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  1. Visual glitch

    White patches on screen when working on full pack layouts. To remove it and view the artwork correctly, Overprinting Preview has to be turned on, but it makes working slow.

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  2. previewing incorrectly

    our logo is a mess after I rotate it.

    it never happened before,

    since I update the newest version it start happening.

    please fix this. thank you.

    my illustrator version is 27.4.1

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  3. Clipping mask for a layer doesn’t move when dragged in real-time render mode

    If you move art with its layer-level clipping mask, Ai will draw it as if you move the art without the clipping mask. See the GIF attached.

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  4. Modalità contorno

    ho problemi con la modalità contorno. Quando la attivo, Illustrator mi mostra sempre l'anteprima (sia con CPU che con GPU) anche se la modalitrà controno risulta effettivamente attiva. Ho controllato anche le impostazioni del documento su "imposta documento", ma la voce "mostra immagini con metodo contorno" è comunque disattiva. Inoltre quando risulta attiva, anche se non lo è veramente, non riesco a muovermi all'interno del documento e praticamente si "fissa" finchè non attivo nuovamente la modalità anteprima.

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  5. Can't use "View using GPU"

    Can't use GPU to view my work. Working on Illustrator 27.4.1, running on a MacBook Pro M1 2020 on Ventura 13.3.1 (a).

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  6. Document grid with dots fails to render clean pixels. GPU/CPU rendering differs.

    The dotted document grid renders differently between CPU and GPU modes. None of the alternatives renders perfect pixels in the selected grid color.

    CPU renders vertically lighter smeared dots.
    GPU renders horizontally smeared dots.

    See attached screenshots.

    This may relate to another bug report i've posted:
    https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/44269260-bug-view-grid-dots-1px-freezes-illustrator

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  7. Blend snaps back when you move an object

    When you move one of the objects after having created a blend, the new position doesn't stay. Instead the blend snaps back and the outline of the object stays in the new position. Described in this thread with videos:
    https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/blend-tool-object-snaps-back-to-original-position/m-p/13312720#M341688

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  8. Crazy rays produced when selecting a path with many anchor points

    When selecting a path with lots of anchor points (1000+) I've been getting crazy rays bursting from the path in all directions in a huge multitude of colors. It's been happening for about a 2 months now. Mainly happens when using group selection tool. All functionality and visibility of the art is lost when this happens and I need to deselect all art in order to carry on. I've attached some images of what the screen looks like when this happens.
    AI version 27.0.1
    Mac OS 13.0.1
    Mac 3.6 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9
    128 GB 2667 MHz DDR4

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  9. Alt+Drag Duplicate is not working correctly

    When you use ALT and Drag to duplicate Objects, the duplicating is canceled if you release the ALT-key before you release the Mouse Button.

    Also, if you release the Alt, but don't move the mouse, the original one will be still visible, but it will disappear after you release the mouse button (or move the mouse). So, the Illustrator leads you to assume that the Object will be duplicated, but it actually wont. See the attached GIF.

    In every other App that has the same functionality that I have used the duplicating will continue even if I release the Alt…

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  10. The top of my screen is glitching out whenever I open Ai ver 27.1.1

    I have attached two images but the top of my screen moves around with these small dots and strange green glitches whenever i move the mouse or do anything. The whole software is being really buggy too.

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  11. Edges of a fill are rendered rough and innacurate

    Smaller circle is roughen, not smooth. This is really annoying since I'm working on a logo for a client and it has to be precise.
    This is really annoying. that wasn't the case last week... I updated to the latest version today.

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  12. CPU and GPU preview aren't working correctly

    This is the difference I have while viewing through CPU or GPU. The correct en smooth view is CPU and the other GPU. I never had this problem before with illustrator until a month ago but then again only with DXF files. Now it also jumped into my regular files.. I can't visualy snap lines to each other because they appear to be off but when viewing with CPU they aren't. How can this problem still be there, I saw messages appearing from 2018 with the same reports... Also attached my mac's specs.
    Please let me know how to solve…

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  13. Swatch & Tool Names don't appear when I pause/hover the cursor over them.

    MacOs Monterey 12.0.1
    Adobe Illustrator 26.2.1

    When you hover over a swatch or tool & leave the cursor there for a second, the name of the swatch/tool always showed along with keyboard shortcuts for many of the tools.

    I was searching the Pantone colors & two colors came up. Rather than just one quick step, I had to do several.

    What should happen:
    I hover the cursor over the colors for a second to see which was which. Then I pick the one I was looking for.

    What happens now:
    I hover the cursor over the colors & nothing shows…

    3 votes

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  14. GPU preview crashes after a few minutes

    After a few minutes with an open file the screen flashes white and GPU preview support goes away. The GPU preview is greyed out. Interestingly I don't need to restart Illustrator, I just need to shut the file down an re-open it then GPU preview is back. The files affected have embedded images within them. I have an Nvidia 3080ti graphics card with an AMD 5950x running latest versions of illustrator (happens with the beta too though it did seem to last longer before the white flash) all drivers and os up to date.. Nothing to do with outline mode…

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  15. Grey rendering/latency issues MAC Ventura

    since updating my MAC to Ventura I have been experiencing what seems to be graphics issues on Illustrator.

    I am able to move the cursor over these grey areas which begins to erase them, however the next time I move positions more grey areas appear.

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  16. Sharp corners of a convex curve get displayed wrong

    I've noticed on this newer version of Illustrator that some corners are showing an odd line overlap. Noticeable when zoomed in. I've attached pictures.

    It is also applying this to shapes made in older versions.

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  17. Effekt Transformieren

    Ich erstelle gerade Seamless Pattern. Eigentlich sollte der Effekt eine Kachelung ohne Fugen erstellen. Tut er aber nicht. Es entsteht jedes mal eine Fuge zwischen den einzelnen Kacheln. Und diese Fuge sollte nicht da sein

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  18. Object with gradient glitches when applied opacity - multiply

    RGB mode preview glitches on object's multiply blend mode.

    Illustrator v26.5

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  19. Greyed out when view by GPU (Apple Silicon)

    On Mac with Apple Silicon, images greyed out when choosing View by GPU and the colours are not accurate, and only display correctly when viewed by CPU.

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  20. View Using GPU Gets Greyed Out Permanently with Outline Mode

    Hello, with fresh preferences, 'View using GPU' and scrubby zoom are enabled in Illustrator. if I turn on Outline Mode, Illustrator loses connection with my GPU. The 'View using GPU' option becomes greyed out and never restores. In order to get it back I have to delete my preferences. Here is my system info:

    Illustrator 25.1
    OS: Windows 10
    GPU: 2 x NVIDIA Titan Black
    RAM: 64 GB Memory
    GPU Driver: Driver 460.89
    Display: ASUS PQ321Q 4K

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