Illustrator (Desktop) Bugs
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- Details of your operating system
- The version of Adobe Illustrator (desktop)
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67 results found
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Tool panels are enlarged or scaled up
Updated to Illustrator 2019 - workspace panels have increased dramatically in size - see screen grab of Illustrator and the same area in photoshop.
Solutions helpful as I cannot have as many panel open as they now take up so much space!
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Polish translation TERRIBLE QUIRKS
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
POLISH TRANSLATION1)
WHERE
Right click on typographic objectENG
Create OutlinesPL current
ZmieĠna krzywePL proper
Zmień na krzyweREASON
A terrible, ugly typo - present for many editions of Illustrator!!!
Ġ character does not exist in Polish language
IT MAKES ME SICK EVERY TIME I LOOK AT IT!!!2)
WHERE
Illustrator CC -> Preferencje -> Jednostki
Illustrator CC - > Preferences -> UnitsENG
TypePL current
TypPL proper
TekstREASON
Translator didn’t give a **** about the context3)
WHERE
Nazwa palety narzędziowej: Odnajdywanie ścieżek
Tool palette name: Pathfinder
MENU: Okno -> Odnajdywanie…5 votes -
Unable to highlight values in Properties panel > Transform
I am unable to hightlight any values with the mouse cursor that are contained in the textbox fields within the Properties Panel > Transform e.g. Width or Height.
Using latest version of Windows 10 and Illustrator 2021 (Desktop).
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Both Basic and Advanced toolbars are displayed at once
Suddenly I have two toolbars?
I have no clue what might have let to this. Photoshop and InDesign are open too.Screenshot attached.
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Tools move in tool bar, I need to reset tool bar back to default but then moves again with 2/3 mins of working. Please advise. Thanks.
Tools move in tool bar, I need to reset tool bar back to default but then moves again with 2/3 mins of working. Please advise. Thanks.
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Garbled names in menu in Ukrainian UI language, missing commands
Version 29.8.1 Missing and replaced symbols in some commands, and commands such as shadow disappear. The program has been reinstalled
3 votesReported as fixed in the latest general release.
Please test and check if it works as expected for you, and comment back if it still lingers.
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3 votes
この問題は、Windows 11 の 5 月の月例リリースにより発生しました。
この問題に関する報告は、現在寄せられておりません。
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Workspace toolbars disappearing
Ai CC 2019 - all of a sudden all the toolbars have disappeared and won't stay reinstated. Workspace will not reset nor change modes.
3 votesPlease reset your preferences and upgrade to latest release 23.0.2 we have fixed the toolbar issue there.
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Stop asking about switching to the Touch interface
I have a laptop with a touch screen (that I never use, and never intend to use). Every time I open Illustrator, it tells me that it has detected that I am using a touch enabled screen and asks if I want to switch. I would be VERY appreciative if you could make this pop up with a "don't ask me again on this computer" checkbox as it is really annoying as it not always obvious that it has popped up and it makes the screen unresponsive.
3 votesHi,
Sorry to hear that this dialog was annoying you so much. I am glad to share that this has been removed from the latest release of Illustrator. Please upgrade to latest version to get rid of this issue.
Thanks
Anish Kumar
Illustrator Team -
Return the ORIGINAL toolbar especially Direct Selection tool!!!
why change the steering wheel? SMH
3 votesThe way tool panels get customized was changed since the report, and it’s no longer possible to accidentally drag-n-drop tool without enabling the editing mode. If this still happens for you, please comment.
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Object size (width/height) swapped in control bar.
See attached screenshot. Control bar shows the width and height of the object/rectangle incorrectly. 'Transform' box shows correct info, but control bar swaps the 2 dimensions.
2 votesShape’s width and height differ from path's width and height, as explained in comments.
To deal with the second half of the problem, vote for this request to make Offset Path to respect the original position and the direction of a path.
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Rectangle’s horizontal and vertical measurements are swapped
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018)
Processor: 2.6 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i7
Mac OS Monterey 12.0.1 (21A559)
Adobe Illustrator 26.0.2When selecting an object, like a rectangle, the horizontal and vertical measurements in the tool bar are swapped. They appear correctly in the Transform window.
For example, a horizontal rectangle could be 7pt x 5pt, but when selected in the tool bar it shows 5 in the <--> dialog box and 7 in the vertical box.
I have restarted my computer and restarted illustrator.
See screen caps below.2 votesAs per the comment:
Illustrator allows to access dimensions of an object as well as dimensions of a live shape. In case when a shape is rotated by 90° the shape’s size values can look swapped compared to measured sizes. It’s like tilting a head. See attached images inside for clarifications.
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Measurements of objects
OS X 10.15.6, Illustrator 24.2.3
I guess it is a new feature so that it works like in Indesign. That is at least annoying, at worst horribly dangerous for users who work with exact measurements:
You draw a path and make it 100 mm x 100 mm. By adding an outline of 5 mm the new measurements are 105 mm x 105 mm. I know that is the way to work with in an optical way, but if you want to have the path itself 100 mm x 100 mm, then that really sucks.
Suggestion would be a checkbox (or…2 votesDisable 'Use preview bounds' option to exclude strokes and effects from the bounding box
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No x- and y-values for rectangles in the top menu bar
The last Update 24.2 installed. When drawing a rectangle there are no more x- and y-values shown in the top menu bar!!! So they can’t be edited. Only the width and height is shown. How miserable.
2 votesI happens when the width of the screen is not wide enough to fit all the elements the Control panel can display. Some blocks, especially from the Transform section, get omitted.
To workaround this without purchasing a larger display, one can open the Control panel's flyout menu, untick some options, like Align, and check if the section needed returns. If yes — then please vote here for a feature that would allow us to change the order of blocks in Control: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-feature-requests/suggestions/40231882-allow-us-to-chose-order-of-controls-in-control-pan
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Artboard units do not follow what is set in preferences (v 24.0.3)
Set units to be in inches, but Paragraphs palette shows fields in points.
2 votesThe issue is no longer happening in the latest versions. If something similar happens for you — please comment of log a new bug report.
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Cannot close main application window with keyboard shortcut
When there are no documents open, it's apparently not possible to close the application window from the keyboard (e.g. with the traditional shortcut Cmd+W). The Close option is disabled in the File menu.
2 votesHi Kit,
Cmd+W is used to close the documents, if you want to close the application, please use Cmd+Q
Thanks
Anish -
Oversize UI Elements in Ai 2019
I noticed that with the 2019 version of Illustrator (23.0), the entire UI of the software seems to be "supersized." It is as if every pixel is now rendered oversized. Not just in the drawing area, but all the tools, controls, panels, everything.
I've attached a "full screen" screen shot of the 2019 (v. 23.0) welcome screen, and the (reinstalled) 2018 (v. 22.1) welcome screen. Both are maximized on the same physical screen, the display on my MacBook Pro. See how the buttons and other elements are larger in the 2019 version? Like it is somehow zoomed in.
I do…
2 votesPlease refer to the link below to understand how to use Illustrator’s preference dialog to set the scale.
https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/customizing-workspace.html#Scaletheuserinterface -
Behavior of buttons in the character panel when automatically converted to an icon panel
I'm using macOS Tahoe 26.2, with English system language and the Japanese version of Illustrator. This issue started with Illustrator version 30.
- Check "Automatically turn into icon panel" in the User Interface preferences.
- Click the ♥ button in the character panel or the scroll bar when selecting a font.
- The character panel closes.
- This issue did not occur up to version 29 of Ai.
1 voteReported to be fixed in the general build 30.3
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Traditional Chinese UI Translation Issue Report--"屬性" (Properties / Attributes)
Traditional Chinese UI Translation Issue Report
To Whom It May Concern,I've encountered a translation issue in the Traditional Chinese interface of Adobe Illustrator, where two different functional panels share the same translated name, "屬性" (Properties / Attributes), which causes confusion for users.
Properties panel:
In Illustrator 2024, this panel was translated as "內容" . However, in Illustrator 2025, its name has been changed to "屬性".
Its function is to dynamically display the most commonly used attributes and control options based on the currently selected object or tool.Attributes panel:
This panel has consistently been named "屬性" (Attributes).
Its primary…1 voteThe issue has been fixed in the latest GA 29.7.1 build.
The older “Attributes” panel now shows as “進階屬性"(Advanced Attributes) instead of just “屬性”.
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Paste in front places objects in a wrong position
Just updated to Illustrator 28.3 on macOS Ventura 13.4 on iMac 19,1.
Paste in front is fine on current artboard copied from. But paste in front does not land in corresponding location on another target artboard.
i.e. - copy text or art from artboard A. Paste in front artboard A lands in exact same spot. Paste in front artboard B (same size, but to the right of A) lands at -6.568" @ 139.125° from artboard A location (up and to the left). Artboard C (2nd document) lands up and to the left -19.6735" @ 169.064° of expected location.1 voteThe bug vanished after a reboot.
If you encounter this again — please leave a comment.
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