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  1. Can't change size of stroke

    Can't change size of stroke

    5 votes
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  2. Unable to group

    Unable to group something together. It give me the option to group but when I click it nothing happens, please update Illustrator there are too many glitches now.

    Kind Regards,

    Liam

    5 votes
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    Request to Contact Support  ·  Anish Kumar responded

    I am closing the ticket due to lack of response.
    Please get in touch with us at sharewithai@adobe.com or any of the other support channels – helpx.adobe.com/support.html . Please give a reference to this post so that we can identify you.
    Since this is not a generic issue that we can reproduce at our end, we will need someone to look into your machine to figure out what is going on here.

  3. New file

    There is a bug going on. Click " new file " and nothing happens. Please help me fix this asap

    5 votes
    2 comments  ·  Documents and Artboards  ·  Admin →
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    Request to Contact Support  ·  Anish Kumar responded

    I am closing the ticket due to lack of response.
    Please get in touch with us at sharewithai@adobe.com or any of the other support channels – helpx.adobe.com/support.html . Please give a reference to this post so that we can identify you.
    Since this is not a generic issue that we can reproduce at our end, we will need someone to look into your machine to figure out what is going on here.

  4. Allow to change scale and precision, show/hide units for existing dimensions

    Once dimension is created, we can’t change some parameters of it: scale, precision, units displayed.
    We can open Dimension Tool Options and change these for NEW dimensions, but both Properties and Control don’t allow to modify existing ones.

    The only thing we can do is change these parameters, create a new dimension and then hit 'Apply to all' button in Quick Actions section in Properties (which should be a menu command as well: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/49010378) — but what if we don’t need to change ALL the dimensions, but only some?
    Another thing is to delete a dimension and recreated it…

    4 votes
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  5. Applescript—cannot save Illustrator file if embedding ICC profiles

    This is a bug, as verified by this post (https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/there-is-a-problem-with-saving-as-illustrator-using-applescript/m-p/15287552) and this post (https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/applescript-cannot-embed-icc-profiles-in-illustrator-save-options/m-p/15032019#M429674). I cannot save an Illustrator file as part of an AppleScript if ICC profiles are being embedded. This is a problem because I can no longer use my Applescripts for creating versions of logo files.

    The following code will fail with the error "Cannot get document 1". The error occurs when the save command’s with options parameter is a record containing a embed icc profile property.

    save document 1 in filePath as Illustrator with options {embed icc profile:true}
    I have verified that…

    4 votes
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  6. Swatch Info renders a saved tint as yet another copy of the main global color

    The feature doesn't work correctly with tints for global colors.
    When a new tint of a global color is saved into Swatches, it gets displayed as an un-tinted one by Swatch Info, as the image shows.

    4 votes
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  7. Images within opacity masks shift

    When using multiple opacity masks in a file in an earlier version, including 29.31. Opening it in illustrator 29.4 almost all the images used for the masks are repositioned to the center of the page.

    4 votes
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  8. Swatches Info doesn’t work for the only swatch selected

    If you only have 1 swatch selected you can’t create a Swatches Info from the Swatches panel’s menu. The only way to make it work is to make it 2 colors, select them and create the object, and then remove the unneeded color card from it manually.

    4 votes
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  9. Gradient Strokes lose exactly 1pt thickness when placed and embedded into another Illustrator file

    When placing AI or PDF files into an Illustrator document, any strokes that have gradients applied will become exactly 1pt thinner than its intended weight. The weight shows properly before embedding the link. I've seen a number of designers use a gradient 1pt line on their artwork to seem "metallic" only to find their line completely disappears if their artwork is placed into another Illustrator file. This only applies if you embed the link. Leaving the linked AI/PDF as a link will preserve the correct stroke weight.

    This appears to be present in several versions of Illustrator dating back to…

    4 votes
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  10. Locate Object highlights the first child of a selected group instead of the group itself

    When we select a group on canvas and click the Locate Object button, the tree gets unfolded and scrolled to the group.
    But for some strange reason, the item highlighted in the tree is not the group itself, but the first child within.
    This behavior is not new (although there was a time when Ai even used to keep the layer highlighted instead), but it feels odd.

    4 votes
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  11. Custom toolbars with plugin tools rearrange themselves alphabetically on launch

    Windows 11, Illustrator 29.3.1
    I use a custom toolbar with the tools I use most frequently (many Astute Graphics plugin tools), arranged in a specific order that I go to with muscle memory. Recently (2 updates ago?), they jumbled up – actually, they arranged themselves alphabetically descending top to bottom – but for my purposes, this is illogically jumbled, and I have to hunt for tools visually; it is very annoying and time-wasting. Then I noticed they were in my proper order again… next day, jumbled. I’ve worked out what is happening. First Illustrator launch of the day… alphabetically jumbled.…

    4 votes
    3 comments  ·  User Interface  ·  Admin →
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  12. Export As in an action does not save parameters but uses ones from the latest export instead

    When you record 'Export As...' as an action, and use PNG format, the parameters (resolution, anti-aliasing type, background color) are not saved in the action, but are instead just picked up from the last used export.

    Is this not a big problem?
    Aren't actions supposed to be self-contained?
    If one toggles on the 'dialog' icon in the Actions panel (to let us pick settings on the fly), then it's no different from just choosing the Export As... menu item, so what's the point of the action?

    Tested with Win 2024

    4 votes
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  13. Bullets/Numbering indents don't scale with type objects

    The Indent/First line indent values set in bullets and numbering options don't scale with type objects.

    Normal paragraph indents do scale as expected, so I think this is an oversight or bug.

    Examples:
    1. Area type with text at 12pt, numbering options have an 18pt left indent and -18pt first line indent.
    2. Same object scaled 150% -- type is now 18pt, indents have not changed, meaning left indents for double figures have been forced to the next tab.
    3. Paragraph without bullets/numbers, 12pt, left indent 18pt, first line indent -18pt.
    4. Same object scaled 150%, type is now 18pt,…

    4 votes
    2 comments  ·  Type, Fonts, Text  ·  Admin →
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  14. Image Trace 2025 results poorer than 2024's

    I've encountered a significant disparity in output quality between 2025 and 2024 in Image Trace while working with the same file and identical settings.

    Despite replicating the exact setup, the results in the latest version are noticeably inferior.

    4 votes
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  15. Live text in transparency mask not outlining or showing in font list

    This is a 2 part issue:

    1. If I select all and outline the type the document doesn't outline anything that is in a transparency mask. This is a major flaw that needs to be resolved as has lead to mistakes being printed with default text.
      Select all and outline needs to either include everything within transparency masks or a new command to outline text within these masks needs to be created as a separate option.

    2. A huge worry is I released work last week where I believed everything in the transparency masks had been correctly outlined by individually going in…

    4 votes
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  16. Missing fonts warning when no fonts are missing

    Every time I open any illustrator document, the missing fonts box shows up telling me all of the fonts are missing, but when I click replace fonts, they don't show as missing any more and there's no issue. This is a really annoying bug.

    4 votes
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  17. Locking child objects in a locked top layer is not respected when the layer is unlocked and won’t toggle back

    If I have a layer locked and I click a pale lock icon next to a child item, the lock becomes solid, as if I am overriding the 'the parent is locked' status... but it can’t be toggled back.

    More of it, I expect this overridden status to stay when I unlock the parent — instead it gets dropped.

    4 votes
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  18. [ExtendScript] Rasterizing group creates two rasterItems

    1. MacOS 15.2.
    2. Adobe Illustrator 29.1
    3. Open demo document (attached) and run script (below).
    4. Should create one RasterItem, but instead creates two.

    Test Script (for use on attached test file):

    
(function () {

    var doc = app.activeDocument;
    var item = doc.groupItems[0];

    // Raster Options
    var rasterOpts = new RasterizeOptions;
    rasterOpts.resolution = 192;
    rasterOpts.antiAliasingMethod = AntiAliasingMethod.None;
    rasterOpts.backgroundBlack = false;
    rasterOpts.clippingMask = false;
    rasterOpts.colorModel = RasterizationColorModel.DEFAULTCOLORMODEL;
    rasterOpts.convertTextToOutlines = false;
    rasterOpts.includeLayers = false;
    rasterOpts.padding = 0;
    rasterOpts.transparency = false;
    rasterOpts.convertSpotColors = true;

    doc.rasterize(item, item.geometricBounds, rasterOpts);

    var count = doc.rasterItems.length;

    if (count > 1)
        alert('The rasterization created two images but should have created only one.');
    …
    4 votes
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  19. Sometimes Align panel has no Align To options enabled, even with a selection present

    Occasionally I have an object selected, hit a hotkey assigned to an Align command, but nothing happens, even though Ai should automatically enable Align To Artboard with the only object selected.

    I open the Align panel (in these cases it’s usually collapsed) and realize none of three Align To option buttons is pressed! I click Align To Artboard one manually, and then it works, and it doesn’t happen anymore... until the next time it misfires like this.

    Probably it happens at least one per Ai session, I can’t tell yet.

    4 votes
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  20. Rounding to integer or transform panel is broken after update to 29.0.1 from 28.X

    Rounding to integer or transform panel is broken (when using arrow keys to correct size of path with locked aspect ratio) after update to 29.0.1 from 28.X.

    Steps to Reproduce

    1.  Create a new path or use an existing one.
2.  Open the Control/Transform panel.
3.  With the Constrain Proportions option enabled, use the arrow keys to adjust the Width (W) or Height (H) value.

    Expected Result: Proportions remain consistent as values are adjusted.

    Actual Result: Proportions either change unexpectedly or the values jump to different numbers.

    Demo:

    4 votes
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