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  1. Visual glitch in modified text when using the “Transform” tool

    When using the “Transform” effect on complex files, the visual display of the actual text does not update. The visual display is not up to date, whereas in the source code (CMD+Y) it is. To update the text visually, you must uncheck the “Transformation” option in the Appearance window, then check it again to force the visual update.

    As shown in the attached files, the black-and-white one shows the wired version (with the correct text), and the other shows the standard view (with the text that hasn't been updated)

    3 votes

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  2. Illustrator crashes using copy command

    Everytime I use the copy shortcut or from the edit drop down, Illustrator crashes. I'm on Windows 11. It just started today.

    15 votes

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    We have confirmation from multiple users that copy paste crash issue is resolved after updating to latest MS Windows Defender security intelligence update - 1.435.148.

    Request everyone in this thread to update to the latest MS Windows Defender security intelligence update - 1.435.148 and share if this resolved this issue.

  3. Gradient across stroke, inside opacity mask is thresholded for half the width of the stroke

    Applying a black-to-white gradient across a stroke inside an opacity mask results in a portion of the opacity mask not being applied, corresponding to half the width of the stroke, almost as if it is clipped by the stroke. If the path is subsequently outlined, which creates a mesh, the behavior is the same. If the object is a filled bezier curve, the behavior is normal with the shape masked as expected.

    2 votes

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  4. 文字パネルのカーニング設定のドロップダウンのチェックマークが1つ前の選択オブジェクトの設定を表示する

    macOS14.7.2/iMac27inch
    ver.27以降で確認

    Step to Reproduce
    1. ドキュメント上にエリア内文字を3点用意し、それぞれの文字間のカーニングを設定を「和文等幅」「オプティカル」「メトリクス」に設定する。
    2. 選択を解除し、「和文等幅」を設定したものを選択する。
    3. 再び選択を解除し、「オプティカル」に設定したものを選択する。
    4. 文字パネル上では「オプティカル」が表示されているが、ドロップダウンをプレスすると「和文等幅」の項目にチェックマークが付いている。
    5. 選択を変更しながらドロップダウンのチェックマークを確認すると、一つ前に選択していたものにチェックマークが付いている。

    期待する結果
    文字パネルに表示された項目と同じ項目にドロップダウンのチェックマークが付く

    実際の結果
    1つ前の状態を表示する。

    これは文字パネルのみの不具合です。プロパティパネルは正常に表示されます。

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    Steps to Reproduce
    1. Place three textFrames in the document, and set the kerning each textFrames to “和文等幅”, “Optical” and “Metrics” respectively.
    2. Deselect all textFrames, then select the one set to “和文等幅”.
    3. Deselect all characters again, then select the one set to “Optical”.
    4. Although “Optical” is displayed in the Character panel, when you click the drop-down menu, the “和文等幅” option is checked.
    5. When you check the checkmark in the drop-down menu while switching selections, the…

    4 votes

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  5. Placing Illustrator file in InDesign

    Placing files with bleeds create in Illustrator 30.1 and 29.8.4 moves the artwork down-left without respecting the bleeds.
    Illustrator 29.5 works correctly.

    2 votes

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  6. New fonts don't load upon installation

    Somehow, the new Adobe Illustrator updates prevent manually installed fonts from loading. These are fonts that aren't available in Adobe Fonts. So I have to install them manually. Because of this, I have to restart Illustrator so I can use the font. There's no problem when activating fonts on Adobe Fonts. Is there a workaround for this?

    9 votes

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  7. Bounding box disappears when a fill color gets changed for a compound path

    Change the color of the “composite path,” and the bounding box disappears

    2 votes

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  8. 前面へペースト

    30.2.1にて前面へペーストが二重になるバグが時々でます。
    イラレを再起動や画面の切り替えで治ったり治らなかったり。
    前のバージョンではならず、別の初期化済みMacでも発生します。

    mac mini M4

    MacOs 26.3.1

    2 votes

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  9. Swatches disappear in Swatches panel when switching between documents

    I've got two documents open. An RGB one, and a CMYK one. When I CMD+TAB between the two, all the current swatches disappear. I have to click on a different 'view swatches' button to make them appear. This happens EVERY TIME. I just updated to the latest version of Illustrator thinking it would fix it, but it doesn't.

    10 votes

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  10. PDF/X-4で書き出す際にダウンサンプルされる

    macOS14.7.2/Imac27inch i5/32GB mem/1TB ssd
    Illustrator ver29.5

    再現手順
    1.800ppiのモノクロ2開帳の画像をドキュメントに原寸で配置する。
    2.ファイル→コピーを保存を実行、PDF形式を選択し次のダイアログでプリセット「PDF/X-4:2008(日本)」を選択して保存する。
    3.PDFを開いて配置した画像を調べると300ppiにダウンサンプルされている。

    期待する結果
    800ppiのままダウンサンプルされずに保存される。

    実際の結果
    配置したビットマップ画像は300ppiにダウンサンプルされる。

    このプリセットでは実行解像度が1800ppiを超えた際に1200ppiにダウンサンプルされるように設定されている。配置状態で800ppiの画像はダウンサンプルの条件に当てはまらない為ダウンサンプルされてはいけない。
    また、300ppiという数値はモノクロビットマップ画像を取り扱うには致命的に低い解像度と言える。

    回避方法
    ビルトインのPDF/X-4プリセットは利用せず、同等のプリセットを自身で作成して利用する。その他、プリプレス関連メーカーが配布するPDF/X-4プリセットを利用しても良い。

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    Step to reproduce
    1. Place an 800ppi monochrome bitmap image in the document in its original size.
    2. Select File→Save a copy, choose PDF format, and in the next dialog, select the preset "PDF/X-4:2008 (日本)" and save the file.
    3. Open the PDF file in Acrobat and check the placed image to find that it has been downsampled to 300ppi.

    Expected result
    The image is saved without being downsampled to 800ppi.

    Actual result
    The placed bitmap image is downsampled to 300ppi.

    32 votes

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    修正は最新の30.3一般リリースに反映されています。アップデート後、問題が解消されているか確認し、引き続き問題が発生する場合はご報告ください。

    The fix has been pushed into the latest 30.3 general release. Please update, check, and comment back if it still happens.

  11. Illustrator stops responding when opening files with nested Grid Repeat objects

    I use Adobe Illustrator. I've been trying to open saved files its stop responding. This issue been two days. I tried restarting, but nothing worked

    2 votes

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  12. Breaks in gradients/gradients not rendering/pixels missing

    I'm having issues with exporting artwork from Illustrator, which features a stroke (100pt, round cap) with a gradient (2x colours in gradient, applied along the stroke).

    My operating system:
    MacOS Tahoe 26.2

    The version of Adobe Illustrator (desktop):
    • V30.1and a version 2x updates before
    • A member of the Adobe support group tested my supplied file against other versions of Illustrator and found it is reproducible in at least Illustrator 2023.

    The steps you were taking when you experienced the issues:
    1. Selected File > Export > Export as
    2. Selected ‘PNG’ from format dropdown
    3. Selected ‘Use Artboards’,…

    4 votes

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  13. Scroll wheel is very slow and unresponsive in Adobe Illustrator 30.0

    Since updating to 30.0 today, the UI seems very slow, particularly when using the scroll wheel to navigate the canvas.

    8 votes

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  14. Live Paint + Eyedropper recolors entire Live Paint group (macOS)

    Product/Version: Adobe Illustrator 2026 — v30.1
    OS: macOS 26.2 (Build 25C56)

    Issue:
    When a Live Paint group is selected, using Live Paint Bucket (K) and Option/-click to temporarily switch to the Eyedropper samples a color but also recolors all faces inside the Live Paint group to that sampled color. This prevents using the Eyedropper to “pick a color to paint with” without changing existing fills.

    Expected result as in previous versions: Option-click while using Live Paint should only sample/set the active paint color, without changing existing faces in the Live Paint group.

    Actual result: All faces in the selected Live…

    4 votes

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  15. Hitting Down with an artboard selected in Artboards panel now moves it on canvas instead of in the list

    In the newest update, if I have an artboard highlighted in the panel and I hit the down arrow, it used to go down the artboard list. But now it nudges the actual artboard.
    I acknowledge that nudging artboards could maybe be useful for something (though I can't think of what) but being able to navigate the list with arrows is much more valuable in my opinion.

    2 votes

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  16. Changing the Japanese font in the Type tool does not update it.

    macOS Tahoe 26.2
    Adobe Illustrator (Desktop version) 30.2.1

    Changing the Japanese font in the Type tool does not update it.
    This occurs even when "Enable missing glyph protection" is initially set to OFF and no other settings are changed.

    This does not occur in macOS Vetura13.7.8

    1 vote

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  17. Illustrator changes text after modifying a text box with White Arrow tool

    Illustrator changes text after modifying a text box with White Arrow tool. Its been happening for a few weeks. I work in a professional big corporate company and its changing my layouts after I am doing changes and it is really problematic.

    This needs fixing right away. In packaging if some text is changed after I make layout changes it can have serious legal ramifications.

    2 votes

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  18. Strange loops and spikes when using pressure-sensitive brushes with XP-Pen Tablet on Illustrator 29.3 and newer on Windows 11

    An employee directed me to this forum to explain my problem (I explained everything here: https://community.adobe.com/questions-652/inconsistent-strokes-when-using-pressure-sensitive-brushes-with-xp-pen-tablet-illustrator-30-2-1-windows-11-1553544)

    My system:
    Windows 11, Version 25H2 (Windows Ink is deactivated, tried with activated too).
    Old tablet: Artist 12 Pro (XP-Pen)
    New tablet: XP-Pen Deco Pro MW
    I tried all available Illustrator versions (I will explain later).

    I am getting very weird and inconsistent strokes when drawing with a tablet and the Blob Brush Tool (please see screenshot and video attached EDIT: video too big pls see the article from the other forum, the video is posted there).

    I did a ton of troubleshooting…

    2 votes

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    Hi,


    We weren't able to reproduce this issue on our end, so we'd like to gather a few more details to help us investigate further:


    1. Wacom/tablet driver version- Could you share the exact driver version you're currently using?

    2. Did this issue appear immediately after upgrading to a specific Illustrator version?

    3. Illustrator version currently installed?


    Regards,

    Aishwarya

  19. Font styles applied to portions of text 'slide' / shift positions when area type overflows

    Illustrator 29.7.1 on Mac Ventura 13.5.2 (22G91)

    I dont' know whether it's related to this current issue, but now I have parts of my text that change appearance when I'm trying to change the Font weight of another part, or when I try to type more text.

    The workaround I have found it copy-pasting the text into a new Textbox. But still, this needs to be fixed.

    14 votes

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  20. Object edge highlight color reverts to black while moving objects.

    Ever since the illustrator 2026 update, when I move objects the highlight color changes to black like in the attached video. I'm currently running 30.3 and it seems like it has only become more and more prevalent. Obviously this isn't great when you're working against a darker color in the background. Is this a feature that I've missed a checkbox to turn off or is this a glitch? For the techy peeps I'm running a MacBook pro Intel (2017 I think) and I'm on Tahoe 26.3.1.

    2 votes

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