Copy via Layers panel “target” selection doesn’t populate external clipboard (works only with Selection Tool)
When selecting objects using the target (circle) icon in the Layers panel, copy/paste works inside Illustrator but fails when pasting into external applications (e.g. Figma, TextEdit).
The same objects, when selected using the Selection Tool, copy/paste correctly across apps.
Tested on AI 30.3 & 29.8.6 on Mac Tahoe 26.3.1
Steps to reproduce
- Create a simple shape (e.g. rectangle or circle)
- In the Layers panel, click the target icon (circle) for the object
Press Cmd+C
- Switch to another app (e.g. Figma, Sketch, TextEdit, browser)
Paste (Cmd+V)
Actual result
- Nothing is pasted in external applications
- Clipboard appears empty or unsupported
Expected result
- Objects should be correctly copied to the system clipboard
- Paste should work in external apps (PDF/SVG/AICB formats), same as when using the Selection Tool
Franz Hoffman
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Thanks Egor, confirming the following:
- The issue happens on Paths or Images, but Texts will copy the string into the clipboard
- The issue also happens on Windows 11 with AI 30.3, 28.1 and Beta 30.5
- SVG is enabled in Clipboard Settings, and activating AICB does not solve the issue -
I try this on Windows 10 using 30.0 and Beta, doesn’t seem to happen (AICB is enabled, SVG is not, I try to paste into Inkscape).
Interesting... perhaps it’s OS-specific. Franz, does it apply to paths only, or type objects are also affected?
