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  1. Illustrator ignores bounding box in standard EPS

    1. Details of your operating system and version of Adobe Illustrator
      Windows 10 Pro (1809) & Mac OSX 10.14.6
      Illustrator 24.0.1 (64-bit) and older

    2. The steps you were taking when you experienced the issues
      Opening a standard EPS file which follows the Adobe EPS specification as mentioned in https://www.adobe.com/content/dam/acom/en/devnet/actionscript/articles/5002.EPSF_Spec.pdf (e.g. EPS produced by Affinity Designer, InkScape, QuarkXPress, etc.).

    3. Your expected result
      Illustrator should show the correct bounding box (artboard) as defined in the EPS header. The following minimum requirements are set out on page 6 of the specification linked above: »An application importing an EPS file must parse the EPS file…

    1 vote

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  2. Layer stacks change not applied on different window (v24.0.2)

    On different window, the change of the object stacks (Ctrl + ] or [) doesn't seem to apply. Every time I change the order of the object, I have to close the window on the other and open it and place it again. this is so frustrating.

    1 vote

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  3. Doesn't Copy to new artboard NOR all artboards

    Doesn't work consistently when i try to copy and paste from one art board to another artboard. I need the shapes to be in the exact same spot on the other artboard, and not eyeball it.

    Same thing when copying to all artboards. Sometimes it just pastes off in the distance somewhere...NOT on an artboard.

    3 votes

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  4. Illustrator crashes when adding centre point

    on occasion, ai will crash when adding center points. this time it was in wireframe view adding center points to placed PDF's

    1 vote

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  5. flattern

    hello Adobe, i created a complex layered design, i saved it, and turn my computer off on 7pm, and when i turn my computer at 4pm in the next day, all the layers is gone, all of them flatterned into a single image so i can't do any further editing, please help, this is a serious bug in AI
    thank you

    1 vote

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  6. Bleed settings are not saving with document

    Since I updated Illustrator, all of my print documents are not saving the bleed settings. Here is how to replicate the problem:

    1) I open an existing print document (.ai format) in Illustrator
    2) Go to File --> Document Setup. I have always had the bleed set to 0.125" (or 3.175 mm) for all borders (top, bottom, left, right), but now they all show zero (0).
    3) I change the bleed to 0.125" on all edges again, then click OK.
    4) I save the document, close the document, then re-open the document
    5) I go to File --> Document Setup,…

    3 votes

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  7. Empty window open

    When the existing file open from file browser, one empty window also open same time.

    1 vote

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  8. AI displays the START SCREEN on opening the file and the document view do not switches (refreshes) the file content.

    We have created this thread to investigate . If you are encountering the below mentioned issues with latest Version (24.0.1 on Mac and Win), then please vote on this User voice thread and provide Test File via File->Package, Video and steps via dropping email at sharewithai@adobe.com along with this thread link so that we can identify and fix the root cause.

    1. On opening a file in Illustrator the START SCREEN do not gets dismissed and the file’s content is not visible.
    2. While working on a file and opening a new one the document view sticks to the old file and…
    2 votes

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    Hi,

    Thank you all for reporting this issue and providing us your valuable feedback.
    Kindly help Illustrator Team to nail this issue down further:
    1)Kindly provide video ,Test Steps or File via File→Package with which you are still facing this issue and share with us at ShareWithAI@adobe.com in a Zip file. Please mention the title of this issue as the subject of the mail.

    Please remember to update graphic driver. We are also seeing cases where updating graphic card driver fixes the issue. You can update your driver via https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/kb/illustrator-gpu-performance-driver-update.html .

    Thanks and Regards
    Ankit Goyal
    Illustrator Team

  9. drag copying artboard causes hidden items to reappear

    Whenenver I drag an artboard to copy it, anything hidden on the original artboard is now visible. Very annoying.

    1 vote

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  10. blank screen

    Blank screen appears before opening a file. App is crashing now and then, nit sure of the trigger yet.

    3 votes

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  11. Keyboard arrow not working in reflect panel

    The down arrow works but the up arrow on the keyboard does not. Works fine in all other aspects using Illustrator, just the reflect panel is having issues.

    Object > Transform > Reflect

    3 votes

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  12. Unticking "Use Artboards" when saving PDF does not work as expected

    Illustrator 24.0

    Expected result: A PDF file containing a single page of all the artwork in the document. Artboards should be completely ignored. Page size, cropbox, artbox, trimbox and bleedbox should all be equivalent to the total size of all the artwork in the document.

    Actual result: PDF contains one page for each artboard, seemingly identical to what happens when "Use Artboards" is ticked.

    3 votes

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  13. Coordinates of an object are not aligning to it's artboard and are staying global

    When I try to align objects within an artboard the objects coordinates stay Global and don't change, which makes it impossible to do branding and logo design work. It only started / became a problem when I started using the latest version of the software - Illustrator 2020 (Mac). Urgently need this fixed so I can get clients work done and send away.

    1 vote

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  14. 1 vote

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  16. Illustrator 202 Unable to Add Bleed Above 1” In Existing Document

    When making a new document we are now able to add bleed up to 24”.

    However when trying to add bleed to an existing document by going to File > Document Setup, it does not let you set bleed above 1”.

    7 votes

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  17. Missing font doesn't show up

    Hi

    When I open a document with missing fonts, the texts which without fonts will disappear and they aren't being white! I cannot even see them. It is really causing my problem....

    Is it a bug or I can adjust the setting to fix it?

    it is CC2020.

    4 votes

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  18. 'Preview' instantly applies effect or operation

    If I go to any dialogue box that has a 'preview' option, the effect is applied as soon as the box is checked. If I then click 'cancel' the effect is still applied. Altering the parameters applies the new value to the previously applied value.

    For example, I draw and box and open the Scale options. With 'preview' selected, I change the value from 100% to 200% and then to 150%. The box is scaled to 350% in total.

    Also, the Recolour Artwork box will only allow me to change a colour once. Again, applying the change instantly even if…

    2 votes

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  19. Snap to grid doesn't work at artboard edge

    When moving objects / vertices, they snap to the artboard edge and move freely without aligning to the grid.

    Although this was supposedly fixed before, it is now broken again (version 23.1). Please see the following ticket for the issue:

    https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-bugs/suggestions/33058219-snap-to-grid-doesn-t-work-at-artboard-edges

    2 votes

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  20. Moving an artboard using the Artboard Tool moves non-overlapping paths and shapes in adjacent artboards

    Moving an artboard should only move paths and shapes within the artboard and paths and shapes overlapped from other artboards. If possible, overlapped paths and shapes should only move if a majority is in the selected artboard.

    1 vote

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