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  1. Can't activate polygon tool from extended tool menu

    polygon tool can be activated from toolbar button by clicking and holding until the menu appears (see pic 1), but NOT from the entended toolbar menu (the ... button, see pic 2).

    I am running Illustrator CC v 26.0.3 on Win 10 Home 21H1

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  2. The panel moves by itself under macos 13.0 ventura

    The panel moves by itself under macos 13.0 ventura.
    Illustrator 26.3.1.

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  3. Creating a new swatch group from selection adds swatches that aren't used anywhere.

    At the end of a project, I like to select everything on an artboard and create a swatch group with "Convert Process to Global" checked in order to clean up my swatches and make final global tweaks to color.

    Often a handful of swatches will be added that aren't apparently used anywhere. I can verify this by selecting the swatch as a fill or stroke, then choosing Select > Same Fill (or Stroke) color. Nothing will be selected for either option. So is this a glitch, or how else can I find and delete the source of the swatch?

    3 votes

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  4. 2 votes

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    Illustrator製品版フィードバックへのご協力ありがとうございます。

    ご報告いただいた問題ですが、ご使用のマシン環境や使用方法などに原因があると思われますので、カスタマーサポートにご連絡いただくか、Ten_A さんのご提案のようにIllustator のユーザーコミュニティーをご利用いただくと、問題解決の手掛かりになります。

    ご理解、ご協力のほどよろしくお願いいたします。

    Illustrator チーム

  5. Screen bug, pixels

    I create a new file and the screen starts to pixelize, If I move the mouse the pixels move too and they don't disappear

    2 votes

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  6. zooming issue......looks like other people

    Doesn't matter if GPU performance is clicked on.....when I zoom in to a vector drawing to work on it......BOOM....can't see anything.

    Please fix.
    Screen goes grey.

    4 votes

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  7. IUStringUnitsToAIReal doesn't recognize comma as decimal separator

    std::string input_ = "1,5"; // From Adobe header: The string to convert, which uses the localized international utilities (IU) decimal separator.
    AIReal n;
    sAIUser->IUStringUnitsToAIReal(ai::UnicodeString(input_), &n);

    This function interprets the text "1,5" as "15" even when the locale is set to a country where the system uses a comma decimal separator. Related functions IUStringToAIReal recognizes the comma, though.

    4 votes

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  8. Part of an object's position is shifted with no distortion effects. Moving/undoing move resets position correctly

    This was a devastating glitch for us. I've seen this happen before sporadically but I have no idea what causes it or how to catch it. If anyone else has seen this and/or knows a solution to catch issues like this, please let me know. There were no effects or special attributes applied to the artwork in the appearance panel

    Illustrator 26.0.2
    macOS Big Sur

    3 votes

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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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  11. Previous illustrator version open with wrong size

    This is a BUG, not an idea…

    Details of your operating system: MacOS Catalina

    The version of Adobe Illustrator (desktop): 26.3.1

    The steps you were taking when you experienced the issues:
    I created a file with 100% size to send to a printer. I have the most recent version but they have a previous version. When they open the file, object size is 10x smaller. What can be causing these and how can it be solved?

    I'm sending screenshots

    1 vote

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  12. No "Smallest File Size" option (and/or others) in dropdown menu when saving PDF

    My only options for saving a PDF are "Custom" and "Illustrator Default" I've lost "Smallest File Size" and "Press Quality" options.

    I need to save small PDF versions in order to send in emails ALL day, so this is a big issue for me.

    OS Monterey 12.3, and Beta version of Ai that's newer than Ai 2022...
    BECAUSE Ai 2022 won't let me save ANY files to my computer (I've checked to make sure it had permission.) It's a HUGE problem, that basically makes my job impossible to do.

    2 votes

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  13. Error al crear patrones

    Cuando uno crea patrones a la vez se crean como cuadrados que serparan lo patrones esta se puede ver cuando uno expande el objeto, pero tambien a la vez afecta en el diseño cuando lo llevamos a Photoshop.

    1 vote

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  14. Please fix macOS Help > Search in menubar. It freezes and beachballs in Illustrator 2021 and 2022 even on new installs on new machines.

    Something changed in the past couple versions of Illustrator that messes up macOS workflows. If you use the Help > Search bar to search the File, Edit, View etc menubar options, the app will freeze for a while and show the spinning beachball. This drastically slows down workflows that used to work.

    This happens on Intel macs (including iMac Pro) as well as Apple Silicon macs (M1 Max) on new installs, fresh users. Extremely consistent. Searchbar used to work fine on all previous versions of Illustrator like CC 2019

    1 vote

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  15. Translation error (German)

    When opening a file in illustrator with missing fonts, a window pops up to replace or activate fonts. There is a translation error in the German version of Illustrator 26.3.1 on mac OS 11.6.7.

    The english word "Type" was translated to "Typ" instead of "Schrift".

    This translation error seems to be common in other languages as far as i can see it here on uservoice.

    1 vote

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  16. Illustrator selecting Folder name and renaming file when saving into Folder

    When saving an Illustrator file - and InDesign also - I click the name of the folder that file is to go into and the filename changes to that folder's name. Why is this happening? Why was this not found when debugging these very expensive applications before throwing them at subscribers and hoping they will work? Really not professional. We pay far too much money for stupid things like this to happen. Needs to be fixed immediately. InDesign also.

    2 votes

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  17. "Corner" anchor points become smooth when joining active Curvature Tool line

    Create a line that contains a corner (any tool).
    Begin drawing a second line with the Curvature Tool.
    As part of your new Curvature Tool line, click either end of the first line.

    This causes a conversion of corner points to smooth points.

    I posted this issue on stack exchange (see link below) and was told this was a bug. It certainly wouldn't make sense as a feature, so that seems like a legitimate conclusion.

    https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/156115/curvature-tool-questions

    3 votes

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  18. 別名保存後にJPG書き出しした際、JPGのタイトルが別名保存前の名称になる

    オペレーティングシステムおよび Adobe Illustrator (デスクトップ版) のバージョン
    macOS Catalina 15.7
    Illustrator 26.0.3(2022)

    問題が発生したときに実行していた手順
    1 aiデータを開く(ファイル名 1.ai)
    2 別名保存する(ファイル名 2.ai)
    3 JPG書き出しをする(ファイル→書き出し→書き出し形式→ファイル形式:JPG)
    4 保存されたJPGをFinderの「情報を見る」で情報を開く

    想定していた結果
    ファイル名、タイトル共に「2」となる

    実際の結果
    タイトルが別名保存する前の名前「1」となる

    業務のワークフローで、
    aiデータをJPG書き出し→フォトショップのドロップレットでPDF変換→
    PDFにキーワードをタグとして付与しフォルダに集める→必要な時にFinder上で検索
    という手順を行っています。

    PDFにする際、JPGのタイトルがそのままPDFのタイトルとなるようで、検索の際にタイトルでもヒットするため関係ないファイルも検索されてしまい困っています。Acrobatでタイトルの変更ができますが、ファイルの最終更新日時が変わってしまうので可能な限り避けたいです。

    数年前から同じような現象が起きているので、以前のバージョンから発生しているかもしれません。

    よろしくお願いします。

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    Ilustrator 製品版フィードバックへのご協力ありがとうございます。

    OS でのファイル情報の「詳細情報」は、ファイルのメタデータのタイトルが参照されます

    Illustrator では「ファイル > ファイル情報...」メニューを選択し、ファイルのメタデータを設定変更できます。

    書き出しファイルにも、このメタデータが使用されますので、Illustrator の「ファイル情報」メニューで変更したメタデータのタイトルが、OS のファイル情報の詳細情報に反映されるかご確認ください。

    よろしくお願いいたします。

    Illustrator チーム

  19. Changing Color panel option can’t be recorded as an action

    Changing Color panel options can’t be recorded as an action
    When you record Color panel menu options in actions (Web color, Invert, Complement), the color gets changed to white instead.

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  20. Blends inside radial repeat doesn't work

    It's grayed out. The possibilities with blends inside radial repeat are HUGE

    5 votes

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