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ZooN_
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March 27, 2021
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Docked toolbar panels won't expand (macOS)

  • March 27, 2021
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Moving toolbar panels to the edge of the screen to dock (anchor) them will prevent the panels from expanding when I click on them. Is this a known bug? (Adobe Illustrator 25.2.1, macOS Big Sur 11.2.3, MacBook Air M1)

 

I seem to remember this being an issue in the past.

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Correct answer ZooN_

Looks like switching on Application Frame solves this issue.

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Inspiring
March 27, 2021

Looks like switching on Application Frame solves this issue.

Omar.Fathy
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Omar.FathyCommunity Expert
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March 28, 2021

Did you find a solution?
If not, wht about your GPU Driver? You may need to update it.

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Inspiring
March 28, 2021

I wouldn't call it a solution rather a workaround: I have enabled Application Frame in the Window menu and the docked toolbar panels work fine now. Not ideal but will see if I can live with this "hack" in the long term; really not a fan of the application frame aesthetic.

 

For as long as I can remember this has been an issue with Illustrator by the way, I was merely hoping this would be fixed by now.

 

Also, no GPU drivers should be required as this is a MacBook Air M1 running the latest version of macOS. Are there third-party drivers out there that solve this specific issue? I have doubts.

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