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  1. Object size change?

    Now, the transformation panel reflects the size of a shape plus the thickness of the outline if there is one.
    For example, a rectangle of 100x100 with an outline (in the middle) of 1 displays a size of 101x101, 102x102 if the outline is external and 100x100 if the outline is internal.
    It's a very confusing change! The previous behavior was much more talkative.
    I understand that this reflects the actual size, including the outline thickness, but this should be an option. I did not see myself 3 decimal digits when I want a rectangle of 100x100! :)

    6 votes

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  2. Constrain switch (chain link icon) appears as disabled when actually enabled

    The constrain switch for w/h in the Transform panel is broken. When the panel is open, the option seems inactive (chain with line through), but is active. Has to be clicked twice to be really inactive.

    1 vote

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  3. Export for Screen Window not closing after export

    Hello, I am currently running a windows 8 and Adobe Illustrator 23.0.6

    I tried to export multiple files to Creative Cloud Storage through the export to screens menu.

    I expected the export to screens menu to close automatically after exporting the images.

    However this resulted in the export to screens menu remaining on the screen and preventing me from clicking off it. Currently the only way to get rid of this menu is to close down the whole program and restart it.

    1 vote

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  4. Double click on color picker in ver 23.0.6-Mac always clashes Illustrator.

    Select text box or object => double click 'color picker' => freeze. Need to force quit every time.
    MacOS= 10.12.6 Sierra.

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  5. Random screen lines

    Random lines showing up on screen.
    os 10.14.5
    ai2019

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  6. Ai file really slow

    I'm working on a file which is running very slow but i can't figured out why. I've followed all the steps in the "Performance" thread but it didn get better

    File has a lot of graphics but it seems that the problem isnt my pc, Ram used is only 30% of total Ram

    PC specs:

    i7 5820k

    GTX 980ti

    16 gb RAM

    1 vote

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  7. crash

    CRASHING VERY OFTEN.
    I am hard Illustrator user, for over 20 years. For my surprise, this October version crashes almost every day. I reinstalled the sofware in one Dell XPS 8700 Machine and in a brand new Samsung X40 Notebook. In both cases AI still crashing suddenly. Hope you Dev Team guys work ******* this, becaus one of the reasons to use AI was its stability. No more...

    12 votes

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  8. Not saving work

    Illustrator 2019 is not saving my work properly. I save the file, then close and reopen it to find only half the work was actually saved.

    5 votes

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  9. Illustrator crashes (hangs) when creating a new file on second monitor

    When creating a new file in Illustrator on my second monitor, the program hangs, and I have to force quit it.

    If I try to do the exact same operation on my main monitor, it works as expected.

    Pretty straight-forward operation to get to the problem, but if you need any further info, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

    Illustrator 23.0.3
    Windows 10 Pro (1903)
    i9-9900X
    RTX 2070 (430.86)
    64 GB RAM
    2x HP Z27 UHD Monitors (connected via DisplayPort)

    1 vote

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  10. レイヤーパネルでオブジェクトの非表示と表示が切り替えられない

    クリックして非表示と表示を切り替えようとするのですが、一瞬切り替わったようにパネルは反応しますがその表示がすぐもとに戻ってしまいます。結果操作しても切り替えができません。
    特定のオブジェクトだけこの現象が起きます。同じAIファイル内の別のオブジェクトは普通に切り替えられるものもあります。

    1 vote

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  11. freeform gradient tool is grayed out and not working.

    I have updated Illustrator and the new freeform gradient tool is grayed out in the gradient panel. It is not usable.

    8 votes

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  12. Unable to retain the last active artboard on switching from another file

    This is related to this issue here, though I'm unable to vote or comment on it. So I'm reposting this issue, because it's still annoying.

    https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-bugs/suggestions/32101687-zoom-to-arbitrary-artboard-when-switching-between

    When I ⌘+Tilde (~), on certain documents (the setting seems to be saved to a document), it automatically Fits Artboard to Screen on the last artboard of the document. It is confusing, and annoying, and interrupts workflows where I need to move quickly between artboards. Please fix this.

    18 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!

  13. How to set up a Brother Wireless Printer For Windows?

    To set up your Brother Wireless Printer on your Windows computer you need to make sure you know the network setting and that the printer and computer are connected to the same Wi-Fi network. After you connect the printer to the network, you can follow the steps given below to set up it up with your Windows computer:
    • Step 1: Type “Windows + Q” in the search menu
    • Step 2: Search for “printer” and click ‘Printers & Scanners’.
    • Step 3: Click the ‘Add a printer or a scanner’ option.
    • Step 4: Select the Brother Wireless Printer…

    1 vote

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  14. SVG properties settings reset with software update

    We use custom settings in the SVG properties window when we save images as SVGs. When I install an illustrator update, it wipes out my custom settings and replaces them with the default settings.

    1 vote

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  15. Serious performance lag on 23.0.6

    Serious performance lag on 23.0.6

    Just updated to 23.0.6 I am on an imac 3.6ghz i9 with 64gb ram. I would click on a block of text and delete - there would be a long pause, beach ball, block deletes, pause, back to work. GPU vs CPU view didn't make a difference. I switched back to 23.0.5 and everything is fine.

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  16. Cannot double click to open an AI document, or open a smart object from Photoshop

    If Illustrator is closed, I can double-click on a file name, or a smart object in photoshop, and the file will open in Illustrator. If Illustrator is open this is not possible. My workaround has been to open the file from within Illustrator (tedious, but doable). However, there is no workaround to open a photoshop smart object. So I literally have to close Illustrator each and every time I want to open and edit a smart object. At first I thought this had to do with having objects on the clipboard, but even after clearing the clipboard this is still…

    2 votes

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  17. Internet runs slow when Adobe Illustrator is open

    I have 25 Mpbs internet....when Adobe Illustrator is open it runs at around 11 Mpbs

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  18. Illustrator Help yields PAGE NOT FOUND error

    I have tried to access Illustrator Help... several times now via the Help Menu option of the same name as well as the F1 key, and Safari yielded the following "Page Not Found" error message, saying "The page you are trying to access was not found. Please check your URL for typos and try again."

    This is the first time I have seen this bug, which is now repeatable and reliable..

    Updated Illustrator CC 2019 to version 23.0.6 last night. On a MacBook Pro Retina mid-2014 running MacOS 10.14.6.

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  19. Illustrator is crashing after selecting specific tool

    My GPU and CPU is GTX 750ti and Intel Core i5-7400
    This has been happening for lot of months and I had to move to 2018 version.

    Edit: Ignore the first video called Illustrator CC... (Fail)

    1 vote

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  20. Blob Brush Crash Problem

    I'm using Microsoft Surface Pro, Windows 10, Ram 8GB, processor intel i5, 2.40GHz.

    Illustrator CC 23.0.2
    When I use Blob Brush with a size set to variate depending on pressure, Illustrator crashes all the time. It's not a heavy file, I'm working on really simple illustrations. I have just updated to the newest version but the problem persists. Any ideas whether the fault is in Illustrator or my machine just can't handle a simple blob brush?

    4 votes

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