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  1. Cannot undo paragraph or character style changes or deletions

    If I make any changes to paragraph of character styles, I cannot undo them, even if I delete a style. Changes are not registered at all as undo states. The only way to undo is to revert to a previous save.

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    Under Review  ·  Anish Kumar responded

    Hi Elmo,

    Thanks for reporting the issue. We are able to reproduce this at our end and will look into this.

    Thanks
    Anish

  2. Bounding Box Persistence while traversing history: failure mode

    Hello, this is a very light bug that has been pestering me.
    I'm running Ai CC 21.1.0

    Bug Summary:
    While traversing the Ai history using (Cmd+z and Shift+Cmd+z) the bounding box loses track of which elements are being manipulated between the different states. This may depend on number of elements, which will then point to performance limitations but I am running on a 2016 MacBook Pro, 16 GB Memory, 2.7 GHz i7 processor, Radeon Pro 455 and Intel HD Graphics 530 1536 MB for graphics.

    Steps to Reproduce:
    1. Take a mixed sample of marks, shapes, type.
    2. Make unique…

    12 votes

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  3. Layer panel not working with document multiple windows

    Hi, I have the AI latest release (21.1.0) and I'm facing an issue with multiple windows on two different screens of the same project.
    The layers panel is not responding when I want to open a layer tree, block and hide/show.

    I read there are some problems with the GPU preview so I tried to disabled it but the problem is still there.

    I try to explain what I'm doing:
    1. Open an empty New Document
    2. Add two new layers
    3. Draw something on every layer
    4. Duplicate the window going to Window > New Window (I want to…

    12 votes

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  4. The ExtendScript debugger cannot be attached. Please fix the previous version as well

    Please refer to the link for the symptoms.

    Previous thread
    Illustrator 30.8: ExtendScript debugger cannot attach — ESTK endpoint never responds

    https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/51665947-illustrator-30-8-extendscript-debugger-cannot-att

    This matter was completed with "Fixed in Beta Build 31.0.0.29".
    The current version has passed without being modified.

    I'm in a lot of trouble with this.
    In addition to the latest version, I have to continue to use the old version at the same time for my DTP work.
    Please also correct 29.8.11 and 30.8.2.

    <にほんご>
    ExtendScript デバッガがアタッチできません。従来バージョンも直してください

    症状についてはリンク先を参照してください。
    この件は「Beta Build 31.0.0.29 で修正されました」で完了されてしまいました。
    現行バージョンは修正されないまま過ぎ去ってしまいました。

    これでは、私はとても困ります。
    私のDTP仕事は最新バージョンのほか、旧バージョンも同時に使い続けなければならないのです。
    29.8.11 と 30.8.2 も修正してください。

    11 votes

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  5. Recolor not working with Color Books

    1. Windows 11 Pro 25H2
    2. Adobe Illustrator Desktop v30.7
    3. Steps: Select artwork to be recolored>in the recolor advanced options diaglogue panel select the color book (doesn't appear to matter which one)>results are that some or all of the "new" colors are 50%black.
    4. Until yesterday when I updated Illustrator to the most recent version, recoloring cmyk or rgb colors to a specific color book, specifically my old pantone+ solid coated color book as that's what I use for work, returned the expected pantone+ solid coated equivelant colors consistently. Help please!
    11 votes

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  6. Transform Each for linked images affects the firstly selected ones only, ignoring those added to a selection later with a marquee

    As found by @SugarT2O (https://x.com/SugarT2O/status/2064603604322066447), when selecting linked images in several steps, adding them to selection with Shift held, Ai would apply Transform Each only to the first selection made, ignoring those added to the selection with subsequent marqueeing.

    Steps are quite simple.
    1. Add 2 linked images in a document.
    2. Select one on canvas (a click is fine)
    3. Hold Shift and marquee (not click!) the other one
    4. Call Transform Each and input something like 150% in Width

    Notice only the first image selected is affected.
    A ridiculous bug!

    11 votes

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  7. Objects with Perceptual Gradients applied (and no Dither) gets rasterized fully on PDF export, instead of becoming clipped rasters

    It still rasterizes the whole object, rather than converting it to a clipped bitmap (unless you also enable Dither though).
    Here’s a demo.

    11 votes

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  8. Pattern Scale Not Working

    My pattern scale has stopped working recently for user created patterns (it works ok on the default patterns). Previously I could create a pattern but dragging into the swatch menu, and then when I dragged the corners, the scale of the pattern would adjust along with the size of my shape. Now it does not.

    I have checked that "Transform Both (object and pattern)" is selected from the Transform Panel dropdown, along with Settings > General > Transform Pattern Tiles is also checked on.

    This has been going on since late July 2025 - I've tried every troubleshooting method I…

    11 votes

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  9. Images within opacity masks shift

    When using multiple opacity masks in a file in an earlier version, including 29.31. Opening it in illustrator 29.4 almost all the images used for the masks are repositioned to the center of the page.

    11 votes

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  10. 異体字グリフがプレビュー用に保存しても表示されない

    macOS14.7.2/27inch iMac/i5/32GB/1TB
    Illustrator ver.29.3

    再現手順
    1.新規ドキュメントを開き任意のテキストを入力し適当な単語を入力し一部のキャラクタを選択して異体字に変更する(異体字を含むフォントを指定すること)。
    2.「ファイルプレビュー用に許可されたフォントを埋め込む」チェックボックスをONにして保存して閉じる。
    3.指定したフォントをアンインストールする。
    4.先のドキュメントをIllustratorで開く。
    5.異体字が指定されたキャラクタが「notdef」グリフで表示される。

    期待する結果
    埋め込まれたフォントを利用してオリジナルの体裁が表示される。

    実際の結果
    異体字を指定した部分がnotdef(U+0000)にフォールバックする。

    Translated:
    Step to Reproduce
    1. Open a new document, enter any text, type the appropriate word, select some characters and change them to alternate glyph (specify the font that contains the ALT).
    2. Check the "Embed allowed fonts for file preview" check box, save and close the file.
    3. Uninstall the specified fonts.
    4. Open the previous document in Illustrator.
    5. The character with the ALT specified will be displayed with the "notdef" glyph.

    Expected result
    The original appearance is displayed using the embedded font.

    Actual…

    11 votes

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  11. Select Unused Swatches does not select the second black swatch in Grays color group

    — Create a new Print document with default swatches.
    — Delete ALL the presets: brushes, symbols, graphic styles...
    — Now Open Swatches and run Select All Unused command from its flyout menu.
    White and Black are not selected (expected in a way).
    But notice that 'C=0 M=0 Y=0 K=100' is also not selected.
    So when all the selected swatches get deleted, this black duplicate stays, and the color group stays, and you have to delete it manually — each time.

    I tried to understand what forces Ai to keep it.
    As I said, not presets remain, and I redefine the…

    11 votes

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  12. 11 votes

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  13. Artwork gets shifted when an artboard is resized with width and height constrained and Scale Artwork Constrained enabled

    CC 2025 v29.0 introduces the long-awaited "Scale Artwork with Artboard" option. When we drag the transformation frame with the Artboard tool, the objects are scaled synchronously, and the position’s calculated properly.
    However, when we start to enter the width or height of the artboard, with Constrain locked, the objects get shifted relative to the artboard after being scaled.
    The problem has been confirmed on both MacOS and PC.

    11 votes

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  14. Illustrator prevents Mac display from sleeping due to inactivity

    When Illustrator is left open for some time, it prevents my MacBook display from turning off and locking. It also prevents the screensaver from coming on. I am 100% sure this is caused by Illustrator because I have done the following experiment twice:

    1. Change the screen saver to come on after 1 minute.
    2. Leave the Mac idle for over 1 minute.
    3. Screen saver does not start.
    4. Close Illustrator application.
    5. Leave the Mac idle again.
    6. Observe that the screen saver starts and the computer locks after 1 minute.

    After restarting Illustrator, the problem goes away for a short time but then…

    11 votes

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  15. Hitting Escape while editing a field does not cancel the value but applies it

    I don’t know why nobody reports this...
    If I input something in a field and I want to abort and return to the previous value, I hit Escape.

    Sometimes the first Escape closes the suggestions dropdown (like in browsers), and only the second one restores the previous value.

    A LOT of apps follow this rule except browsers:
    Affinity Designer, Inkscape, CorelDRAW, Blender...
    Non-design ones too: MS Office, Google Docs, various text editors... A LOT.

    Some apps keep the value entered, but don’t apply it, and put the old one back when an object get reselected — Xara does it.

    Some…

    11 votes

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  16. クラウドドキュメントとして保存する際にエラーが出る

    macOS 13.6.3
    Illustrator ver.28.3

    1.ILlustratorにて新規ドキュメントを作成
    2.御存ダイアログを表示しクラウドドキュメントを選択。
    3.新規フォルダをクリックし表示されるダイアログに日本語(ascii以外の文字を含む)で名前を付けて保存をクリック。
    4.3で作成したフォルダ内に更にフォルダを作成するため、新規フォルダをクリックし表示されるダイアログに日本語(ascii以外の文字を含む)で名前を付けて保存をクリック。
    5.4で作成したフォルダ内で保存をクリック
    6.エラーダイアログが表示され保存できない。

    期待した結果
    階層が深いディレクトリ構造でも正常にクラウドファイルが保存される。

    実際の結果
    フォルダ構造が多重構造である状態でフォルダ名にマルチバイト文字が利用されていた場合、クラウドドキュメントを保存できない。

    フォルダ階層が2層以上で、かつフォルダ名称がマルチバイト文字を含む場合、クラウドドキュメントの保存が失敗します。
    これはver.27.8以降で起きる問題です。ver.26以前のIllustratorでは正常に保存可能です。
    手元のテストではハイアスキーやルーン文字では保存できるがキリル文字はダメなど全てのマルチバイトがだめだというわけではありませんでした。

    以下のコミュニティスレッドをご参照ください。
    https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustratorフォーラム-discussions/ver-27-7以降で-クラウドの一定階層以下のディレクトリ内に新規保存できなくなりました/td-p/14510599?profile.language=ja

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  17. Scaling proportionally not working with Use Preview Bounds enabled

    Very weird issue happening at the moment. I was working on a file and realized some things which were supposed to be proportionate were not. I double checked and actually Illustrator was not scaling things proportionally!
    Video to show what happens.

    So far I've uninstalled Illustrator and re-installed it. Seems like keeping Preview Bounds off is the only thing that works. If you got any ideas please let me know :)

    Thank you <3

    11 votes

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  18. Drop shadows appear lighter in v28.1

    Drop shadows appear lighter in version 28.1 compared to previous versions.

    Applying a drop shadow and opening the same file side-by-side in two versions makes this clear. Both shadows have the same settings, files have the same colour settings and profile, and are displayed on the same monitor.

    The example images show version 28.1 and 27.9, but the change is evident between 28.0 and 28.1.

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  19. The ignoreWhite property of tracingOptions does not work

    Illustrator v 28.0 - Image Trace option check box for Ignore White has been replaced with Ignore Color and an eyedropper option. While I think this is a good addition for manual use, it appears to have somewhat broken the ability to use image trace properly in javascript as the change has made the original "tracingOptions.ignoreWhite = true" no longer work. I suspect there is now an additional option/variable responsible for the color to be ignored's selection but it doesnt appear to be refferenced in any of the current documentation. I've tried adding the method for Abutting (also undocumented) as…

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  20. Enter while typing does not get recorded in history as an Undo step

    When I type a text in Illustrator and hit Enter to make a paragraph break, it does not get recorded into the history as an operation I can undo. This means all typed paragraphs get clumped in history together and get undone as a whole.

    This is not how many other apps do, including InDesign and Word.

    Some apps also consider line breaks as an interruption of flow, which would have been handy too.

    It is quite similar to this report:
    Illustrator does not treat the auto bullets as a separate Undo step
    https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/46954429

    and is related to this one:…

    11 votes

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