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  1. PDF options do not work

    --> This is a serious bug!
    Illustrator 2020 save as PDF does not show other options than "General" even though different tabs are selected

    Nvidia 980 / mac pro 2010

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  2. Diagonal shapes are very pixelated (diagonal line, star, circle ecc.)

    hello, i have the version of Illustrator 24.0 and every shape i dra with the tools are pixelated, as diagonal line, circle, star, every shape that is not completly straight is pixelated. i was talking with the support yesterday for 3 hours and they said its a bug. because its the same on 3 different computers.
    i will be very happy to find a solution.

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  3. Library symbol

    I add a graphic, like a rectangle, to the cloud library, and when I place it to my work it import all the work from the artboard.

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  4. Keyboard shortcut for zoom leads to meltdown

    Windows Illustrator 2020
    The keyboard combination for zooming in and out (ctrl-spacebar) combined with the mouse drag leads to immediate shut down of the programm.

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  5. Can't preview new graphic assets in Libraries within Illustrator

    When I add a new graphic asset to an existing Library, I cannot get a preview of it until I restart the program. Instead, I get the animated square indicating that the preview is being generated, but it never refreshes. I often have multiple CC programs open, and the graphic is always immediately reviewable in Photoshop and InDesign, so this is limited to Illustrator in my experience.

    I am running Mac OS 10.15.1
    Illustrator 23.1.1

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  6. Illustrator freeze after trying to paste HD-picture from the clipboard in Text Block

    Trying to paste HD-picture from the clipboard in Text Block - Illustrator perceives the picture as a set of characters and can not cope with the amount of information.

    Expected result: The action should not have a visible result, or there should be a warning about an invalid action

    1. Open Illustrator
    2. Open some of HD resolution pictures (PNG, JPG) in the Illustrator
    3. Select the picture (CMD+A)
    4. Embed the picture if it is linked
    5. Copy the picture (CMD+C)
    6. Select the Text Tool, and make one-click anywhere in a workspace of the document to start Text Block.
    7. Past from clipboard (CMD+V)

    Result:…

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  7. Selection is not visible in Illustrator 2020

    I just installed the latest version of Illustrator and it's pretty horrible to use. I cannot see the direct selection points on any object. I have tried toggling show bounding box and it doesn't make any difference. When an object is selected it is not highlighted so it's impossible to tell whether it is selected or not.
    I'm running on a PC with Windows 10.

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    Hi,
    Apologies for the inconvenience caused to you due to this issue.
    We are unable to reproduce this issue in house.
    Can you help the Illustrator team to isolate this issue further so that we can nail this down?
    If yes, then please let me know the following:
    1)Kindly provide some video , Test file(Via File→Package) & some steps with which you are facing issue and share with us .
    2) Is this file specific or happens with any object in a newly created file also?
    3) Kindly share your preferences folder with us in a zip File
    MAC: /Users//Library/Preferences/Adobe Illustrator 24 Settings//
    Win: C:\Users\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator 24 Settings

    Kindly share the requested information at ShareWithAI@adobe.com in a Zip file.
    Please mention the title of this issue as the subject of the mail.

    Thanks and Regards
    Ankit Goyal
    Illustrator Team

  8. Not showing GPU

    GPU is selected to be used with AI 2020 (Nvidia GTX860) but in AI's prefs it shows Intel HD 4600 is being used!!!!

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  9. Object Selection by Path Only broken with symbols

    In Preferences, under Selection and Anchor Display, check Object Selection by Path Only.

    Create or open a document.

    Drag a symbol out of the Symbol panel. Choose one with a large filled area.

    Zoom in on the symbol.

    With either of the 3 selection tools, drag over a filled part of the symbol. Do not drag over any paths.

    It doesn't matter whether you're viewing in Outline or Preview.

    The symbol becomes selected.

    It should not become selected due to the prefs option noted above.
    It worked correctly in v22 & CS6 etc. It's been close to a year with…

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  10. Importing: An unknown error has occurred.

    Attempting to import a file that has multiple artboards, I get an error that states "An Unknown Error has Occurred" and after that I can no longer place any artwork what so ever without first quitting Illustrator.

    1. I am on Mac OS10.14.6 and AI 24.0
    2. File import, select file, checking import options, selecting which page/artboard and the place.
    3. It should place the art but
    4. instead deadlocks you from importing any files of any type after that without a hard reboot.
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    Hi,

    Apologies for the inconvenience caused to you due to this issue.
    We are unable to reproduce this issue in house.
    Can you help the Illustrator team to isolate this issue further so that we can nail this down?
    If yes, then please let me know the following:
    1) Kindly provide some video , Test file(Via File→Package) & some steps with which you are facing issue and share with us at
    ShareWithAI@adobe.com in a Zip file.
    Please mention the title of this issue as the subject of the mail.

    Thanks and Regards
    Ankit Goyal
    Illustrator Team

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  12. Unable to Merge swatches, screen freezes

    In latest version of Illustrator 2020, I am running the script that brings Swatch Conflict Dialog, which is ok but it does not allow me to merge swatches. I cannot select or change radio button selection. I have attached the screenshot of the dialog.

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  13. Using the newest version of Illustrator won't let me use new files for older illustrator versions (ex: illustrator at school)

    Opening Illustrator files created last night on the newer version on my home computer won't load at school on an older version of Illustrator. The files are completely missing artwork. You can see all the components on the recently opened page, but when you open the file. The artwork doesn't load.

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    Hi Deborah,
    We have bumped up the file format in AI 2020 so any file created in AI 2020 is not compatible in older versions. Please do a save as Illustrator CC version before sharing the file.
    The older release should also be warning users that the file was created in a new version and will have some data loss.

    Best regards,
    Ashutosh

  14. Settings Import

    I just updated to 24.0 from 23.1 and my settings are not a valid settings file? What gives.

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  15. Stroke behind text.

    In the appearances panel, stroke is never allowed to go behind the type with click and drag.

    I have to "trick" it by adding a stroke behind a shape, then making a style and then applying that on the type.

    Would love for this bug to be smoothed out.

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  16. Illustrator 2020にて配置読み込みオプションのトリミングが機能しない

    配置読み込みオプションでPDFおよびIllustratorデータのトリミングの設定が全てが裁ち落とし数値の状態で機能しなくなった。

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    Hi,

    Apologies for the inconvenience caused to you due to this issue.
    We are unable to reproduce this issue in house.
    Can you help the Illustrator team to isolate this issue further so that we can nail this down?
    If yes, then please let me know the following:
    1)Kindly provide some video , Test file(Via File→Package) & some steps with which you are facing issue and share with us at ShareWithAI@adobe.com in a Zip file.
    Please mention the title of this issue as the subject of the mail.

    Thanks and Regards
    Ankit Goyal
    Illustrator Team

  17. Shortcut conflict

    Illustrator 24.0 under macOS Catalina 10.15.1 (19B88)

    The 'New from Template…' command in the File Menu has the shortcut ⇧⌘N, which is all well and fine, except it conflicts with the Type▸Insert WhiteSpace Character▸En Space, which has the exactly same shortcut, ⇧⌘N.

    Assigning two commands to the same shortcut is rather bad form, with unreliable results.

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  18. textFonts not refreshed after add/remove fonts. textFonts.getByName(fontName) doesn't throw error if font is not installed on user system.

    textFonts not refreshed after add/remove fonts. textFonts.getByName(fontName) doesn't throw error if font is not installed on user system.

    Code:
    for (var i = 0; i < usedFonts.length; i++) {
    try {
    var textFont= app.textFonts.getByName(usedFonts[i]);
    } catch (error) {
    missingFonts.push(usedFonts[i]);
    }
    }

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  19. Nothing happens when I double click my width tool

    When I double click my width tool to try and access my wrinkle tool nothing happens, I am currently trying to design a logo for a company in town, and would very much like the effect the wrinkle tool gives.

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  20. Assigned Action colors not showing

    I have assigned colors to new actions that I have created and they do not show in illustrator.

    Windows 10

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