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  1. New File Preset Details Fields Are Misaligned Vertically (Cut off)

    When creating a New File, the measurement presets (width, height, bleed) are too high within their respective input fields. This causes the digits in each of the fields to be cut off at the top. I've attempted to resolve the issue by scaling the window, updating Illustrator, deleting preferences, and installing/reinstalling the application. Issue unresolved.
    Intel Macbook Pro i9 OS 12.2 - Adobe Illustrator 26.0.3

    3 votes

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  2. Using Illustrator “Paste In Front” creates a Find window on the Desktop

    Hi;
    I have recently begun having a paste in front (⌘F) issue in AI 2020.

    For DECADES I have been able to select an item and copy (⌘C) then paste in front (⌘F) to create a copy of the selection exactly on top that I can then step/move as needed.
    I have been doing this in the Illustrator 2020 application for years.

    Now when I’m in Illustrator and I hit the paste in front (⌘F), it takes me directly to the desktop and creates a Find window. (And Does Not Paste In Front!)

    I can use “Paste In Front” in…

    3 votes

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  3. Paste operation does not properly ignore the null termination character of ANSI string

    During a paste operation to the art board, the final null termination character of the clipboard is not ignored, but rendered as part of the string used to compse the text object.

    I'm attaching an image of the clipboard contents, and I made a video to show the behavior. Under Windows, simply copy the value from the color dialog box and then click the desktop and paste.

    https://youtu.be/3upt2dr-oDg

    Thanks!

    Illustrator v26.0.1 64-bit
    Windows 10

    3 votes

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  4. Save on your computer or to Creative Cloud Dialog

    When Preferences under User Interface -> UI Scaling is set to large then the "Save on your computer or to Creative Cloud" is cut off and input boxes are cut off. The sizing is not right.

    3 votes

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  5. Input Boxes turn blank when Tabbing

    Input fields turn blank when tabbing between them (tab key), and do not show the current value.

    Keywords:
    text entry
    text entries
    input fields
    input boxes
    blank
    white
    bug

    AI version 25.3
    macOS 10.17.7

    3 votes

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    Hi,

    Thanks for reporting this issue, Illustrator Team really appreciate this.
    We are able to reproduce this issue and investigating this further.

    Kindly use below mentioned workaround meanwhile:
    1)Set macOS UI to “System Preferences → General → Highlight Color to any other options in UI than Graphite”

    Regards
    Ankit Goyal

  6. Explore/Learn menu error

    Since the update this morning I am getting a blue speech type bubble constantly appearing, so I am unable to access my tools properly

    3 votes

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  7. Keyboard shortcuts not saving. Unable to change certain keyboard shortcuts.

    Latest updates are not storing keyboard shortcuts or reverting back to default with no way to resolve.

    I changed the CPU/GPU preview shortcut (cmd+E) to something else and set cmd+E to be a shortcut for Expand. It doesn't update in the menu and reverts back after restarting Illustrator. I've tried reinstalling, reseting preferences and deleting my custom keyboard shortcuts and resetting them with no success at keeping the shortcuts as I've set them.

    I should be able to overwrite or change keyboard shortcuts, especially those that aren't used as often and I don't personally see the need to have a…

    3 votes

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  8. Home screen user interface not fully loading - looks like script - can't open templates either

    when I open Ai, the home screen UI doesn't seem to be loading correctly or all the way. see image below. I've tried uninstalling/reinstalling, updated my graphics card (Radeon AMD Vega 64) and made sure windows 10 was up to date. I'm able to open a blank file by clicking on the templates, but if I try to create my own new project, I just get a blank pop-up box.

    3 votes

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  9. Mac OS Save As file name highlight bug

    Productivity killing bug in Illustrator 25.2.3, but not Photoshop 22.3.1!:

    Mac OS (Catalina, currently) Save As dialog box highlights the entire file name, including the extension, which has been a bug the past several versions. For over a decade, Save As would not include the extension in the highlight, so one could tap the arrow key once to the end of the file name to change it, to increment a version number for example. This bug has been a huge stumbling block in my productivity.

    Also, in Illustrator, the sometimes Save As does not highlight the file name at all…

    3 votes

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  10. UIスケールはどこ?

    V25.2.3
    環境設定<ユーザーインターフェース
    UIスケールスライダーが出てくると想定
    スライダー見当たらす。
    印刷やら効果やらのOK、キャンセルが画面上で見えないから使いにくいです。

    3 votes

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    Under Review  ·  PCM Miyuki responded

    Illustratorデスクトップ版の製品フィードバックへのご協力ありがとうございます。

    いただきました詳細を元に、検証作業に入らせていただき、検証後に再度こちらにコメントを投稿させていただきます。

    しばらくお待ちください。

    どうぞよろしくお願いいたします。

    Illustrator チーム

  11. UI Issues with Two Monitor Setup

    When I open Illustrator, sometimes it opens across both of my monitors with ridiculous scaling that causes it to be massive. It takes several full screen corner pulls to get it to a manageable size. Secondly, if I try to do a full screen preview on my second monitor, the whole thing just crashes, without fail, every time, so I am stuck designing on my laptop monitor instead of the secondary monitor.

    Lenovo Think Pad running Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-10885H CPU @ 2.40GHz 2.40 GHz with 32 GB RAM, and NVIDIA RTX 2080 Max-Q on Windows 10 Pro Version 20H2

    I…

    3 votes

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  12. Bug: In-app "Learn" window is just a peach colored rectangle

    Computer:

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)
    2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
    16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
    NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M 2 GB

    OS:

    Mac Big Sur 11.2.3

    AI version:

    v.25.2.1

    Steps:

    I have never accessed the in-app "Learn" tutorial feature, but after updating to AI v.25.2.1 today, I decided to try it by clicking the lightbulb icon in the upper toolbar.

    Expected result:

    The Learn window would open up displaying various clickable tutorials.

    Actual result:

    The Learn window opened up, but instead of displaying clickable tutorials, the entire window is filled with a peach colored rectangle. Hovering over…

    3 votes

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  13. Unit increments for Large canvas documents have fractions

    Since the introduction of the large canvas sizes (which is awesome, by the way) I have been noticing that my increments of measure particularly in type and keyboard increments within the preferences have been scaling down to microscopic numbers when I change from feet to inches or points. I then get these odd numbers when scaling type with the keyboard shortcuts.

    3 votes

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  14. UI scales are off even after adjustment - icons, ruler, menu

    The ruler always seems to get hidden after updates but also it is very small relative to the icons and file menu.

    This means at 100% UI scale the ruler is too small but at medium (doesn't say what % for some reason) the ruler is too big and icons are way too big.

    This only became an issue when I started using higher resolution monitors (anything greater than 1920x1080). So my guess is it has something to do with a relationship with Windows 10 GUI and Illustrator.

    Any insight would be appreciated and questions welcomed. Attached is illustrator at…

    3 votes

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  15. Transform>Reflect defaulting to random angle

    At some point in the last week (version 25.0.1) right clicking on a selection and applying "Transform>Reflect" opens up the reflect UI panel but instead of defaulting to horizontal or vertical, it's defaulting to "Angle" and a completely random number. Constantly having to correct this is a right faff.

    It's tricky to recreate but has happened multiple times over the last few days. In this case reflecting a cat 50.9 degrees!?

    Maybe I'm just the only one!

    3 votes

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  16. Align Object Buttons missing from Touch Bar

    I have a 2016 Macbook pro with a Touch Bar and with this last update of illustrator the align buttons aren't showing up on the Touch Bar when I click on the align icon. "Align to" is showing up but none of the actual align buttons. I used these buttons all of the time and it really speeds up my workflow.

    3 votes

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  17. Page selection when opening a PDF

    This is should be beyond trivial to correct, and there are users all over the place asking for this in a different issue report:

    Please fix the UI for page-selection when opening a PDF in Illustrator!
    Browsing through the thumbnails at the top of the dialog should automatically select that page to open below. It is bad UX to scroll through the pages to find the one that you want and then have to manually enter it below---I can't think of a single reason to have these UI elements disconnected (as they presently are), and there's no reason not to…

    3 votes

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  18. can't highlight width and height cells or file name when creating a new document

    Why did you take away the ability to easily highlight the document name, width or height when creating a new file? Super irritating.

    3 votes

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  19. New Layer button change now inserts new layer BELOW active layer

    With the addition of the button for adding a new Sub Layer, the current button for adding a New Layer now adopts the same behavior of adding a layer BELOW the current active layer, opposite to what was legacy behavior before.
    I checked, and dragging a layer to the New Layer button to make a copy still deposits the new layer copy ABOVE the current active layer, so something isn't right with the new change.

    That said, nice new option I didn't realize was there in the New Sub Level button, convenient, thank you.

    3 votes

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  20. Everytime I open Illustrator the toolbars are missing

    Everytime I open Illustrator the toolbars are missing, even if I redefine the mode (classic, essentials, layout) they still don't appear. So everytime I have to go to window and add manually, which works, but if I close I have to do it all over again.

    3 votes

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