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  1. Layer colors changes on download from Creative Cloud

    After downloading an illustrator cloud document to my desktop, the resulting file has the wrong layer colors. The colors appear to change to the default order; blue, red, green, etc.

    We have our artwork on the second layer, which changes to red, and red is a terrible color for anchor points against artwork. Also, our translator uses color coded layers for different languages, and we really don't want to have to change them all back.

    This bug appears to be the same as the bug that occurred when files prior to 24.0 were saved in 24.0 (before that bug was…

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  2. unknown problem when opening the program

    it appears an unknown problem when i start up adobe illustrator

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  3. 2021 Crashing my desktop

    When my iMac pro falls asleep it has started crashing directly after the update for AI 2021, the last handful of changes have not warranted the instability that we now have. I'm completely dependent on Adobe for my career, I have been using this suit since it's inception. Aldus Freehand had more built in options 25 years ago than even todays AI, comparatively. I'm so upset with the last two years of compromises, I'm about to consider a new profession. Along with the adulterated instant upgrades and no legacy option, I'm just beside myself.

    Can I just get an unadulterated…

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  4. Vecter convert to raster?

    When i do clipping mask and saved to lower version to cs4, the vector turn to raster every time.

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  5. Transparency / Blending Modes stuck

    I experience regularly that Transparency and Blending modes doe not relfect what the controls / parameters say.

    An example in the screenshots: the Triangles with the green Gradient are Blending Mode Normal / 100% (have been transparent before, but switched back). On white everything seems normal, but as soon as the blue background is switched on, we see that the blending mode is not Normal. The selection is not part of a Group.

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  6. Distribuisci Spaziatura non funziona con oggetto chiave

    Su MacOs 10.15.7 (19H2), l'opzione Distribuisci Spaziatura con una SPECIFICA DISTANZA trasforma i mm in punti.
    Se immetto una distanza di 30 mm tra gli oggetti, ad esempio, Illustrator allinea gli oggetti mantenendo una spaziatura di 10,583 mm (30 pt). 10 mm diventano 3,528 mm (10 pt), etc.

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  8. 2021 - Initial screen

    A4 format does not open on the initial screen. Thankful;
    Alexandre Neves.

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  9. Removed CS6.5 Illustrator and deleted the file I had worked on

    Removed CS6.5 Illustrator and deleted the file I had worked on.
    How dare you kill my work.

    Where can I download the CS6.5 Illustrator, I might cancel my monthly service.

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  10. Panel "propiedades" en ingles

    Hey, formatee mi pc, volví a instalar todo mi pack adobe. Antes tenia el Illustrator 2020, y ahora tengo el 2021. Lo que sucede es que el panel "propiedades" aparece todo en ingles. Con la versión anterior esto no sucedia.
    Todo lo demas esta en español, la verdad es bastante molesto, ya que si bien tengo manejo básico de ingles, hay palabras como estas que no las entiendo y dependo de estar usando traductor a cada momento.

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  11. Layers and Artboards tool disappears in sidebar when Illustrator is reopened.

    Every time I open Illustrator the Layers and Artboards tools disappear in my side bar. I have to go to the Window Menu and click on Layers to make it reappear.

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  13. Not able to move symbol onto extruded shape

    When I try to move a symbol onto my rectangluar prism that I extruded from a rectangle, it's a total mess. The symbol is a small area in a large bounding box for no apparent reason, and when I try to align the art onto one of the faces, it snaps back to its original position. So I can't move the art to get to the place it needs to be to properly map onto the 3d object. The entire mapping onto an extruded object is broken. In the picture you see the art in a too-big bounding box. Whenever…

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  14. Illustrator compiling vectors into highly pixelated bitmaps after a save

    In a file with many objects and groups, we've found a problem that keeps destroying our work - after we save a file, and then re open it, for some strange reason random parts of the grouped vectors become flat/rasterized and highly pixelated or bitmapped.

    What is causing this issue please and is it fixable? It's destroying pieces of work that take a great deal of time.

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  15. Cannot copy and Paste text from illustrator to mail or other programs

    In the previous versions of Illustrator I could copy and paste text into other programs. Since I have updated to version 24.2.3 all attempts to paste text elsewhere result in an un-editable pdf. I found some ridiculous work arounds online, but it's serious affecting my work flow. I'm running Mohave 10.14.6. Tried monkeying with the clipboard settings to no avail.

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  17. GreatCut 4

    My GreatCut 4 software plugin for Illustrator was working great until your last update of Illustrator. Can you please fix this issue. Thank you.

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  18. Contour extérieur impossible sur du texte

    Le réglage pour placer le contour de mon texte à l'extérieur est impossible à cliquer alors que d'habitude ça fonctionne

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  19. Illustrator freezes up every +-20 minutes, unfreezes after alt+tab

    Illustrator (24.2.3 & 24.3, possibly previous versions too), freezes every 20 minutes or so. Sometimes it doesn't happen for an hour, sometimes it happens twice or 3 times in 10 minutes.

    When I say freezing, I mean freezing as if crashing (where the application gets a white-wash and then Windows pops up a message with a crash report message). The only difference is it doesn't give the "application crashed, send/not send" message. It just stays frozen, even when clicking on the application repeatedly (what usually causes the program to freeze etc). When alt-tabbing to another application and back, everything is…

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  20. Annoying glitch, that blocks UI items and makes me restart application

    Windows 10
    AI 24.0.1

    While working in AI, I can randomly encounter annoying glitch, which blocks any UI items and makes me restart application. The main thing is that application continues working - you can choose tools with keyboard shortcuts, but UI become buggy and you cannot choose any tool by mouse - nothing happens when you click on elements and you see some black rectangles instead of context menu. This situation happens absolutely randomly. I've attached some videos from mobile phone, there is clearly seen that happening.
    It happens more than once a day and it is really annoying.…

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