Illustrator not copying SVG code to clipboard
After updating to v 27.5, objects that I copy and then paste into other apps are pasting as un-antialiased rasterized images. Previously, the copied data would paste as vectors into apps that accept SVG data, and antialiased transparent PNG images in other apps. To get around this I am first pasting into XD, then copying the data as SVG. It would be good to restore the original behavior of the clipboard.
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According to the team, SVG copy/paste was disabled by default as many customers see performance issues on Windows 11 (due to clipboard recorder). It can get enabled back again in Preferences > Clipboard Handling > Include SVG Code.
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This is really an important catch. Can you actually confirm, with a test, that the previous version (if you have it installed) handles it differently and the SVGs get copied and pasted fine?
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@Egor Chistyakov Yes, I have retained this setting for several years. Honestly if I could just get the antialiased/transparent clipboard bitmaps to work it would be a huge help for things like pasting into google docs.
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Dave, are you sure you have 'Include SVG Code' option enabled in Preferences > Clipboard Handling? Please check.