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  1. Can’t close shapes with Pen tool

    When using the Pen tool and creating a shape, it doesn't want to close the creation. I have to deselect the item, then reselect it from a different plot point, so I can complete it.

    2 votes

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  2. 「間隔」を変更したパス上オブジェクトの拡大・縮小について/Scaling an Object on Path After Adjusting Spacing

    問題の説明:
    「間隔」を変更したパス上オブジェクトを拡大・縮小しても、「間隔」が保持されていて数値が変わらない。見た目のバランスを保ったまま変形できない。

    再現手順:
    1. 2つ以上のオブジェクトを配置したパス上オブジェクトを作成する
    2. ウィジェットをドラッグして「間隔」を狭くする
    3. 拡大または縮小する(バウンディングボックスのドラッグ、拡大・縮小ツールなど、方法は何でもよい)

    実際の結果: 「間隔」の値が拡大・縮小に連動しないため、変形前の見た目のバランスを保ったまま拡大・縮小できない

    期待された結果:
    変形前の見た目のバランスを保ったまま拡大・縮小できる

    回避方法:
    パス上オブジェクトを「拡張」する

    補足事項:
    ・30.8.1で確認
    ・「間隔」が最大値(パス上オブジェクト作成直後の値)の時はこの不具合は発生しない
    ・「線幅と効果を拡大・縮小」や「リアルタイムの描画と編集」のオン/オフは影響しない
    ・他のオブジェクトを一緒に選択して「拡大・縮小」を実行したときも結果は同様

    レイアウト全体をリサイズする際にこのような挙動が発生しても、見逃してしまう可能性があり、製品事故につながるリスクもあります。
    「間隔」を編集しても、バランスを保ったまま「拡大・縮小」できるようにするべきです。

    挙動について、文章だけではわかりにくいと思いますので動画を添付します。


    Problem Description:
    Scaling an Object on Path with reduced Spacing does not scale the Spacing value, resulting in a loss of its original visual balance.

    Steps to Reproduce:

    1. Create an Object on Path with two or more objects placed along the path.
    2. Drag the widget to reduce the Spacing.
    3. Scale the Object on Path up or down using any method, such as dragging the bounding box or using the Scale tool.

    Actual Result:
    The Spacing value does…

    7 votes

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  3. Ai comes with scale error/warning too early

    When trying to scale down a big group of paths, by double clicking the scale tool to enter a numerical value, Ai starts to complain - it seems to assume that I want to scale up (maybe due to the last scale value used). Please let the function wait for user input, before complaining.

    2 votes

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  4. Image Tracing accuracy decreased in version 2025

    The accuracy of image tracing has decreased in version 2025. Even if I change the settings to fine, it is converted to a coarse path, and I cannot express the details like in previous versions. Please improve it as soon as possible.
    A similar problem happened with the Pencil: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/48978824

    10 votes

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  5. Eyedropper with Shift held doesn’t pick the rendered stroke color unless clicked very precisely into path

    If I have an outside stroke (thick enough for clarity, like in the GIF), I can’t use Shift-mode with the Eyedropper tool to pick the color from the actually rendered stroke — I have to click very precisely the path itself, or I get the fill color. Same with the inside stroke.

    With a normal center-aligned stroke the half within the path gives the fill’s color, and the outside half gives the stroke’s one.

    All three are wrong. Shift should force the tool to pick the color directly under the cursor, the one that is rendered.

    Thanks to Oleg Krasnov…

    3 votes

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  6. Eyedropper not copying font style from source to target on Mac when Option key is held

    The Eyedropper also not lifting font style from source to target when holding down option key on Mac.

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  7. Unknown error NOKY is shown when resizing objects

    I have View Bounding Box checked to be on, but still get this same error when trying to resize anything: "The operation cannot be completed because of an unknown error (NOKY)." I have also trashed Illustrator Cache and Application Support files in the Library. It created new ones but the problem persists.

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  8. Transform tools (Scale, Envelope Distort) apply & perform the last transform when using dialog with no option to undo

    Having a persistent problem, only solved by restarting Illustrator once it happens. No ideas on what triggers the problem.

    When I open the Scale tool dialog on a selected object, the previous scale values are immediately applied and executed. Canceling the dialog does not undo the transform.

    Changing the scale values in the dialog operates on the object, but at the new size.

    In other words, opening the Scale dialog immediately scales the object with the last used setting, and then applies the new scale values to the already transformed object.

    This has also happened with the Envelope Distort tool.

    7 votes

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  9. Disabled Corner Widget still flashes when I click any of the bounding box’s controls

    I don’t use Corner Widget (I have superior tools for corners) and thus have it disabled in the View menu.
    However, each time I click (but not drag) side or corner markers of the bounding box, these pesky circles in sharp corners flash at me — like the GIF shows.

    ...why do I click it like this in the first place? I love clicking, I think.

    1 vote

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  10. トラックパッドを使って3本指ドラッグをした時の挙動

    トラックパッド使用時 3本指ドラッグを使用し オブジェクトを移動させた後、指を離した瞬間に オブジェクトが停止した場所と違う場所に動いてしまいます。マウスで操作した時は大丈夫です。改善をお願い致します。

    2 votes

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  11. Missing cancel button on background remove

    in the updated 2026 illustrator the Remove Background button leaves no option to cancel

    unrelated the updated firefly image 5 embedded in photoshop is non functional...

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  12. Live dimensions expand when pasted or duplicated using any method

    If you want to make a copy of existing artwork with dimensions, you have to remember to lock the layer (which gets unlocked anytime you create a new dimension), and select only the artwork, or these live dimensions just die...

    ...but the dimensions don’t get copied over if you copy something with move dialog! There is no such an option in the dialog! And Opt/Alt moving won’t create these! And even duplicating an artboard!!!

    Same deal with Copy and Paste commands.

    Infuriating.

    3 votes

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  13. No me deja editar el punto de ancla y no deja redondear los vectores

    Por este medio solicito que arregle eso o una solucion al problema

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  14. The tooltip about the ability to smooth a part of the path get displayed many times instead of once until tried

    The tooltip about being able to use the direct selection tool to select only a few anchor points and smooth just that portion is helpful... once. Afterwards, it's just distracting. Please have it turn off either after the first time it appears, or if the user has successfully done this maneuver at least once.

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  15. Points move just slightly when segment is modified / reshaped using Anchor Point Tool

    This is a TINY problem, but as all the problem with precision, these do accumulate, leading to other problems — especially when exported into other more precise appications.

    To even see this within Ai a plugin is used, PathScribe by Astute Graphics, that allows to display distances between selected points, when 'Show Anchor Point Coordinate Ranges' option is enabled.

    Here, in a Print-based document (doesn’t matter really) I set up two perfect squares with integer sizes, placed on a grid perfectly. When I select two point occupying the same position, the plugin panel tells me these are coincident.

    Now I…

    2 votes

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  16. Color Sampling Ring lags when used for Gradient tool picked from Gradient panel

    The “Straw Tool” in “Gradient” experiences a delay when the mouse is moved

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  17. Ai won’t change the fill of an object when using Shape Builder exactly according to rules

    A minor quirk of the Shape Builder.
    Following this post by Hanako Igarashi (hamko): https://x.com/hamko1114/status/2035911311763399048?s=20

    As per the post, when Shape Builder tool is selected, the color chosen in the Color panel, Swatches, or Color Picker, won’t recolor the selected objects (that is a big difference with Live Paint tools, that would recolor the selection, unless a 'Live Paint Select' selection is made), but use the set color to force on a result of the next Shape Builder Union operation.

    This happens only when 'Pick Color From' option is set to 'Swatches' in the tool’s options (called by Enter)... and…

    4 votes

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  18. L'utilisation de l'outil Pipette nécessite l'utilisation du sélecteur de couleurs et la pression sur Entrée.

    Quand j'utilise la pipette pour sélectionner une couleur (peu importe en rvb ou CMJN) sur des visuels simples, (la plupart du temps) je suis obligée de passer par le sélecteur pour refaire la démarche et obligatoirement je dois appuyer sur entrée pour valider mon choix (si je fais ok ça ne marche pas non plus) (je suis sur mac 14.3.1) j'utilise illustrator 30.0.0 (et ce problème persiste depuis 2- 3versions antérieures déjà. J'avais essayé sur la suivante sans succès non plus. merci pour votre retour

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  19. Join tool creates bezier curves on straight lines

    Windows 11 Home, 25H2
    Adobe Illustrator, v29.8.4

    I connect straight lines together with the Join tool. In those corners I expect the lines to be straight lines on both sides of the node, but in some places I get Bezier curves. I really don't want that as this forces me to go over every node that was formed.

    The next issue is that during the Join tool process it adds one node (always only one for some reason). I then have to localize it and delete it. That's very frustrating.

    Plus I want a way to I want a way…

    2 votes

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  20. Free Transform resets frame after each use

    If it was the only problem... Have you ever tried to "free transform" an object like you can do it with Photoshop in a breeze ? Free Transform tool (Free Distort) resets the handles to the rectangular bounding box after each handle drag! Super convenient to adjust a deformation! But did Adobe internally have the distortion tools proposed in Illustrator tested? there are 3 or 4 but all are tedious to use and very incomplete. Please, Adobe, put all this in the trash and replace these useless things with a single tool effective and intuitive... exactly like the "free transform"…

    1 vote

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