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  1. crashing

    illustrator crashes every time i use the blob brush

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  2. Illustrator not responding after scaling

    Every time while I use transforming tool it happened! I've to save and close the file.
    System info:
    iMac 27 inch I5 late 2013 - 32gb ram
    Ai CC 2018
    OS High Sierra

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  3. Regular Crashes

    October Release just kept crashing...had to revert to previous release to prevent losing work and time

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  4. Inconsistent line thickness with Surface pen + touch zoom

    Drawing pressure sensitive lines with the Paintbrush Tool using the Surface pen, on a Surface Pro 4, will result in line thickness inconsistent with the preview shown while drawing. See the attached video for a easy visual reference.

    System information:

    Surface Pro 4 + Surface pen that comes with the device (not the new one sold separately)
    Windows 10 1803 (17134.648)
    Illustrator CC 2019 (23.0.2)

    Steps to reproduce:

    1. Open Illustrator a Surface Pro device for this test
    2. Create a new document
    3. Select the Paintbrush Tool, then select the Touch Calligraphic Brush
    4. With the Surface pen, draw a line with variable…
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  5. Illustrator files hides from Finders "Smart folder" search

    I have made a "smart folder" in macOS Finder that shows recently opened files, but for some reason it won't show .ai files. I think this is an Adobe/CC-related problem and not caused by MacOS, beacuse after a little googling, other Adobe file types seems to be affected by the same issue. The .ai files do show up in the smart folder if Illustrator is running, but will eventually disappear after I quit the application. The problem seems to be specifically related to the "recently opened" search criteria for the the smart folder, becuase they do appear if I set…

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  6. Selection tool does no allow to resize a selection

    Selection tool does not work properly. It selects the total anchor points of an object, however it does not behave as the Direct Selection Tool, it only allows to move the object. It does not allow to resize. a single or multiple objects selected.

    Illustrator version: 23.0.3
    OS: Mac OS Mojave 10.14.4

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    Most likely you have accidentally disabled bounding box. Enable it back via View > Show Bounding Box or with a Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + B hotkey. If it solves it (or not) — please comment back.

  7. Illustrator opens with all settings lost and menu area unable to grab

    OS: Windows 10 Home. Version 1809. Adobe Illustrator 2019 23.0.3 (and earlier versions)

    I use Illustrator daily. Approximately every 2 months it launches with a corruption. All of my settings are lost and the menu bar has a strange gradient and is unusable. The only solution I have found is to reinstall and set up from scratch, which is time consuming.

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  8. Scrubby zoom is not allowed if gradient is used

    If i use a gradient, the scrubby zoom is not allowed. Please fix it.

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  9. Oversize UI Elements in Ai 2019

    I noticed that with the 2019 version of Illustrator (23.0), the entire UI of the software seems to be "supersized." It is as if every pixel is now rendered oversized. Not just in the drawing area, but all the tools, controls, panels, everything.

    I've attached a "full screen" screen shot of the 2019 (v. 23.0) welcome screen, and the (reinstalled) 2018 (v. 22.1) welcome screen. Both are maximized on the same physical screen, the display on my MacBook Pro. See how the buttons and other elements are larger in the 2019 version? Like it is somehow zoomed in.

    I do…

    2 votes

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  10. Rotation too easily happens! Screws up resizing and selecting.

    This claims to be answered in an earlier post but it isn't. The only solution is too zoom way in and select or undo the rotation when you notice it. If you have to hit the item in the toolbar each time you make a selection to nullify this it's ridiculous. Totally unprofessional and unproductive. Give us a solution please!! Your programmers have to have realized this by now.

    4 votes

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  11. Some Colors are Yellow and Transparent When Exported

    Some of my colors (mostly the bluish white and other lighter colors) become yellowish and transparent when exported as an image (I exported it as .tif) or through the Library tab as assets.

    Even through Illustrator/InDesign, the print preview shows the wrong color and it prints the wrong color. On InDesign, it looks okay until you put it on Overprint Preview.

    The only work around we figured right now is exporting it as a PDF and printing through Adobe Acrobat.

    Attached are the exported image and a screenshot of the actual colors.

    4 votes

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  12. White bars over the screen when turning Overprint Preview off?

    Hi

    Been noticing a bug where I get white bars over my screen as I scroll – seems to happen mainly if I come out of Overprint Preview. If I float my tabs to windows or switch Overprint preview back on it cures it, but obviously this isn't actually a fix and is pretty annoying as it happens so often.

    Can anyone suggest a more permanent fix please?

    Thanks

    Ben

    OSX 10.13.6 2.8 i5 8gb - Illustrator 20.0.3

    2 votes

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  13. app lock up

    23.0.2 updated automaticly. No problem. I run on a Win10 HP Spectre laptop with a USB dock to a second screen. When connected to the dock, all is well. However as soon as I undoc to go to a client, the app locks EVERYTHING. Even CRTL-ATL-DEL won't reboot it. Must hard shutdown to get any other programs back up but again as soon as I open Ill... LOCKUP! Embarassing and frustrating. As soon as I dock again... smooth as glass. Thoughts?

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  14. Image Trace Creates a white border after trace

    High fidelity image trace in Illustrator 2019 for Mac will add a white border and round the corners. This doesn't seem to be an issue with the PC version of Illustrator (at least for the white border, it will still round the corners).

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  15. anchor point tool

    Anchor point tool does not allow me to bend the straight line by dragging the path to convert it to curve. is this a bug?

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  16. Illustrator CC 2018(Mac) Crashes every time I save

    Every time I save Illustrator quits and creates a weird .tmp pdf file? forcing me to save as every time I need to save

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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 22.1.
    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.

  17. Unable to export PNG higher than 72ppi

    "Export As" command will not export PNG files any higher than 72 ppi. Even when I set it to export at 300 ppi, it still exports at 72.
    Please fix this!

    95 votes

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  18. Scale tool bug with Shift+Alt

    window 10 / cc2019 (been seeing this issue in 2018 and 2017 too)
    Scale tool selected
    press shift+Alt
    click anywhere on the workarea

    This sends illustrator nuts: the scaling cursor doesn't stick to the place you click, nor it goes away. No other tool is selectable, no action can be taken. After minutes (actual minutes) the scaling tool popup window appears, then you can close it and go on woth the work.

    I know this tool is not supposet to do anything with shift+alt+click but often i keep those keys by mistake. This would be easily solved with an exception…

    3 votes

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  19. Files not saving correctly, reopens to older versions.

    Twice this week I've saved files, closed them, and opened them later and my changes were not saved – illustrator opened way older versions of the files. What's weirder is one is a PDF, and the PDF shows the accurate file, but when I open it in illustrator it shows the old version.

    35 votes

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  20. Pathfinder > Crop Crashes

    I'm trying to create a pattern that contains a pattern. Each time I try to crop the pattern using Pathfinder > Crop, Illustrator freezes. If I try to "stop" the process, Illustrator crashes and I have to restart. I saw that someone had reported a similar issue late 2018 and the bug status shows as "completed" with the issue being fixed in 23.0.2. However, I'm running 23.0.2 and I'm experiencing what appears to be the same problem.

    I'm running Mac OSx Mojave 10.14. I've experienced this issue on both an iMac and a Macbook Pro. Each has 16GB of RAM.…

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