Bug: Typing a "+" to begin a point text object and then following it with a space will break the point text object.
Typing a "+" to begin a point text object and then following it with a space will break the point text object. I have replicated on a completely separate machine with a different user. This is a bad bug for people trying to put a telephone number with a country code into a layout.
System info:
• Illustrator 29.6
• MacBook Pro M4
• 48 GB RAM
• macOS Sequoia 15.5.
Steps to repeat:
1. Create a new point text object
2. Type in "+ 123456789" (plus followed by a space followed by 123456789)
Observed behaviour:
• The cursor jumps forward, almost like a tab
• Anything you type afterwards (like 123456789) is fine, and deletable, but the "+ " is there forever, and cannot be accessed the cursor.
Expected behaviour:
• The point text would just read "+ 123456789", and I would be able to edit all of the text.
Steve Ross
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Steve Ross
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Thanks Egor, I see. Yikes that is not a helpful feature for me, as I've never had to use a + character as a bullet. At any rate, I do see the buttons you mentioned—thank you. That said, it's odd that, short of going into Settings…, it is impossible to have a + and a space to start a line. When I see the auto-bullet behaviour occur, I click the "Bullet" button you mentioned—it just keeps deleting the + altogether when I do this. The better behaviour in this situation, in my opinion, would be to leave the + in the point text object—I want to disable the bullet behaviour, not delete the plus. This seems like it would be a common issue for anyone trying to add a telephone number with a country code. It would be interesting to check the usage data for undos and workaround combinations to see how many folks are encountering this.
The good news is that I am able to follow your advice and disable the auto-bullets in Settings…, which solves my problem.
Thanks for your help,
Steve
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Steve, this is Ai converting your + into a bullet automatically.
If you don’t need these to get converted, disable the option in Preferences > Type > Automatic Bulleted and Numbered lists while typing.
Also you can disable just the list using the Paragraph panel — there should be two button to deal with lists.
Please comment back if it works for you.
