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  1. Action "Save" is recorded as "Save As".

    Bugs posted in the Japanese forum.
    https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A0-discussions/%E9%9A%8E%E5%B1%A4%E3%81%AB%E4%BE%9D%E5%AD%98%E3%81%97%E3%81%AA%E3%81%84%E4%BF%9D%E5%AD%98%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%81%AE%E8%A8%98%E9%8C%B2%E6%96%B9%E6%B3%95%E3%82%92%E6%95%99%E3%81%88%E3%81%A6%E3%81%8F%E3%81%A0%E3%81%95%E3%81%84/td-p/13259222

    When a user creates an action in the form of recording work, the "Save" is recorded as "Save As".
    The user must replace the command with "Insert Menu Item" to work around this glitch.

    I have confirmed that this has been reproduced since version 23 (CC2019), but it seems to be a bug that has existed for a long time.
    This is not good.

    <にほんご>
    ユーザー作業でアクションを記録すると「保存」が「別名で保存」として記録されてしまう。
    「メニュー項目を挿入」でコマンドを差し替えるしか対策がない。
    手持ちのCC2019以降で再現を確認したが、もっと以前から不具合があった可能性がすごい高い。

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  2. Delete Artboards command can’t be recoded in actions

    You can’t force Illustrator to record a deletion of artboards in an action, whatever method you use — a button in the panel, a panel’s menu, with or without Insert Menu Item workaround.
    How stupid is this.

    EVERYTHING is Illustrator should be recordable.

    9 votes

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  3. 1 vote

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  4. Locate in an action gives an error when nothing is selected

    Layers panel has a 'Locate Object' command in its menu.
    It can be recorded into an action directly, without messing with the Actions’ 'Insert Menus Item...' workaround approach.

    However, when this recorded action is called with no selection made, Ai throws an error (!):
    The action failed with an unexpected error code.
    Error:CANT

    ...if there is nothing to locate, locate nothing. But an error is too harsh, it breaks workflows.

    12 votes

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  5. You can't import actions by dragging .aia file into Illustrator

    We can run a script by drag-n-dropping it into Illustrator.
    We can open files like this.
    We can’t load an actions set by dropping an .aia file into Ai, even if we snpe the Action panel specifically. We are forced to use the panel’s menu, Load Actions command and the system dialog. Too clunky for the modern times.

    12 votes

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  6. Copy-Paste from CAD

    In Windows (or earlier versions, I don't know where could be the difference) I could simply Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V from a AutoCAD drawing to Illustrator and it would paste the lines perfectly (as a group though).
    Now in Mac, it pastes a temp file direction.
    How can this be fixed? Thanks!

    OS: Mac Monterrey 12.5
    Illustrator 26.5
    CAD 2022

    1 vote

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  7. Cannot grab corner handles on bounding box

    Upgraded to latest version 26.5 this morning. Now, when I try and grab the corner handles on the bounding box, they flicker and disappear constantly, so cannot grab to rotate shapes or text boxes.

    macOS Monterey 12.5.1 Mac Mini (M1 2020)

    4 votes

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  8. Pasting inbetween layers broken

    Pasting between layers broken. You've made my job impossible. I have no idea why I'm paying for my business to have this **** when Affinity exists. Every time you updated an app you break it. PLEASE fix this!

    Also, the requirements to 'log in' are dumb and exactly why Adobe seems to think it has to create problems so it can 'look good' by fixing things. STOP MESSING ABOUT.

    WIN11-26.3.1-Trying to paste images between layers-pasted image but instead it does nothing-Not point in showing an empty layer.

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  9. Actions forget locations of files

    I have an action to add a proof header at the top of a page. The header is an Illustrator file that is in a fixed location. However, about once a week or so, the Action forgets the location of the file. I have to fix the action, then quit and restart Illustrator to restore it.
    Mac OS 11.6.7. Illustrator 2021 (Still on 2021 for compatibility with customers' art departments)
    Circumstances: action that opens, copies, closes, then pastes art on working document.
    When it works, it places the header on the page I'm working on.
    When it doesn't work, it…

    1 vote

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  10. BUG

    Hola tengo un problema , estaba trabajando dibujando una prenda y se me puso todo en blanco y solo me marca las lineas
    Tengo una MacBook Air monterrey 2020 M1

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  11. "Expand Appearance" does not expand my blend tool results

    Ive created the below highlighted graphic using the line tool, then applying arrowheads. I used the blend tool to create the in-between lines but needed the lines to be individually editable. Any reason why expand appearance messes up my arrowheads?

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  12. Actions 'broken' 26.2.1

    Mac Mini M1
    Big sur 11.6.5
    Illustrator 26.2.1

    Trying to perform an action in a folder (save .ai to .eps) crashes illustrator at random moments, never ends.
    This action in 26.1 and before releases works perfect, same folder, same files.

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  13. Recording Flip Horizontal or Flip Vertical as an Action and running it crashes Illustrator

    Apple M1 Mac Mini
    Mac OS 12.3.1
    Illustrator 26.2.1

    Create new action
    Assign F4 as shortcut key
    Record "Flip horizontal" under Transform panel menu
    Stop recording
    Select an object
    Press F4
    Illustrator crashes
    This also happens with Flip Vertical as an action. Does this in any document.

    2 votes

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  14. Illustrator Beta V26.4 esc key not working

    ESC out of a text box or object is no longer working. Seriously frustrating and disrupting workflow! please fix asap.

    3 votes

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  16. mise a l'échelle

    la mise à l'échelle de certain plans importés de DWG en PDF ne fonctionnent pas en mode paramètré....mais à la main oui - cela est donc peu précis et peu compréhensible pour du vectoriel:)

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  17. Actions do not save options.

    Actions do not save the SVG Options for future use. I deselect Responsive and when I go back to the action at a later date the box is checked.

    Please save the options in Actions.

    Thank you,

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  18. Export for Screens: ImageType PNG - is not recorded as an action

    When i export for screens and select png as export type with a fixed width of 5906 px in my case, then this action is simply not recorded.
    Other image types are recorded (like jpg or svg).

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  19. scale or alt-move masked object: Mask scales as well or copies in the right place, just like normal objects

    When I scale or copy a complex object in which also masked sub-objects are present, the mask stays in its original position and size, even when it is linked.

    Sometimes I have to copy something 20 times and redo all the masking for that sub-object.

    Why does the Mask not behave lik all the normal objects that I copy and paste?

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  20. changing view size objects no longer show, or if I change an object it doesn't change until I change the view size

    I'll draw a box and select it, then click off but it still looks selected until I change the view size, or it will just dissappear from view all together.. Also I can't get any key commands to work, like select all or duplicate. I can't select points by dragging the direct select tool, and it won't join points. The whole program is buggy and nothing works. I have big sur 11.5.2 and a trial of Illustrator 26.01

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