges and I get the -5000 code. I can first save to the Desktop and then drag to the Dropbox folder When I try to do the same in Adobe Photoshop: no problem, so it appears to be an Illustrator-specific issue. I have tried: restarting computer, fixing…

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  13. Exported TIFF files not showing layers

    When exporting TIFF files as different art boards only one layer displays.

    I found the cause was that one of the layers was selected. This is the only item that was showing in the exported files.

    By simply deselecting the layer the whole file exports properly as expected.

    The two exported files are from the same document…

    The one with just the blue background is the one with the background selected making it the only thing showing.

    The other file was from the same document with nothing selected displaying both flags and background.

    1 vote

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  14. export

    hi, I have a bug in Illustrator.
    when I try to export an image by "save for web" method, the images becomes very sharp and text is unclear and little blurred and pixeled even when I edit it and scale. please fix it as soon as possible since I need to slice some parts of the artboard and I can't do it another way...

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  15. PDF error "This file is damaged" in the new Illustrator 2023 (27.0)

    In Adobe Illustrator 2023 (27.0), when attempting to open a PDF in illustrator, I get an error message and the file does not open. The error reads "This file is damaged" with no extra context or solution. The file refuses to open.

    The same file WOULD open on the previous Adobe Illustrator 2022 (I believe 26.5), and I would receive an error message (The document contains PDF objects that have been reinterpreted: An unknown shading type was encountered.) The file would then open, and then I could poke around the layers in order to get the vector shapes I needed…

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  16. レイヤーの前後関係を無視して”線”が表示されます。書き出し後も問題あり。

    レイヤーの前後関係を無視して”線”が表示されます。(画像参照)

    プレビューの問題かと思い、書き出してみましたが書き出し後も線の表示に問題があります。

    制作の都合上、表示-アウトラインを多用し切り替えて表示します。
    単なる処理負荷によるものかと思いましたが、今回2度目だったので報告させていただきます。

    以下してみたことです。

    [→再度、開き直してみる]
    開いてすぐは正常に表示されます。ひとつでもオブジェクトを操作すれば問題が発生し、レイヤーを無視した表示になってしまいます。

    [→別PCで開いてみる]
    クラウド共有したデータを別デバイスで開いた際も問題が見られます。

    [個人的な解決方法]
    オブジェクトを別ファイルにコピーし直して解消

    Adobe Illustrator2023 27.2
    MacBook Pro 2019 15inch MacOS Monterey 12.5
    iMac 2014 MacOS Big Sur 11.6.8

    よろしくお願いします。

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  17. Smart Object from Illustrator to PS not working after Mac Ventura 13.2.1 update

    Copy and pasting a vector file from Illustrator into Photoshop as a smart object no longer saves the way it used to. In Photoshop, when I wanted to make a change to the smart object, I would double click on it in the layers panel, it opens in Illustrator, make a change, cmd + s to save, back to Photoshop and the smart object would update. Now after updating to Ventura 13.2.1, the process is the same, but after saving and returning to Photoshop, my fonts show up differently. Screenshots included.

    1 - Smart Object in Photoshop
    2 - Making…

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    The problem got resolved when fonts got activated for Photoshop in the font manager app.

    It seems that for some reason Photoshop does not warn users about missing fonts in smarts, although it should not be relevant, since Ps reads the PDF content from a smart to render it...

    Needs further investigation. If you have updates on this — please comment.

  18. Resaving a file that is being currently saved makes it loose changes

    Steps: Save and Save As

    While the file is processing the save, if you save a copy or with another name, the changes made in that initial save are completely lost (in some update this problem appeared, in the past it was not like that).

    Illustrator 25.4.8
    Mac OS 10.14.6 (18G4032)

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  19. Illustrator not saving properly

    Saving our work is a MAJOR issue! Since updating, I'm having different ones. Sometimes when I command/save, then reopen that file, the last change I made is gone. Now, when I do a save as, Illustrator only saves part of the file name I typed in..

    Attached are screen shots showing the file name I try to save it as, and the incorrect file name it saves as.

    WTF is up with this stuff? I'm no programmer, but how is it that major bugs like this come up with every new version? I am spending more time working around Adobe…

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  20. Changing color via Hex doesn't count as an action, so save does not update file

    When changing the color of a selected object, if you paste a hex number in to the color palette window and hit enter the object will change to the correct color. However, the program does not register this as an action/history change. So you can’t hit save and have the color change applied to the saved the file. This also is apparent in that it doesn’t become an “Undo Color” item under the Edit menu. Besides pasting a Hex color, I get the same bug if I type a Hex color in.

    Any other form of changing the color of…

    6 votes

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