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  1. Sometimes Alt-dragging a Variable Stroke Width width handle results in the other side of the handle snapping to 0

    Sometimes Alt-dragging a Variable Stroke Width width handle results in the other side of the handle snapping to 0. Very unexpected behavior.

    I have not as yet found a repeatable test case for this, perhaps now that I've posted this bug I will try to isolate it the next time this happens to be and add it here :)

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  2. Overprint lines not working in Illustrator 2026 (v. 30)

    The overprint feature is not working (both lines and fills). Not only does it not work with the Separation Preview in the app, but when output to PDF it is confirmed to not work. Inks that are indicated to overprint are knocking out.

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  3. A width profile that is uneditable and rendered wrong

    Take a look at these two path; Illustrator says they have the same width profile, but it’s obviously not correct.
    If saved as Graphic styles — these do match.
    Paths match.
    Directions match (and simple reversing still looks different).
    The left-hand path cannot be edited with the native Width tool.

    I can edit these with Width Selector tool by Astute Graphics, but it makes the width changed in a different spot. Saving the style, clearing the appearance, reapplying the style — heals the bug. Deleting a leftmost segment... this keep the look the same (almost), but the bug gets healed…

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  4. No me funciona el contornear trazados

    al momento de realizar de darle a la opción de contornear trazado se agrega como efecto en el objeto pero no abre la ventana de opciones y edición de ese efecto.

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  5. Strokes with a profile and have the rounded corners selected end up having pointy corners

    The corners of my strokes should have a rounded corner but the moment I adjust the profile with the width tool they turn all pointy

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  6. clicking on stroke color in properties box adds fill to stroke

    When trying to change stroke color, the properties box shows nothing in the RGB boxes. Clicking in them adds a fill to the stroke which is unwanted. Edit Gradient controls were buggy too
    Mac OS Sonoma 14.7.1
    illustrator v29.1 ( updated two days ago)

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  7. Stroke appears to have Brush applied with no actual Brush

    When I am in ANY artboard, I draw a .0139" x .0139" OR 1px x 1px square to center my artboard. I zoom in to as far as I can to then pull my ruler from top left to center the artwork on the page.

    2 things,
    1 the square (1px x 1px) appears to have a brush stroke on it as it does NOT

    AND

    I cannot pull the centering tool (in ruler, Ctl-R ) onto my artboard to then center the coordinates.

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  8. outline stroke error on live paint group

    If you try to outline stroke in a live paint group, Illustrator throws an error (The operation cannot complete because of an unknown error [PARM])

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  9. 線幅を変えると矢印から線がはみ出る

    ver26.5(最新)。Windows10使用。

    線幅を変えるとパスの終点の矢印から線がはみ出る。

    例えば、線幅17に対し、終点を30%などにすると矢印から線の端がはみ出てしまう。

    矢印11、12、13、14が該当。
    ならないのもありしたが、全部調べていないので、他の矢印もそうなるかもしれません。

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    PCM Miyuki responded

    アイサービス 様

    Illustratorデスクトップ版UserVoiceへのご協力をありがとうございます。

    いただきました内容ですが、Macでも同様の現象が見られます。矢印の整形について、もともとこのような仕様である場合もありますが、確認がとれるまでしばらくお待ちくださいませ。

    引き続きどうぞよろしくお願いいたします。

    Illustratorデスクトップ版チーム


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  11. The white-filled circle arrowhead has some very strange geometry.

    The white-filled circle arrowhead in Support Files/Resources/en_us/Arrowheads.ai has two doubled points in the black circle. This results in unexpected imagery when a path is given this arrowhead, expanded, and has further effects applied.

    Screenshots: outline view, and outline view with half of each point pair selected and moved down 1pt.

    This was discovered in 25.3.1 but I bet it's been lurking there long enough that it predates your current source control tree. :)

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  12. Path+stroke profile weirdness

    Plz examine the file. Two paths with different width profiles when reflected. Bottom one behaviour is good, top path behaves badly. Why would this be ?

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  13. Arrowheads

    Latest update breaks 30 years of arrowhead usage and procedure.
    I don't want to scroll thru 40 different heads.
    It's not necessary to break what was working for decades.

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  14. Stroke stays black even when changing colour

    Stroke stays black even when colour is changed. Only way to make it another colour is to expand appearance, which means losing original unless saved off the artboard

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  15. Align Stroke isn't allowing me to place stroke on outside or inside of line on certain items.. Both options are greyed out.

    Since latest update, Align Stroke isn't allowing me to place stroke on outside or inside of the line on certain items. I'm noticing this on both text and vector objects with "holes".

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  16. Joining two paths completely ruins brush width/variable stroke width profiles

    1. Draw a path with a pressure-sensitive brush. Draw another one that begins near where the first one ends.
    2. Select the ends of both paths. Object > Join.
    3. Wonder why the resulting pressure profile bears no resemblance to what you had on screen before the join.

    4. Draw a path with a variable stroke width. Draw another one that begins near where the first one ends.

    5. Select the ends of both paths. Object > Join.

    6. Wonder why the resulting width profile bears no resemblance to what you had on screen before the join.

    I think it might be just grabbing the pressure/width…

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  17. Stroke gradient sometimes defaults to within stroke instead of across stroke when using eyedropper

    I have a path with a gradient across the stroke that I'm copying to other strokes using the eyedropper, and roughly 90% of the time it works fine, but sometimes it lags a little and then copies the appearance over except for the across stroke, instead setting itself to the stroke gradient default of within stroke. Obviously fixing this is only a couple button clicks, but still.

    CPU: Ryzen 5 Pro 7530U with built-in graphics
    RAM: 32gigs

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  18. Cursed Path includes non deletable artifacts — part of shape when outlined.

    I have drawn custom shapes using the pen tool. Visible artifacts are growing out of anchors. When I switch to outline mode, these artifacts are not visible, yet when I expand the strokes, the artifacts become part of the resulting shape. I cannot resolve this by deleting the anchors that cause the issue, if I do that and then reconnect the remaining points, the artifact simply reappears. I'm attaching an Illustrator file with the cursed paths so that others can see if they experience the same issue or if they can resolve it.

    I am running Illustrator cc 29.4 on…

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    Hi All,


    Thanks for reporting the issue!

    We’ve reviewed the issue, but unfortunately, we're unable to reproduce the issue on our end.

    To help us investigate further, could you please share:

    • The .ai file where you’re seeing the issue
    • Or a short screen recording capturing the issue from the start

    Also, let us know:

    • Is the issue 100% reproducible on your side, or does it happen intermittently?

    Your input will help us get to the root of the problem faster.


    Looking forward to your response!


    Regards,

    Aishwarya G Gadodia

    Illustrator Team

  19. Inconsistent stroke value

    It didn't seem to be a problem before, but when I have two closed shapes that read and are supposed to have the same stroke value, but they appear to be completely different values.

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  20. 3D化のバグ?

    グループ化して3D化したら写真のように文字が欠けるのですが、対処法などございますでしょうか?

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