Hi. Since Illustrator 23 I have a very strange bug in the preview of offset path. When I select a shape and select offset path I get the dialog. In the dialog I can set the variables. if I then click ok all is well. But if I check preview I can see what the values I entered will do. So far so good. But then something strange happens. If I change a value I see the result in a preview, but I also see the first preview. The result is even added to the last preview path. And i can keep on doing this and the offset path keeps on growing...

But it gets even stranger when I click cancel. it does not cancel, it keeps all the previews in the artwork... I need to undo it for every 'preview' I got.

This makes working with this tool nearly unworkable.

I included a picture where I only checked and unchecked the preview checkmark a few times...

Please let me know how to fix this.

Thanks,

best regards,

Roger

We are experiencing resizing issue in the latest CEP version. Our extension allows user to resize extension's window, however whenever any navigation occur, window size resets. Problem exists in Illustrator CC 2018 (22.0.1), everything is working fine in previous version (CC 2017).
We already tried different geometry settings and extension UI types, but problem persists and seems to be related to engine itself.

We successfully reproduced this issue with official git hub sample extension. Steps to reproduce:
1. Open sample extension with debug mode enabled
2. Resize window
3. Change window location in console to any other page
4. After navigation, extension window size will reset

For now, the only working workaround we've got is to save window size and resize it after each request. However, this solution isn't very elegant as window still moves it's position to default one.

The new Properties panel has a fixed width. When it's in a tab group with panels that don't have a fixed width (eg. the Layers panel), the tab group exhibits different behaviours depending on whether the tab group is docked or free-floating.

When the tab group is free floating, switching between the tabs causes the panel to change width according to each tab's setting, which is what you would expect. Eg. Go to the Layers tab and make the panel very wide. Switch to the Properties tab and the panel auto-shrinks. Switch back to the Layers panel and the width auto-expands back to where you set it.

But when the tab group is docked to the side of the open document then no matter what width you set for a panel, the width auto-shrinks when the Properties panel is selected but doesn't auto-expand to it's previous width when you switch to a different tab. Eg. Start with the Layers panel and expand the width. Switch to the Properties tab and the panel auto-shrinks as expected. But switch back to the Layers tab and the panel does not auto-expand back to the previous width setting as it should, instead it stays at the Properties panel width (which is a useless width for most other panels)

This makes it very difficult to include the Properties panel in a tab group with panels of varying width, such as the Layers panel.

I've come across a consistent and reproducible bug whenever I save an AI file with Illustrator (Beta) v26/25.5 on Mac mini M1 running Big Sur 11.5.

When the .AI file is saved with linked images and opened with Illustrator 2021 or below, it spews the error "Illustrator could partially read this file." This never used to happen in prior versions to 25.5.

I've troubleshooted using different settings and even uninstalled and reinstalled both v26 and v25.5 to test with the same results.

If I were to save the AI file with embedded images, everything works fine. Likewise saved as an EPS file.

This is forcing me to ditch Illustrator (Beta) for the non-native 2021 version but this also means resaving files with embedded images before they can be used.

Frustrating and annoying. Anyone knows of a fix or workarounds?

The new update to Illustrator, 2018, seems to be having issues with files made in previous versions of Illustrator, as of 10/19/17. I'm having trouble setting the Units. When I try to set my rulers to inches, they seem to remain at points - even the properties pallet.

Although, I just reinstalled 2017 (on 10/20/17) because of these bugs and when I launched the AI app from the CC app, it launched the 2018 version (since I had not yet uninstalled it). When I checked again, this issue seems to have been resolved since yesterday. I kept double checking and I was definitely working in 2018. I thought this may have been remedied because I saved my previous file in 2018, then reopened it in 2018. However, when double checking the original file made in a previous version, the rulers were now working in 2018. I still plan to uninstall 2018 while Adobe works through similar bugs, but it is great to see how fast your teams are responding and fixing these issues. Thanks Adobe! I will check back in on the 2018 AI product in a couple of months and give it another try :)

When exporting to SVG, some tags are ignored and some are not for the same document and export event.
I tried reproducing the problem and were successful.
Also, I tried fixing the problem and were, in a sense, successful.

Fixed it using the assets option on the export panel: it creates 2 layers <g> tags. One of them has the correct naming (stroke) and the other is just generic (Layer2). The compiler put stroke inside layer2. Not good for my automation process and where did layer_2 come from? I did not create it.

Another fix is to save the artboard as a separate file, but that is crazy as it comes with a ton of unnecessary code and when working with multiple artboards, this turns into caos.

But when exporting as artoboard, the layer named (stroke) is ignored and not put into the final svg. The path id is preserved, but thats it.

So, something is wrong with the ids and objects naming or maybe just the export tool. I dont know what or why its ignoring the layer id for some artwork and not all artwork.