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  1. broken: reading File date properties

    Unable to read date properties from a File on Mac (does work on Windows)

    alert(app.activeDocument.path.modified)
    alert(app.activeDocument.path.created)

    // always returns null as if file is not saved

    I tested on:
    Mac mini M1, macOS Montery 12.3.1, Ai 26.2.1 and Ai beta 26.4.2
    Macbook Pro Intel, macOS Catalina 10.15.7 Ai 26.2.1

    2 votes

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  2. Symbols don't display when mapped onto 3D artwork - Illustrator 26.2.1

    MacOS 11.6.5 iMac - non-retina NVIDIA GeForce GTX 775M 2 GB - 32GB RAM
    Illustrator 26.2.1
    Hello, I'm trying to map a symbol onto a 3D extruded object (See attached) using the new 3D interface. All I see are some black lines. No matter which symbol (even my own), what scale or rotation I use, the display of the mapped symbol does not change?

    1 vote

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  3. SVG The Gradient go to black and the mask failed

    Hi, I use 26.2.1 version, I close illustrator and restart and export SVG, with Presentation Attributes, the Gradient go to black and the mask failed.
    I have surveryed file and report, you can see that.

    4 votes

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  4. Cmd + Tab app switching forcibly keeps Illustrator in focus

    When Illustrator (at full-screen mode) is in focus, and when executing the quick-app-switching Mac shortcut (cmd+tab) to the previous app, Illustrator always remains in focus. Even though the OS thinks the new app has focus — it will, for instance, invisibly receive keyboard inputs — Illustrator's UI nevertheless retains complete hold over the display, save for the OS toolbar. Chrome, Finder, even something as simple as Calculator; none of them show up. I've had to downgrade to Illustrator v.25 just to get work done.

    Illustrator v.26.2.1
    macOS 10.15.7
    3.2 GHz 6-core Intel Core i7 Mac Mini (2018)
    64 GB RAM…

    2 votes

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  5. Illustrator CC 2022 not correctly fonts in SVG format

    Why is there an email icon next to Adobe Illustrator if the intent is to email the Illustrator team, not be redirected to a marketing landing page.

    I'm using an Adobe Font (Trajan Pro 3) for a logotype: I set the font to outlines, but if I attempt to make the characters one compound path, the letters appear broken. If I leave the characters as individual compound paths, and save as an SVG, the SVG file shows the letters in a garbled fashion.

    When does Adobe expect to resolve this issue in CC?

    1 vote

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  6. Opening file

    After working on a file and trying to save it, it kept telling me it couldn't save. I finally gave up and then just saved it as a PDF. I was able to work from the PDF. So i saved the PDF. And now I can't open the PDF or the illustrator file. It gives me the dialog: Can't open the illustration. The file is locked or in use. ID: -54

    It's also not letting me upload the illustrator file here, only the PDF file.

    1 vote

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  7. 2 votes

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  8. Can't save a file without closing the program.

    Everytime when I save a file, the program shuts off. The same for InDesign.

    1 vote

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  9. Can't Access a Saved File from a folder in Google Drive

    The Issue:
    I saved an illustrator file then closed the program. After some days, I reopened the program. I could see the preview thumbnail showing my latest edit but when I clicked on it to open, it went back to a much earlier version of the file. This has now happened twice. Please help if you have solved this successfully.

    Details:
    Illustrator 26.2.1 (64-bit)
    OS: Windows 10
    RAM: 12GB
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6600U CPU @ 2.60GHz 2.81 GHz

    1 vote

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  10. Text missing on .ai file when I preview it or bring it into Indesign

    OS Catalina v. 10.15.7, Illustrator v. 25.4.1

    Text is in the document (.ai file), but when I preview it or place it into InDesign it disappears. When I save it to a pdf from Illustrator it looks fine in preview, acrobat and InDesign. As a temporary fix I can place the pdf into Indesign, but that's not ideal.

    1 vote

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  11. SVG export crashes

    Exporting to SVG causes Illustrator 26.2.1 (64-bit) on Window 10 (21H2 19044.1645) to crash. No export is created.

    2 votes

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  12. swatch panel missing

    The swatch panel is completely missing all of the sudden. This is a PERTINENT feature for me and needs to be fixed ASAP.

    1 vote

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  13. metadata is stripped when saved as PNG

    When exporting a PNG the metadata is not preserved. We use the metadata to find a graphic for future requests. I have Adobe Illustrator 2022. My operating system is Windows 10.

    3 votes

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  14. Please stop changing things around

    PLEASE STOP CHANGING THINGS AROUND.

    We often have very tight deadlines. Please stop changing settings and moving things around. It has a lot of impact on our ability to meet deadlines. When you moving things around we have to spend an extra unexpected 2/3 hours late at night try to figure out what has changed and how to do it the new way.

    1 vote

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  15. Open Illustrator 26.2.1 pallet drops in my desktop window .. when open, as photo shows 4-17-22

    See photo clipping ... intermittent, recurring. No other adobe open aps do this ... just Illustrator. Bug .. Yes. Annoyance. Yes. Mac OS 12.3.1 Monterey, 27" display desktop. From wake.

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  16. Clipping Mask gets rendered wrong

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)
    Just recently install the macOS Monterey
    Using the newest version of Illustrator 2022

    The clipping mask doesn't work after I zoom in or zoom out.
    It shows what is inside the clipping mask with different shapes randomly every time just like the images below. I have to move around the image to get the original shape of the clipping mask.

    It works quite well in Illustrator 2018 actually.
    But the Illustrator 2018 version seems can not be downloaded anymore.

    I think people should be allowed to download the older version which they found most…

    2 votes

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  17. ファイルを開けない

    1 windows11 Illustrator v26.2.1
    2 pcを立ち上げて1回目のイラレ起動
    3 起動直後に出てくるクラウドファイルの履歴画面から開く
    4 開かないのでメニューバーのファイルから開こうとするが開かない。フリーズしているわけではないので終了し、再度起動すると開ける アップデート後から?最近毎回これです。

    1 vote

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    Need More Info  ·  PCM Maro responded

    Illustrator 製品版フィードバックへのご協力ありがとうございます。

    ご報告いただいた「Windows 11 でファイルを開けない」という問題についてですが、まず「Windows 11 はまだサポート対象外」であることをご了承ください。

    詳しくは Illustrator の必要システム構成

    https://helpx.adobe.com/jp/illustrator/system-requirements.html#windows-sys )ページを参照してください。

    その上で、いくつか質問させていただきます。

    • 開けないファイルは「クラウド」、「コンピューター(ローカル)」の両方ともですか?
    • PC 起動後の最初の Illustrator 起動だけで、2回目以降の起動では全く問題はありませんか?

    お手数をおかけいたしますが、ご確認くださいますようよろしくお願いいたします。

    Illustrator チーム


  18. baseline shift

    If a piece of text has a Baseline Shift, then you can no longer select the text at the anchor point, and then the Smart Guides no longer work. So if the text has a Baseline Shift.

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  19. SVG export with Internal CSS and Layer names - not working suddenly in 26.2.1 - export does not contain layer names; omits some layers

    Illustrator 26.2.1 CC on Mac OS (Intel)
    Export used to export layer names with these settings.
    Now it unexpectedly exports shortened group names.
    How can I revert back to old Illustrator version?

    2 votes

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