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  1. Text gets reset to the default style when pasted (looses its formatting), on Mac

    Team I am not able to copy paste a modified style for the text. Can you look at the issue. I am using IMac.

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  2. Can't right click to open context menu after selecting new object

    Right-clicks very often (but not quite 100% of the time) fail to open the context menu if the right mouse button is clicked straight after selecting a new object and the mouse pointer has not moved between the left-click (that selects the new object) and the right-click.

    Moving the mouse pointer even a little after selecting a new object makes right-clicks register correctly. The clicks will also register correctly if the user waits about 0.5 seconds before right-clicking, when not moving the mouse.

    If the right-click fails to register, clicking the button again will work, even without moving the mouse…

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  3. Automatic numbering does not continue in linked area type

    While using automatic numbering, an area text linked to another Artboard or within the Artboard restarts the numbering from 1 after moving the overflown text to the second linked type area. Please add option to choose restart the numbering or continue numbering with user preference. Another issue is that one point with continuing the lines to the next type area also starts with numbering rather than considering the continuation of the last line from first type area.

    2 votes

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  4. GPU Preview Disables GPU Preview & Crashes erase Embedded Files

    Running Illustrator 27.8.1 on macOS Ventura 13.5.1

    MacBook Pro 16" 2022
    M2 Max
    32 GB

    Every now and then Illustrator switches to CPU Preview and disables GPU Preview. This can be fixed (most of the time) by saving, closing the file, and re-opening it.

    Somewhat related, Illustrator crashes daily, and when opening the recovered file, all embedded images are either invisible, black, or turn into noise. When looking at the "Links" panel, those files show up as 0 bytes in size.

    Weirdly enough, general performance is fine.

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  5. Arrow keys used in Color panel don’t force canvas to update in version 27.1.1 (2023)

    Whenever Arrows or Shift+Arrows key are used to quickly increment the value in a field in th Color panel, without GPU (or with Overprint Preview, which is done with CPU), — the color does not get updated on canvas, while in 26.x version it works just fine.
    The CPU canvas now gets updated only when Tab or Enter get pressed. Pressing an arrow key, with or without a modifier, is a finite operation, and should trigger the redraw event too!

    9 votes

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  6. 1 vote

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  7. Crashing repeatedly 26.4.1

    Since the update to Illustrator v 26.4.1 there have been repeated crashes.
    Crashes creating new document from template
    Crashing when copying and pasting objects into Illustrator and crashing when working in the document. Only using basic shapes, although some shapes do have legacy 3D effects on them.
    Windows 10 Enterprise Intel (R), Xeon(R) E-2276M CPU 2.80GHz 2.81 GHz RAM: 42.0 GB 64-bit OS, x64-based processor

    15 votes

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  8. 1 vote

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  9. File > New > No answer

    Good evening, I cannot create a new file on Adobe Illustrator.
    As usual, I click on File > New, then no answer, nothing happen...

    Any suggestion ?

    I uninstall the app then install again, same error.
    I checked with Creative Cloud Cleaner, same thing...

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  10. 34 votes

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  11. フォント検索中に落ちました。

    OS:Windows11
    ILLUSTRATOR: 27.8.20

    フォントを探していて、下記内容のダイアログを出力して落ちました。[Kill Process] [Ignore ] [copy] などのボタンが出ていたので、copy で内容を取得しました。


    出力されたエラーはこちらです。

    Debug Assert failed!
    {
    expression: "removedB || bNotExistingOK"
    hash: "ad5780dd-013c-9e84-ec7d-463b0000003a"
    lastError: "1400"
    sourceFile: "C:\Jenkins\ws\ilstmain\shared\META\dist\git\adobe\DVA\dva\shared\adobe\dvaui\ui\src\OSUI.cpp"
    sourceFunction: "dvaui::ui::UINode::UIRemoveTimer"
    sourceLine: "4969"
    threadID: "29340"
    threadName: "main"
    timestamp: "2023-06-24T11:09:11.0Z"
    }

    -------------- StackTrace --------------
    ai::controls::UIFontView<ClientFontType>::~UIFontView<ClientFontType> ( @ 0) (dvaai.dll+0x000000000012D142)
    dvaui::ui::UINode::UIDoTimerNotify ( @ 0) (dvaui.dll+0x000000000062EC6C)
    dvaui::ui::UINode::UIDispatchPossibleTimer ( @ 0) (dvaui.dll+0x000000000062D7DD)
    dvaui::ui::OSWindow::UIDispatchEvent ( @ 0) (dvaui.dll+0x00000000006D3943)
    dvaui::ui::OSWindow::UIHandleOSEvent ( @ 0) (dvaui.dll+0x00000000006D8CE9)
    dvaui::ui::OSWindow::StaticOSWindowWndProcImpl ( @ 0) (dvaui.dll+0x00000000006D1796)
    dvaui::ui::OS
    Window::UIUpdateScaleFactor ( @ 0) (dvaui.dll+0x00000000006DC283)
    dvaui::datatransfer::OS
    DropTarget::~OSDropTarget ( @ 0) (dvaui.dll+0x000000000030A7DC)
    dvacore::config::ExecuteTopLevelFunction (

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  12. Selecting a shape selects multiple unrelated objects

    I'm trying to select a shape on my artboard and it automatically selects multiple objects even though they are not grouped or linked together in an way. Also, an object is getting selected even though I'm trying to click another object on the artboard. There seems to be some kind of margin around that object but it is just a shape that I created, no clip mask or anything of that sort was applied to the object. Is there a way to figure out what actions were applied to an object when clicked? If not, that could come handy.

    2 votes

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  13. A size of a selection with a certain object inside is calculated wrong

    Take a look at the GIF attached and the document.
    When the text object is selected, Illustrator fails to calculate the size and coordinates of the selection and uses the previous values.

    1. Open the file and display both Transform and Control panel (I don’t know if Properties panel does the same, because it’s just completely empty for me — another bug)
    2. Select the object with numbers — both panels display all zeroes (but Control has editable fields, while Transform have them disabled)
    3. Select any of two rectangles the document — panels display correct size (150×450 mm) and proper coordinates
    4. Select…
    9 votes

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  14. Can't delete swatch

    I have a random color swatch that appears in my Swatches palette every time I create a new document. It cannot be deleted. As far as I can tell, it is not being used anywhere. I can change it to a different color, but then if I try to delete it, it not only does not delete, but it changes back to the original color. Right now, it's some random shade of blue, but at other times it is a different color that persists. Here is a video: https://youtu.be/MVJKo4i0xfw

    macOS 13.3.1
    Illustrator 27.5

    2 votes

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  15. Selected anchor points turn light gray, are almost not visible version 27.5

    Illustrator 27.5. Ventura 13.2.1. When selecting items the selection color is not the layer colour but is almost not visible (light gray). GPU performance on or of doesn't help.

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  16. Multiple plugin issues reported in Illustrator 2023

    Hi,

    When we open our recently updated Illustrator 2023, it reports a series of plugin issues, see attached. Please fix it.

    Thanks,
    Lior
    Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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  17. open not working

    When right clicking "Open with Illustrator" from a file in windows, Illustrator will launch but won't open the file.

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  18. AI 2023 no longer saving older as CS6 files that get recognized by other programs

    Illustrator 2023 version 27.6.1 no longer saves a file as CS6 that works with RD Works, a program used for laser cutting and engraving. I know it is due to Illustrator 2023. When I imported a previous project created in Illustrator 2022 and saved it as a CS6 file, they imported perfectly into RD Works without any problems. RD Works has never been updated on my computer for three years. Attached is a CS6 that opens properly in Illustrator yet is not seen by RD Works.

    I may have to uninstall Illustrator 2023 and go to an older version to…

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  19. cursor covers tool tip in tool selection

    When selecting tools to add to the toolbar, the cursor changes to an arrow pointing to the upper left. When I mouse over a tool that I might want to add to the toolbar, the tooltip appears under the arrow. Consequently, the first few letters are hidden beneath the cursor. The tooltip needs to either be shifted away from the cursor or drawn over the cursor.

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  20. Outputted colours differing on same artwork.

    Getting a problem where the outputted colour of a filled shape is darker than that of the same filled text box.

    I'm producing artwork that will be sublimation printed onto fabric. I out the artwork as an .eps file, I then print the artwork onto fabric and the same colour values are now massively different and stand out like a sore thumb!

    I've been producing artwork like this for the best part of 11 years now, and never had this issue!! Difficult to see the the attached photos.

    Illustrator v27.6.1

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