Illustrator (Desktop) Bugs
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- Details of your operating system
- The version of Adobe Illustrator (desktop)
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Illustrator won't open any files
Since the new update I am completely unable to open any AI or PDF file in Illustrator. Nothing will open, just the rainbow ball of death forever until I have to Force Quit. I've uninstalled Illustrator and even installed earlier versions with no luck. I've 'repaired' Creative Cloud with also no luck.
I'm working on MacOS High Sierra (10.13.6), Illustrator v23
A couple times I've gotten an error message that says: "cannot open ___ file because this file does not exist."
Please help!
1 votePlease accept my sincere apology for the inconvenience. Please get in touch with us at any of the other support channels – https://helpx.adobe.com/support.html . Since this is not a generic issue that we can reproduce at our end, we will need someone to look into your machine to figure out what is going on here.
Warm Regards,
Ashutosh Chaturvedi | Sr. Quality Engineering Manager – Illustrator -
Creating new document blocked / or the whole illustartor blocked
- User is having some item selected on currently opened document,
- Press on create a new document (shortcut on from the menu),
- Window with new document properties pops up,
- When user clicks - return key too fast, creating new document gets blocked
- Reason for that is that under create new document window illustrator show "move window" (see srceen).
- To proceed with creating new document you have to close the create new document window and move window and again go back to create new...
1 votePlease accept my sincere apology for the inconvenience. Please get in touch with us at any of the other support channels – https://helpx.adobe.com/support.html . Since this is not a generic issue that we can reproduce at our end, we will need someone to look into your machine to figure out what is going on here.
Warm Regards,
Ashutosh Chaturvedi | Sr. Quality Engineering Manager – Illustrator -
Windows Maximize only takes a 1/4th of the screen
Whenever I full-screen Illustrator flashes to fill the entire window then only fills the top left 1/4th of the screen.
1 votePlease accept my sincere apology for the inconvenience. Please get in touch with us at any of the other support channels – https://helpx.adobe.com/support.html . Since this is not a generic issue that we can reproduce at our end, we will need someone to look into your machine to figure out what is going on here.
Warm Regards,
Ashutosh Chaturvedi | Sr. Quality Engineering Manager – Illustrator -
black screen problem
When creating a new document or opening an existing document in Illustrator, I get a black screen (see attached). I have to resize the window to be able to work. This is not ok.
Version 22.1, MacOS 10.13.3, MacBook Pro with external monitor as main screen.8 votesThanks for confirming that it is working fine in 23.0.3
I am closing the issue now. If you still face the issue please send am email to sharewithai@adobe.com and mention this thread and my name in the mail.Thanks
Anish Kumar
Illustrator Team -
Can't drag layers in layers palette
I suddenly cannot drag layers in the layers palette. I just need to place a layer on top of another, which I've been doing for over a decade. Please fix this now.
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can't download templates
can't download the templates
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Small enhancement for the new Global Edit Tool
Hi there!
I’m playing with this new feature on Illustrator 23, “Global Edit” and I find it absolutely fantastic.
But, there is a small drawback when you are editing an object: once your are in “Global Edit Mode”, when you change to White Arrow (Direct Selection Tool) to modify some individual component of your original object, lot of times you need to firstly UNSELECT ALL just to be able to select some individual point/s to edit (in order to see that edition being cloned along all similar objects interactively).
And here comes the problem: once you unselect all with the…
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Illustrator v23.01 will not open subsequent vector files via Indesign, Bridge or directly from a folder.
When I try to "Edit with" in InDesign or open a vector file via Bridge or directly from the folder, it opens the file for the first time on launching the software, however if I try to open files again while Illustrator is up and running, it will not open. I then have to quit Illustrator to open the file. This is counter productive as I have to do this even when i have to make a small edit or move/delete an object. Especially when I'm working on multiple graphs, etc.
My fix for now is to revert back to…
1 votePlease accept my sincere apology for the inconvenience. Please get in touch with us at any of the other support channels – https://helpx.adobe.com/support.html . Since this is not a generic issue that we can reproduce at our end, we will need someone to look into your machine to figure out what is going on here.
Warm Regards,
Ashutosh Chaturvedi | Sr. Quality Engineering Manager – Illustrator -
Recent change to transform function is anti-intuitive.
I have used Illustrator since version 1.11 and the shift key has always been used to constrain angles and proportion in drawing and transforming. suddenly without notice in the latest upgrade the shift key has to be used to FREE transform and the default in the transform function is to maintain proportion or constrain movement to 45 or 90 degrees. This is against the habits of 30 years use. I have also noticed that in the Option>scale function the highlight which used to default to the angle value no longer does so requiring addition keystroking. Not helpful.
1 voteUhm, the Shift does not behave like this now, and even in Photoshop they decided to give a legal option to change it back.
As for the Scale and Rotate dialogs not focusing the filed with the value — also fixed.
Please comment back if you still have these problems.
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Illustrator CC 2019 (v3.0)
I generate a PDF from Illustrator with "High Quality Print" option and unable to view in Acrobat DC.
This is happening only after I update the Illustrator CC 2019 (v23.0)
I have attached the screenshot.
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Artefacts when alt copying and scaling
It looks like pieces of code adding to my canvas when I alt-drag or alt-scale an object. It was in the previous version and still here in CC2019. (Mojave 10.14)
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Dynamic Symbols don't move when direct selecting.
If I drag a selection box around a static symbol and then move it - it moves as expected. If I do the same with a dynamic symbol - it's broken.
Definitely need this to work for my workflow. Thanks!
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Phantom Artboard keeps appearing
After I have created multiple artboards, and click to rearrange them, I keep getting this phantom artboard that shows up. It doesn't seem to be an actual artboard - I cannot select it with the artboard selection tool, and it doesn't show up on the artboard list, but it's there, being annoying visually, and since I can't select it, I can't figure out how to make it go away. I've tried to close and reopen the file, as well as the program. The only thing that has made it go away is to recreate the artboards in a new file…
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Blob Brush leaves temporary marks
When I'm moving around the cursor, without pressing any buttons, and have the Blob Brush tool selected I get these marks. They disappear if I switch to the selection tool.
39 votesWe 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 FAQ – https://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.htmlWarm Regards,
Ashutosh Chaturvedi | Sr. Quality Engineering Manager – Illustrator
Adobe. Make It an Experience. -
Can not export to png or jpg
When I try to export to jpg I get this error that comes up to lower my resolution. I have tried lowering it to 150dpi and still does not work.
When I try to export to png it comes up with an unknown error "(!now)"
This is ridiculous as I should be able to export from illustrator at any dpi without these issues as this is an expensive professional product.
16 votesPlease get in touch with us at any of the other support channels – https://helpx.adobe.com/support.html . Since this is not a generic issue that we can reproduce at our end, we will need someone to look into your machine to figure out what is going on here.
Warm Regards,
Ashutosh Chaturvedi | Sr. Quality Engineering Manager – Illustrator -
JPG Import bug CC 2019
macOS 10.13.6
Ai 23.0Try to open or place a .jpg or .jpeg file
-> Error-Message "File could not be read because there was an error"Does work with other images. I attached the original image.
(After running the image through imageOptim the import works)
2 votesHi Jan,
Thanks for logging the issue.
Is it possible to share the source JPEG file with the AI team at:
sharewithaiATTHERATEadobeDOTcomIf possible please also do share the steps that how you created the JPEG file.
With Best Regards,
Illustrator Team -
Can't select or hide layers, AI instantly changes it back
All was fine, until I discovered I can't change layers' visibility or lock them.
Restart won't help. Please see animation attached and document shown.I remember I had this bug before but it somehow went away.
22 votesHi All,
I am not able to reproduce this issue at my end. Would it be possible for you to share the file with me if it is happening in some file consistently? you can share it on sharewithai@adobe.com and tag me in the mail
Thanks
Anish -
Font Size resets to 12pt when new font family is chosen
Changing font face also changes font size.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Select text with text selector tool
2. Select a new font face from the font face drop down menuExpected results: font face changes while all other font properties remain the same.
Actual result: font face and font size properties change.
Using Illustrator v22.17 votes -
edge lossy and distorted after exporting AI file as PSD
When I export file as a PSD, no matter, what size I export as, 150psi or 400psi, or CMYK or RGB….
There is allways loss on the edges, and if my design is stripes for instance, each stripe as loss, and also appears slightly distorted with colour variation down one edge. See screenshot1 vote -
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