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  1. Clicking on File > File Info... does nothing and sometimes locks up

    When opening a file or creating a new file, nothing happens when I click on File > File Info...

    The menu bar disappears and all menu options are grayed out. I can sometimes hit escape and it clears the condition, but I'm unable to open the File Info dialog. Other times, it completely locks up and I have to Force Quit.

    On version Illustrator 22.0.1
    Running Mac OS High Sierra 10.13.3 (17D102)
    MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)

    12 votes

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    I am happy to share that we have fixed this bug in our latest release – 23.0.6 which is available worldwide now.

    Going forward, our goal is to fix as many top User-Voice bugs as possible and as frequently as possible. Given the nature of the fixes, some of the bugs will take a longer time to fix, but we are on it.

    You can update to the latest release using Creative Cloud desktop App: https://helpx.adobe.com/in/creative-cloud/help/creative-cloud-updates.html

    Thank you for all the feedback. Keep it coming!

  2. Units preference not retained on asset panel export

    Details of your operating system and version of Adobe Illustrator
    Current version of CC on a Microsoft Surface windows 10 pro

    The steps you were taking when you experienced the issues:
    It's in both the asset export panel and the export artboard panel. My global preferences are set to inches as well as the originating document.

    I'm often creating elements then exporting various bits as assets. So the asset export panel is handy for this. I could just copy and past into a new document and "save as pdf". It's just a smoother flow for my brain to use the…

    1 vote

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  3. Transformation problems

    The Width/height (Screenshot B: / H: ) Values don't work sometimes.

    If I manually type in the values like 20x20 it will create something like this 20,134x19,999.

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  4. 2018 Illustrator CC is crazy slow / extreme lag on fast touchbar mac

    AI is extraordinarily slow to do anytlhing, even select tools, or draw or duplicate objects. I have a very fast computer:
    2016 MBP 2.9ghz intel core i7
    16gb ram
    radeon pro 460
    running OS 10.13.6
    I have 60gbb free of space on my SSD.

    I haven't worked in AI for several years, but I'm deeply familiar with PS, and I'm following a tutorial on how to draw a geometric shape. So thats what I'm doing in the project. Very simple stuff.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQXrYGcrFpw

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  5. Rasterizing a clipped image/group of objects results in extra white space in the resulting image.

    If I rasterize a clipped image, the result is the same size as the clipped image but with extra whitespace surrounding the clipping boundaries. Expected result, IMO, should be that the resulting image is only as large as the clipping object.

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  6. Garbled Video Screen

    I was just starting editing already (deleting parts of an emf file) when the screen became garbled.

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  8. SVGs not aligning properly unless title layer is deleted.

    When I import an image in SVG format the alignment tools do not work properly to align the image with other elements on the artboard. I've found a work around for this, deleting the "title" layer of the SVG in the layers panel seems to allow it to work properly. There is no graphic information in the title layer as far as I'm aware so why does it affect how the alignment tools work? Also with the title layer still present clicking align moves it every time it's clicked rather than just once, how it usually behaves. I've attached a…

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  9. PNG export

    when I export any file as PNG / JPEG which included type the font become broken/blur

    I am not sure how can I overcome this issue i tried from different accounts and computer as well but is still the same

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  10. Frezzing issue

    Since the 23.0 version Illustrator keeps freezing regularly, up to 3 times in a day's usage. There is no actual pattern that i can point to, just that it keeps doing it at certain time intervals and with certain signs sometimes (like the menus not showing), which are also irregular and i have to use Task Manager to close it and open it again.

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  11. 'Remove redundant points' in Pathfinder options keeps unticking itself

    AI doesn't respect 'Remove redundant points' being checked in Pathfinder options and always unticks it.
    This option must not resets itself.

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    We have the fix available in the latest release. Please update Illustrator using Adobe Creative Cloud application to the latest build for version Illustrator CC 23.0.
    Please refer to our knowledge base FAQhttps://illustrator.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/1844590 if you face difficulty in update.
    Or get in touch with us at any of the other support channels – https://helpx.adobe.com/support.html

    Warm Regards,
    Ashutosh Chaturvedi | Sr. Quality Engineering Manager – Illustrator
    Adobe. Make It an Experience.

  12. Extra large font in drop down lists - can't fix

    I can't modify the size of the font in Illustrator's drop-down lists. When I click on a top menu item (File/Edit/Object/Type, etc) the font displayed in the drop-down list is extra large, and I can't change it in Settings. Even when I select "Reset Essentials Classic", nothing happens. How can I fix this? Thanks!

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  13. Gradient stroke with spot colors separations error

    Using spot colors in a gradient stroke has problems on a close path. When viewing separations, white gaps appear between some spot colors.

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  14. Undoing Warp Tool Transforms

    1. Software Details:
      Windows 10 / Ver. 1809 / OS Build 17763.316 / Illustrator Ver. 23.0.2

    2. Steps Taken:
      a. Selecting Warp tool (or any other from the warp tools palette)
      b. Selecting an object
      c. Warping the object either once or repeatedly
      d. Undoing all warps to restore original shape.

    3. Expected Result
      The undo command would undo my actions

    4. Actual Result
      Although the outline that appears when hovering over the object had returned to the anticipated state after the necessary number of undos, the object itself remained unaltered - sometimes disappearing. Subsequent undos would only affect prior actions on other objects.…

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  15. Bug: Cannot scale a horizontal line via center box handle

    Hi,

    in Ai CC2019 I cannot scale a horizontal line via the center box handle. The only way to it, is to use the direct selection tool (A).

    see: https://feek.d.pr/drpiNK.gif

    == feek

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  16. Draw Inside Object problems

    I am working on an Apple Mac OS Sierra Version 10.12.6.

    In Illustrator I can't use the draw inside objects, Draw Normal and Draw Behind are enabled, not Draw Inside?
    Thanks, Pam

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  17. Delay when opening/placing/looking for files.

    illustrator and indesign and photoshop all had little or no delay when 'exiting' the software to find/open/place/import a file. Now there's significant seconds added whenever I do anything, even selecting fonts causes seconds of delay when they used to show up instantaneously. just started Monday with Mojave 10.14.1 update

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  18. Envelope distort: Using arrow keys to adjust bend and H/V distortion nudges object down the page

    I am having a situation where I have created an arc envelope distortion of some text and, after committing my initial bend, decided to edit the distortion.

    The problem is that, when I go back into Envelope Distort > Edit Envelope and increase (or decrease) the bend, H or V distortion in the toolbar, for every digit I go up or down, the object itself nudges down the page by 30-40 points.

    I have changed the transformation reference point from the top to the center to the bottom of the object, but it doesn't matter. The object still nudges down…

    3 votes

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  19. Text with effects becomes a group of text and rendered raster image. Effect is no longer 'live'

    Text with effects becomes a group of text and rendered raster image. Effect is no longer 'live'
    Text block is now a group with a raster image for the drop shadow. I have to reapply the drop shadow in order to correctly edit the text block.

    2 votes

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  20. Text edits have no undo, do not trigger file as updated

    When editing a block of text. Back delete key does not work and forward delete key deletes from start of block instead of cursor/insertion point. Text has to be highlighted to be deleted. Undo for deleted text is unavailable. Document does not indicate any changes and can be closed without a save dialog and thus losing edits.

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