All options within Window > Type are greyed out when 'Enable Wacom' option is enabled
Running Illustrator 2026 (version 30.0) on a M4 Pro Mac Mini. Access to all Type options are greyed out (accessed via Window > Type). I noticed that, in the preferences, under Devices, there was an 'Enable Wacom' option, which was checked. (I don't have a Wacom tablet, though I do have an XP-Pen drawing display, though it was not plugged in, and all drivers and extensions were disabled, and I've only used it with Illustrator 2025.) However, I unchecked the option, restarted Illustrator, and all text options were available again.
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It certainly is, even though I can’t tell how ...perhaps some users would find this. Plus, if anything similar bubbles up, I will remember this one.
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Hi Egor,
I've created a test document with a text area filled with random text. Whether or not 'Enable Wacom' was checked, Change Case, Select Same, and Window > Type options were all available (i.e., not greyed out).
Having then conducted the same experiment on the document I had a problem with and the issue now appears to have resolved itself by clearing the Wacom checkbox and restarting.
I also thought it might have something to do with a document opened and saved in the previous version of Illustrator, but there was no problem in editing a document I'd previously saved in 2025.
Therefore this issue seems to have resolved itself. Perhaps the problem occurred when reading preferences (or whatever) on the first document opened in the new version, and unchecking and restarting 'blew the cobwebs away' from the preferences?
I hope this analysis is helpful …
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It feels similar to this report:
Select Same and Change Case commands are disabled for type
http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/50637410When the option checked — can you confirm these become grayed out too?
