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  1. Keyboard shortcuts not saving. Unable to change certain keyboard shortcuts.

    Latest updates are not storing keyboard shortcuts or reverting back to default with no way to resolve.

    I changed the CPU/GPU preview shortcut (cmd+E) to something else and set cmd+E to be a shortcut for Expand. It doesn't update in the menu and reverts back after restarting Illustrator. I've tried reinstalling, reseting preferences and deleting my custom keyboard shortcuts and resetting them with no success at keeping the shortcuts as I've set them.

    I should be able to overwrite or change keyboard shortcuts, especially those that aren't used as often and I don't personally see the need to have a…

    3 votes
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  2. Illustrator 25 extremely slow

    Illustrator 25 (the past several versions; currently running 25.2.3 on two separate Macs) on Mac OS (Big Sur) has been running extremely slowly for me. I've reinstalled the app, reset prefs, removed plugins, removed fonts, etc., unticked "GPU performance," ensured that dictation is disabled at the OS level, and Illustrator is still giving me the beach ball of death for things like selecting items in the menu with a dead-simple file.

    I have downloaded Affinity Designer, but it's not making my socks go up and down — twenty years of Illustrator muscle memory makes it hard to switch. I'm not clear…

    3 votes
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  3. Home screen user interface not fully loading - looks like script - can't open templates either

    when I open Ai, the home screen UI doesn't seem to be loading correctly or all the way. see image below. I've tried uninstalling/reinstalling, updated my graphics card (Radeon AMD Vega 64) and made sure windows 10 was up to date. I'm able to open a blank file by clicking on the templates, but if I try to create my own new project, I just get a blank pop-up box.

    3 votes
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  4. ドロップシャドウを適用したオブジェクトをグレースケールに変換するとシャドウ部分がマスクされてしまう

    macOS10.15.6　Illustrator ver.25.2.3

    再現手順：
    １．長方形を作成し塗りを設定し、「効果→スタイライズ→ドロップシャドウ」を適用する。
    ２．１のオブジェクトを選択した状態で「編集→カラーの編集→グレースケールに変換」を適用する。
    ３．オブジェクトの下に適用されているドロップシャドウ部分がオリジナルの長方形をドロップシャドウパネルの「X軸オフセット・Y軸オフセット」分移動した状態の図形にてマスクされる。
    ４．「分割・拡張」を適用してアピアランスを分割するとマスクされた状態でビットマップに落とされる。

    期待する結果：
    シャドウをクリッピングせずにカラーの変更のみ行う。

    実際の結果：
    シャドウがクリッピングされてしまう。

    以前に報告されていた投稿がありましたが、一部に挙動の誤認があるため、新たにバグ登録を行いました。
    https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/38758498-ドロップシャドウのバグ
    また、光彩（外側）においても同様の挙動となります。

    3 votes
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    Under Review  ·  PCM Maro responded

    製品フィードバックへのご協力ありがとうございます。

    ご報告いただいた現象を確認いたしました。
    追加検証を行ってまいります。

    情報のアップデートがありましたら、こちらでご報告いたします。

    よろしくお願いいたします。

    Illustrator チーム

  5. BUG: Libraries not Showing

    Libraries not Showing

    3 votes
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  6. Exported ai files cannot be saved again

    Problem Description:
    When exporting an ai file via script or action, the exported ai file cannot be [Save], [Save As], or [Save a Copy].

    • Specify ILLUSTRATOR11 or lower for compatibility and true for saveMultipleArtboards.
    • This problem does not occur when ILLUSTRATOR12 or higher is specified or saveMultipleArtboards is false.
    • The version of the original ai file is not relevant to the operation.
    • It happens in both ExtendScript and AppleScript.

    Environment:
    • macOS 10.14.6
    • Illustrator CS6(16.2.1)-2021(25.2.3)

    Steps to Reproduce:
    1. Open an appropriate ai file and execute the script in the [Code to execute] section.
    2.…

    3 votes
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  7. UIスケールはどこ？

    V25.2.3
    環境設定＜ユーザーインターフェース
    UIスケールスライダーが出てくると想定
    スライダー見当たらす。
    印刷やら効果やらのOK、キャンセルが画面上で見えないから使いにくいです。

    3 votes
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    Under Review  ·  PCM Miyuki responded

    Illustratorデスクトップ版の製品フィードバックへのご協力ありがとうございます。

    いただきました詳細を元に、検証作業に入らせていただき、検証後に再度こちらにコメントを投稿させていただきます。

    しばらくお待ちください。


    どうぞよろしくお願いいたします。

    Illustrator チーム

  8. Selection Lag / Delay v.25.2.3 Windows 10

    I have been experiencing delays with Illustrator for some time now. It will lag for a second or so when selecting objects / text. A popup will flash in the top left hand corner of the screen, but it is too brief to identify what the popup is. I have tried screen recording but it's too brief even for that. Last month I did a clean install to see if that solved the problem and it did - but it's gradually come back. Constantly having to restart the system to bring performance back to normal. I find that the AI…

    3 votes
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  9. Alt+tap with Rotate or Reflect tool + Wacom tablet makes Illustrator unresponsive

    Trying to open the dialog box for precise Rotate or Reflect settings by Alt+tapping with a stylus on a Wacom tablet makes Illustrator unresponsive for an undetermined period of time.

    The dialog box may eventually open (after 30-90 seconds), but in the meantime, Illustrator cannot be closed, and none of the menus, tools and commands work. The bug only occurs with a stylus, Alt+clicking with a mouse never produces this issue.

    The bug was reported on Adobe Support Community already in 2019 but has not been fixed even in the most recent Illustrator release. It seems to be a problem…

    3 votes
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  10. UI Issues with Two Monitor Setup

    When I open Illustrator, sometimes it opens across both of my monitors with ridiculous scaling that causes it to be massive. It takes several full screen corner pulls to get it to a manageable size. Secondly, if I try to do a full screen preview on my second monitor, the whole thing just crashes, without fail, every time, so I am stuck designing on my laptop monitor instead of the secondary monitor.

    Lenovo Think Pad running Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-10885H CPU @ 2.40GHz 2.40 GHz with 32 GB RAM, and NVIDIA RTX 2080 Max-Q on Windows 10 Pro Version 20H2

    I…

    3 votes
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  11. RGB colors appear differently in identical file setup

    I have created color codes in one document and brought them into another (with the exact same RGB setup) and the color breakdowns change to look the same. This is a problem because if I am sharing the RGB breakdowns with others, some of the colors appear much duller. I have noticed that something changes when an image is brought in from an external source sometimes. This is becoming a big issue across our team.

    3 votes
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  12. My brush and pencil settings wont stay selected

    Whenever I select the options for my pencil or brush tool, e.g. uniform + basic, the menu changes to a default unwanted option, or gets stuck on one previously used. My paintbrush or blob brush tool does the same thing but goes further. It does not show the path or shape I'm drawing until after I've released the left click key or pen pressure.

    3 votes
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  13. Stop rasterizing the gradient on an object when expanding its appearance

    When you expand the appearance of an object with a gradient, the gradient is rasterized, which I believe, defeats the purpose of using it considering the results. The resulting image has a lot of erroneous White specs. If there is a stroke aligned to the center, it creates two layers with the same gradient, which means you have to unite them with pathfinder. A layer that's shaped the same as the rasterized object with the gradient is the color gray.

    The workaround is to apply a solid color, then expand, then reapply the gradient, but it took me some time…

    3 votes
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  14. gpu animated zoom ramdomly disables after 25.0.1 update (25.2.1)

    Last tried with illustrator version 25.2.1

    Using animated zoom – gpu enabled – illustrator randomly switches to cpu while working on illustrator PDFs
    Does not occur while working in a .ai file, only PDF.

    Interim Solution: downgrade to 25.0 – animated zoom works fine using 25.0, but now randomly crashes from time to time …

    MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)
    2.3 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9
    32 GB 2667 MHz DDR4
    AMD Radeon Pro 5500M 8 GB

    Big Sur 11.2.3

    3 votes
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  15. Bug: Swatch Conflict Dialog, Apply to All checkbox not working

    After checking the Apply to all checkbox when I get a swatch conflict, the box keeps popping up with more conflicts. Esc key doesn't end it. Haven't seen this before v25.
    Mac OS 10.15.7

    3 votes
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  16. Eyedropper creates buggy hidden/invisible/non-existent appearances on text objects

    This bug only seems to work on Windows.
    Illustrator version: 25.2.1

    As discussed here: https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator/buggy-hidden-invisible-non-existent-appearances/m-p/11964528/thread-id/271978#M272107

    Creating a default text object, selecting it, then clicking on it with the eyedropper tool creates an invisible/pseudo-existing appearance on the text. This is evident in that going to the top menu shows that Object > Expand... is greyed out while Object > Expand Appearance is not. You can also see in the Layers panel that the text object has its selection circle filled with grey, indicating that it has an appearance. Yet checking the Appearance panel shows that there is no appearance at all…

    3 votes
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  17. Colors Being Displayed Differently than in Color Picker

    I just decided to update to AI 2021, bad idea... I was working on a file and I realized that the color had changed from the original dark blue to a purple color. I do not know what happened, but I know it must have to do with the update because it happened right after this.

    3 votes
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  18. Flickering Background on resume

    Mac mini M1, grey background seems to stutter/flicker the Ai has been open and the Mac is woken up from sleep. Happens every time. Quiz and reopen fixes it most times. See video

    3 votes
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  19. Colors not displaying correctly in Illustrator 25.2.1

    Colors are displaying brighter and incorrectly in CMYK color mode. I've color calibrated my monitor; restarted my computer; uninstalled/reinstalled Illustrator and still all files pulled into Illustrator are displaying this way.

    Mac Big Sur 11.2.3 Illustrator 25.2.1

    I have had trouble with a corrupted preference file in the past, but I also tried deleting the file and reinstalling with no change. I've uploaded a screen shot of how the colors are displaying.

    3 votes
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  20. Illustrator keeps shutting when I try to save my work and all of my work is lost.

    It should have an autosave option or a restore work option when it quits unexpectedly. But also there is a but when trying to save
    a document that shuts Illustrator and I've lost hours of work due to it so that needs to get fixed.

    3 votes
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