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  1. Some shortcut keys is not working well

    Some of the shortcut keys is not working well when drag file from computer to illustrator.

    3 votes

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  2. Node.js: Server-side Javascript has stopped working Windows is checking for a solution to the problem

    I went online to and followed the steps in Control Panel under Programs and Features. And the javascript message continues to pop up. Please advise

    3 votes

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  3. AI CC2017 has flatten my work file into an image automatically

    1. Illustrator 21.1.0

    2. I use a lot of paths and layers to create effects in AI, once done I saved it. When i reopen it to edit some features, I was shocked that it flatten all my paths into an image! Nothing I can do but re-do it, painful experience!!

    I re-do (painfully), saved, reopen.....it works fine. I used that AI file to do adaptation, by copy the whole layers (file A) and paste to other AI file art board (file B).

    But when I reopen file B to further edit, file B has turn into a flatten image....again. Luckily file…

    3 votes

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  4. Illustrator shows spinning circle - tried everything

    I can use the mouse, but the cursor has a spinning wheel even outside Illustrator, and the menus don't work. I've been through checklists about install/reinstall, remove user preference folder, in Illustrator as in other products, I've tried moving all the fonts I could from the fonts folder. I've rebooted multiple times. I've tried reinstalling Illustrator. After doing all this, I get error messages such as "The operation cannot complete because of an unknown error (SExi)", "The operation cannot complete because of an unknown error (CANT)". I'm currently also using After Effects - I removed the user preferences using the…

    3 votes

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  5. Bugged redraw/tearing when drawing a shape causes window to scroll.

    1. Illustrator CC2017.1.0
    2. Click and drag with a shape tool (e.g. rectangle) and while dragging move to the edge of the window so it causes it to scroll.
    3. The window should redraw the newly visible parts of the document as the window scrolls them into view.
    4. Depending on whether GPU acceleration is enabled or not you get nothing or you get the edge pixels repeated endlessly during the scroll until you release the mouse.
    5. See video for explanation: youtu.be/JC1anKCewQs
    3 votes

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  6. No DPI resolution in export file when export for screens

    When export I use export for screen, there is no DPI resolution in the exported files.

    Illustrator 21.1.0 - macOS
    1. Create a new document
    2. Create a simple element like a rectangle with 200 x 200 pixel
    3. Set the document size to 200 x 200 pixel
    4. Export it for screens
    5. Generate 3 diffrent files with the scale factor of 29, 58 and 87 pixel
    6. Save / Export the files
    7. Open the file in preview or Photoshop
    8. You can see that the images doesn't contain any DPI information

    3 votes

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  7. The "HDV 1080" preset needs fixing

    The "HDV 1080" preset resolution is 1920x1080. Small point, but the resolution of HDV is 1440x1080, so the naming of it is kinda wrong. I think in Photoshop, AE & Premiere, it's referred to as the "HDTV 1080" preset, so I think it's probably a mistake/typo by someone at Adobe.

    Also, the preset gives you an extra artboard which is 14400 x 14400 px for some reason (I imagine it's also a bug), so when you try to export your file, it always defaults to exporting this artboard unless you delete it. Again, small thing but clearly a mistake and…

    3 votes

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  8. Link location mistaken for other document's link location

    When opening a specific document, links are found missing.

    When I open the document nevertheless, click on a link and check the location, the path it shows is one that was used in a previously opened, unrelated document.

    When my colleague opens the document on her computer, everything is fine.

    3 votes

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  9. Better Customer Service & Chat

    Having reps that actually help find solutions instead of jumping to reset all preferences and reinstall programs.

    3 votes

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  10. Strokes on text container disappear with transform effect.

    https://forums.adobe.com/message/9763703#9763703

    Create a text box.
    Deselect it.
    Direct select the container path.
    Give it a stroke.
    Select the text box and apply the Tansform effect.
    Stroke disappears.
    Delete the Transform effect.
    Stroke appears.

    3 votes

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  11. Illustrator won't open more than one file at a time.

    I have version 21.1.0 (64 bit) running on Windows 10 (more system details in attached png). I am not able to open more than one file at a time. What happens:

    1. I open a file.
    2. I double click to open another AI file (other file opening methods have same results).
    3. Nothing happens. One file remains open. I might see the spinner mouse for a sec but the second file never opens.
    4. If I try to close the first file, leaving Illustrator open, and open a new file, Illustrator becomes unresponsive and I have to close it via the Task Manager.

    3 votes

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  12. Hitting Enter/Return to confirm after modifying values (Stroke, Opacity, Etc) in the Top Toolbar Opens a Move Dialog Box Instead

    When modify values such as opacity in the toolbar, i have always hit enter/return to confirm changes. As of recently however, this now opens a Move dialog box instead of submitting my changes. (See the attached gif for an example)

    If there is something wrong about my workflow please let me know, but I don't currently see any other way of confirming these types of minor edits.

    After several rounds of cancelling the move dialog, the changes will miraculously go through, but there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason as to why. As you can imagine, this is…

    3 votes

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  13. Fonts Slow EVERYTHING Down

    Fonts are the slowest feature in programs from MS Office to Adobe. This problem just caused me to lose work because AI shut down while trying to figure out how to manage a standard font with which I was working. Thanks for nothing AI and your simpleton font generators. You're fired.

    3 votes

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  14. FILE Corruption - Illustrator will not open AI files. Adobe CC/Windows 10.

    just trying to open AI files to work in ILLUSTRATOR. POS won't open. After reboot, won't open. How was the subscription model supposed to be better?

    3 votes

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  15. Eye Dropper tool color is off

    When you use the eye dropper tool on either images or vectors the shade is off and not exactly the same like it was https://www.screencast.com/t/bI7aJSdwB

    3 votes

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  16. Zoom artefact

    Illustrator 21.1.0

    When I use a very high zoom (25 500 %), paths appear distorded or even disappear.

    It happens when GPU rendering is off as well as when it's on.

    3 votes

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  17. Undo Button Stops Working

    When using the pen tool, if I move the object or try to undo an incorrect anchor placement I cannot undo what I've done by using keyboard commands or Edit > Undo

    3 votes

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  18. Layer import BUG from .ai file (v29.8.1) to InDesign

    When I import a multipage .ai file created with version 29.8.1 of Adobe Illustrator into InDesign, the layers that I can view or hide are multiplied for each page of the .ai document.

    Windows 11 Pro.

    2 votes

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  19. With no documents opened, clicking New doesn’t do anything

    Once I close all the artworks, I click on "New", nothing seems opening. I think it's bug

    2 votes

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  20. 「プリント」を実行した直後に Illustrator がクラッシュして終了する

    Illustratorのバージョン:
Illustrator 29.4 日本語版
    OS:
macOS Sonoma 14.7.7
    ハードウェア環境:
    ・機種名:iMac Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020
    ・CPU:3.3 GHz 6コア Intel Core i5
    ・メモリ:8 GB 2667 MHz DDR4
    ・GPU:AMD Radeon Pro 5300 4GB
    プリンター:
Fuji Xerox DocuColor 1450 GA(Wi-Fi接続)

    再現手順:
    1. Illustrator で任意のドキュメントを開く
    2. メニュー「ファイル」>「プリント」を選択
    3. プリントダイアログで用紙サイズや設定を変更
    4. 「プリント」をクリック

    実際の結果:
    ・「プリント」を実行した直後に Illustrator がクラッシュして終了する
    期待する結果:
    ・「プリント」を実行しても落ちずに、正常にプリント処理が行われる

    補足情報:
    ・データの複雑さやIllustratorの起動時間は関係ないように感じる
    ・他の EPSON 製プリンターでは同じ操作を行ってもクラッシュは発生しない
    ・DocuColor 1450 GA のプリンタードライバーを再インストールしたが、問題は改善しなかった

    クラッシュレポートのスクリーンショットを添付します。

    2 votes

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