Severe selection lag on direct click (Marquee selection works fine) - Illustrator 30.3 - macOS Tahoe (M4)
Hi everyone,
I am experiencing a critical issue that is completely breaking my workflow in Adobe Illustrator, and I suspect it might be a specific bug in the latest version or a compatibility issue with the new hardware/OS.
The Problem:
Whenever I try to select any element by clicking directly on it, the program takes a long time to react, select the object, and display the bounding box (the resizing and rotation handles). This delay makes it impossible to work efficiently or even copy/paste quickly.
The strange part is that if I select the object by dragging the cursor (marquee/area selection), the response is immediate and works perfectly. The lag only happens with a direct click on the object.
My Suspicions:
Given that my hardware is very powerful, I suspect the bottleneck is related to the rendering of the new rotation properties on the bounding box or the background calculations of the Generative AI Contextual Taskbar that trigger upon selection.
My System Specs:
Computer: Mac mini (2024)
Chip: Apple M4
Memory: 24 GB RAM
OS: macOS Tahoe 26.4.1
Illustrator Version: 30.3
What I have already tried (without success):
To save time, here is a list of everything I have already tested, and none of these solved the issue:
Disabling GPU Performance.
Disabling Smart Guides (Cmd + U).
Hiding the Contextual Taskbar.
Adjusting Selection Tolerance and disabling "Object Selection by Path Only".
Closing the Properties Panel while working.
Hiding the Bounding Box (Cmd + Shift + B).
Resetting Illustrator Preferences to factory defaults.
I am attaching a video where you can clearly see the difference between the slow selection (direct click) and the fast response (marquee selection).
Is anyone else using an M4 chip or macOS Tahoe experiencing this selection bug? Any help or workaround would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
Francisco Velásquez
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