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  1. Illustrator window moves behind all other windows when you reposition the frame

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    Steve Garcia commented  · 

    Illustrator updated to 29.3.1; the issue persists

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    Steve Garcia commented  · 

    Illustrator updated to 29.3 and the issue still persists. I was able to get it to do it consistently and also somewhat avoid the issue.

    It starts after opening a document, clicking on another window and then going back to Illustrator, but only when a document is open. If you close the document it miraculously stops, shutting down Illustrator isn't required. Open the document again and you can drag around as much as you want until you click another window.

    This isn't a fix but at least its reproducible on my computer and can be avoided. Generally I'm bouncing from one app to the other so it's a pain to keep closing a document, especially as it wipes out the edit history. It's very disappointing this still hasn't been addressed.

    Edit: what's interesting is it keeps a "history" of which windows you click prior to going back to Illustrator. So clicking on one Window, Illustrator only hides behind it, clicking two different windows then back, it hides behind those two, three, etc. There's been times where I drag it and it goes to the very back of the 10 - 15 odd windows I have open.

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    Steve Garcia commented  · 

    On MBP 2023 M2 Max, MacOS 15.2 and Illustrator 29.2.1, with Illustrator open, when repositioning the full window to another area of the screen, it will immediately hide behind recently focused windows. (browser, Acrobat, etc) I've tested both on an external monitor and the MBP laptop screen.

    When attempting to move and the app moves to the back, continuing to hold down the mouse will still drag the app window which you can see peek from behind other windows. If let go and disappears, to bring the window to front requires clicking the app in the lower dock.

    This only happens with Illustrator. I regularly use Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat regularly and none of them seem to have this issue.

    Thanks in advance for looking into the issue.

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