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  1. Why can't I select and deslect multiple layers with shift& alt anymore?

    Oh this drives me crazy,... I suddenly can't select multiple layers by holding down the shift key. And deselecting with alt isn't working either.

    Does anyone know how to solve this because I can't work this way.
    I already restarted, did an extra update, nothing seems to help.

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  2. Blends with 3D objects do not retain rotation values when expanded

    When creating blends with 3D objects, Illustrator does a decent job of calculating the rotation within 3D space. However, when the blend is expanded, rotation values are not retained. Trying to edit the effect resets the values to that of the base objects used to create the blend.

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  3. AI 23.03 - Absolute Performance Hog

    AI has a clear performance problem on my MacBook Pro (Mid 2015, 15", top of the line model). My computer bogs down entirely, fans kick up, the software is extremely slow to respond to doing anything, even simple tasks. It's not isolated to my file--it is the software. Upon quitting, my system returns to normal. The CPU processes for AI were in excess of 120% and consuming nearly 40% of my entire CPU processor power (2.8 GHz i7, 16GB Ram).

    No trouble with previous version of AI.

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  4. Character/Paragraph panels - lazy and/or incorrect updating

    Illustrator 23.0.3 on Win10

    It is vitally important to me that the Character and Paragraph panels tell me the truth at all times: an accurate description of the properties in play based on the selected text or the cursor position if nothing is selected.

    I constantly run into the problem where I select a line of text and the 'space before' and 'space after' controls in the Paragraph panel are completely wrong. Clicking the up/down arrows on the controls will change the displayed (wrong) value, and the text will suddenly leap to god-knows-where, rather than the desired "up or down…

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  5. Global colours don't seem to be preserved in freeform gradients

    I have complex files that are made up of multiple gradients to create a 3D effect. Some of the gradients are linear and some are freeform. I am currently in the process of creating artwork files for both print and digital. To create the digital files I am converting all the files to RGB. There is a specific brand colour that has a different RGB make up than the standard conversion. I thought, no problem, I'll just update the global colour swatch and it should cascade through. But it doesn't! It does on the linear gradients, but not on the…

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  6. Version 23.0.3 Adobe PDF Preset / Transparency Flattener Preset "Convert All Text to Outlines" Not Working

    In all previous versions of Illustrator and InDesign, when saving a PDF, I have been able to set my PDF settings to convert all text to outlines by checking "Convert All Text To Outlines" in my Adobe PDF preset. Since my recent update to 23.0.3, this feature is no longer working properly. The setting is still an option, however, upon save/export of the PDF, text is not converted to outlines as it previously was.

    I have reached out to customer support for this issue and have been informed that this issue is "expected behavior of the software".

    How is this…

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  7. Too small to use?

    When scaling down a complex drawing especially one created by image trace it often says cannot complete the operation because it would make some objects too small to use. So how can i scale my group? Can you just disappear those objects? If they are too small to use they must be too small to see so make them go away. Or it could automatically select them so you have the option to delete them. It seems silly that i can't make something the size i need because a part of it is too small to use. I'm on mac…

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  8. Not saving work

    Illustrator 2019 is not saving my work properly. I save the file, then close and reopen it to find only half the work was actually saved.

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  9. Snap to point is not precise

    Snap to point is always pixels off, so "joining" doesn't work. Pen tool also won't connect to an anchor and will also be pixels off. Snap to point is turned on. Can't join points of lines and shapes to one another to make complete shape.

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  10. Create Outline shortcut is not working

    I'm not sure when this started happening but CTRL + SHIFT + O isn't working as a command for create outlines.

    Notes:

    All other key commands work fine

    My O key isn't broken

    The command is still correct in preferences

    Doing "Create Outlines" from the menu works just fine.

    I've tried reselecting, restarting, multiple documents. It's simply not working, It's very weird.. anyone?

    5 votes

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  11. Pasting a text makes it loose its formatting

    mac OS 10.14.3 running AI 23.0.2

    The issue seems to be random and can't replicate every time.

    If I copy a group formed by a path and text sometimes, when pasting, the path is expanded (?) and the text loses its format.

    When pasting "in Front" or "in Back" sometimes works but ussually pastes in the left upper corner of the artboard.

    When pasting a text in any possible way (in Front, in Back, in Place ... ) all format is missing.

    The result is a little task consuming double or more time as the expected, delaying my performance and…

    5 votes

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  12. 5 votes

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  13. Every time Illustrator start, CEPHTMLengine steal focus by constantly being killed/crash and restarted

    This is a bug, not an idea.
    I'm using Illustrator 2019 with full Adobe CC over Windows 7 pro, Since the update from 2018 every time I start Illustrator all other windows loose focus every 20sec, including Illustrator. I can not even type a full sentence when illustrator is ON. Once Illustrator is closed, the normal focus returns.
    I noticed that the CEPHTMLEngine start when Illustrator start and its being killed or crash every 20sec and then is restarted, This restart steal focus from any program running in windows. The cycle continues until Illustrator is closed.

    I'm behind a corporate…

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  14. Illustrator 2019 Alignment not working

    Illustrator 2019 Alignment feature not working. I can't center or align my work.

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  15. Art Brush Rotation doesn’t work with pan and tablet

    I'll have someone describe the issue from 2010. 9 years later this issue still persists. I am having the exact same issue but instead of it not working in Photoshop (which is works perfectly fine in) I am having this issue in Illustrator.

    "I´m using a Wacom Art Pen to control
    the angle of the brushes by the rotation of the pen.
    When I first tried a Bristle Brush, I was really happy that I was able to rotate the brush cursor with my pen.. but when I started painting, the brush stopped rotating
    and stayed in the initial direction. …

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  16. Add anchor point not working on holding pen tool

    Add anchor point not working on holding pen tool

    I just purchased cc version

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  17. There is not enough memory available to process the appearance of an object

    MAC OS High Sierra Version 10.13.6
    Processor 3.2Ghz Intel Core i5
    Memory 8GB
    Graphics AMD Redeon R9 M380 2048MB

    Illustrator is CC 2019 23.0.1

    When trying to work on an image, my colleague is constantly getting the above message and the application hangs.
    Could you advise if there is a fix for this?

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  18. Expand Appearance is greyed out in 2019 compare to CC2018, same doc, same selection, it is enabled.

    I have a document which, when I select certain objects in CC 2019 - Expand Appearance isn't available and Expand, when used, doesn't give the expected result. Exact same document, exact same selection in CC 2018 and Expand Appearance is available, and when clicked, works perfectly and as expected.
    FYI - the selection has a number of Transform effects applied to it.

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  19. Type Box fills with x's

    When I choose the Type Box tool, and click in the document to create a Type Box or simply place text, as soon as the box is created, it fills with X's/squares and goes off on it's own continually typing the X/square.

    At that point I am not touching the keyboard, there is no key being held down, yet it seems to be "stuck" in creating the X/square.

    Initially it only happened with Myriad Pro, so I uninstalled that font. Then it continued to do it with Arial. Now it does it, no matter what. I've un-installed Illustrator and re-installed…

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  20. Direct Selection Tool not showing bounding box

    Hi,
    When I'm selecting an object using the Direct Selection Tool there is no bounding box to it or any other indication that the object is selected.
    I checked the View menu, and it is set on to show the bounding box, so I assume there is a bug causing this.
    It doesn't matter what kind of object I select, or whether it's in a group or not - the result is the same: no bounding box or even anchors are shown.

    I'm using the latest release - 23.0.1 on windows 10 (updated).

    Thanks
    Ori Manor

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    It seems like the problem is not about the bounding box...

    If you don’t see anchors selected, please check if you have View > Show Edges enabled. It's easy to toggle it with Cmd/Ctrl + H, and it’s a common mishap.

    If that’s the thing for you (or not) — please comment back.

    As for the bounding box specifically (the frame with 8 scale/rotations markers) — it never shows up when using the Direct Selection tool, and never was, and should not.

    If you need to scale or rotate a partial selection of anchors, use Free Transform or Rotate or Scale tools instead.

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