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  1. Masking/clipping a sprayed Symbol Set drops performance

    Was working with spraying symbols to create a pattern, and then masking it. Symbol spraying etc, work great, until you mask them (transparency mask or clipping mask) after which any editing of symbols grinds to a halt.

    Even after unmasking, the symbols still cannot be quickly edited.

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  2. Moving a path to an invisible group still enables me to edit with Blob Brush

    I was painting a path with the Blob brush, then I decided to paint a new path on top of the other one and I didn't want to join with the original, so I moved the original to an invisible group and proceeded to paint the new path. For my surprise the original in the invisible group joined with the new path, I don't see this like a feature.

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  3. Save in background corrupting files! + AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT 16 GB GPU causing crashes

    iMac (Retina 5K, 27 inch, 2020)
    3.6 GHz 10-core Intel Core i9
    72GB Ram
    GPU: AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT 16GB
    Mac OS Catalina 10.15.7/ Big Sur 11.5.2

    My files has been corrupting making them useless and I have lost hours of work. (illustrator 25.4.1 on mac os Catalina/ Big Sur). I reached out to adobe support telling me ONLY to work from my download folder?! And never on external drives...?! I've worked from both internal and external drives since the birth of both illustrator and photoshop...for 20 years + now, never having this problem before. Files are 100mb +…

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  4. separation preview isnt working with eps files with the new update

    I used to place eps files into a new work space and the separation preview would show the color separation, the new update wont show any colors nor even cmyk like it used to before you places a linked image. how do i fix this issue? when an older version od ai is installed it works fine but the new update has stopped working

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  5. Helpx practice files not loading in Ai

    I am trying to go through a helpx tutorial to learn illustrator. I downloaded the practice file on helpx but am getting an error when trying to open it in illustrator.

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  6. [BUG] .PNGs displaying as though they have a drop shadow

    .png files are displaying as though a drop shadow has been added to them - files display correctly in Photoshop. Document I've been working in is CMYK.

    Windows 10 Enterprise
    Illustrator 25.4.1

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  8. Expand not working properly

    After I expand anything (texts, strokes etc.), nothing changed and texts are still editable or strokes are still strokes.

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  9. Replace Font - Skip options does not let you skip

    Replace Font - Skip options does not let you skip some times. Selected to Don't Show on documnent open. but it still Does, and at time WON'T let you proceed without fixing a font.

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  10. Adobe will not open .eps file created in Illustrator

    Using Windows 10 on a Dell Inspiron. Created .eps file with Adobe Illustrator and it displays correctly. Saved to my Documents and to cloud location in Illustrator EPS format, but when I try to attach file in email Adobe says "Cannot open. Not a supported file format." In particular, it won't allow upload in box below for this message.

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  11. v25.4 Changed ID format for items with same name when saving SVGs

    Do this on both v25.3.1 with v25.4 (Both Mac, Windows):
    Assuming Identify Objects By Object Name is on.
    1) Create new document
    2) Create two items (e.g. rectangle)
    3) Rename rectangles to same name
    4) Save SVG (not export)

    Expected format from v25.3.1:
    <rect id="rect_1_" ...
    <rect id="rect" ...

    Actual v25.4 output:
    <rect id="rect_00000161598596446820662850000009930553674419257219_" ...
    <rect id="rect"

    We have clients who have CSS selectors that dynamically change the SVG, so now they can't update their designs in our system because it breaks the CSS selectors.

    Afterwards, changing "Identify Objects By" shows that same ID name in the layers panel.

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  12. Illustrator is completely gray

    When I open illustrator it is completely gray, I have already installed several times and it does not fix.

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  13. 文字パネルの水平比率の表示がおかしい。

    25.4.1をMacOS10.15.7で使用しています。

    文字パネルの「水平比率」、100%に指定しても
    あらためて確認してみると99.999%に戻る。
    フォントの種類を問わずです。
    とても気味が悪いです。

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  14. Weird neon pink image of straight horizontal lines while creating new symbol

    As I was making a new symbol, I had another tab open of a house I was creating and in the midst of making such my laptop went blank showing some weird neon pink image of straight horizontal lines, and then it went blank and then after that my laptop restarted. It was only after I reported the bug to apple I realized looking back at my other tab on illustrator that the original image I was using for practice on illustrator got really messed up and can't use now.

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  15. Saving under macOS with cmd-S and cmd-D results in an error

    I save my AI document under macOS 10.15.7 with the key combination cmd-S and immediately also press cmd-D so that the document lands on the desktop.

    Since Illustrator 25.4.1, this results in an error message. I have to wait a while after pressing cmd-S before I can press cmd-D. Only then does it work.

    Speichern unter macOS mit cmd-S, cmd-D ergibt Fehler

    Ich speichere meine AI-Dokument unter macOS 10.15.7 mit der Tastenkombination cmd-S und drücke sofort auch cmd-D, damit das Dokument auf dem Schreibtisch landet.

    Seit Illustrator 25.4.1 ergibt das je doch eine Fehlermeldung. Ich muss nach cmd-S etwas warten,…

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  16. comment empêcher plusieurs personnes d'être sur le même fichier illustrator ?

    Bonjour. Je travaille sous Windows 10 avec Illustrator 2021. Voici mon problème : Comment empêcher plusieurs personnes d'être sur le même fichier Illustrator ?
    Une collègue travaille sur un fichier. Je peux ouvrir ce même fichier, faire une modification, enregistrer. Ma collègue fini ses modifications et enregistre. Ma modification est perdue. Rien ne me signale que quelqu'un travaille déjà sur un fichier!
    Comment faire ? Merci de votre aide

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  17. Missing feature in the French version - UI scaling

    L'option UI scaling dans Edition > Preferences > Interface utilisateur n'est pas dispo dans la version française. Mes collègues qui ont comme moi la version 25.4.1 en anglais ont cette option. Je n'arrive pas à installer la version en anglais, le changement de langue dans creative Cloud n'est pas pris en compte. J'aimerais disposer de cette option.
    system : Windows 10

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    This option is available only when OS and display’s resolution allow it.

    As this help article mentions, 'The UI scaling isn't supported for Windows 7 and for screens with low resolution' (however, no actual specs are given).

    So this should no be caused by the UI language.

    Please share the specs of your display or comment back if it’s no longer a problem.

  18. Illustrator Version 25.4 and 25.41 not starting out of Adobe Cloud Control

    Details of your operating system
    - Windows 10 LTSC
    The version of Adobe Illustrator (desktop)
    - V25.4 and V25.41
    The steps you were taking when you experienced the issues
    - uninstalled C++ redistributable version 2015 and installed again
    Your expected result and the actual result
    - that it works --> but it didnt
    Upload your Illustrator file or a video (screen recording or gif, this helps us most to reproduce the issue and resolve it)

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  19. Auswahl-Darstellungsproblem – Auswahl praktisch unsichtbar

    Illustrator 25.4.1 / Mac OS 10.14.6
    Aktive Griffe werden weiß dargestellt statt in der Farbe der jeweiligen Ebene.
    Wird ein Pfadsegment bewegt, erscheint dieses beim Bewegen auch weiß statt farbig.
    Auswahl praktisch nicht sichtbar, Arbeiten so kaum möglich.
    Aktive Griffe sollten gefüllt + in der Farbe der jeweiligen Ebene erscheinen, wie gewohnt. Auch die Vorschau einer Pfadkontur oder eines mit der Maus gezogenen Auswahlrechtecks.

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  20. Digitizer driver broken after switching to touch mode

    I'm working on a Lenovo Yoga ThinkPad with Wacom digitizer.

    In normal (notebook) mode, the pen is working properly. However, when flipping the screen and rotating it for hand writing (so that it lies flat in front of me) the Wacom driver breaks. No further input with the pen is possible. Starting the Wacom configuration tool says, the driver is not running. (It was working before properly.) Things are normal again after a reboot - until a flip the screen.

    The issue is reproducible and appeared first after the upgrade to Illustrator 2021 (25.4.1) and Windows 10 version 20H2.

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