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Hi Folks, I'm working on a JavaScript to proofread my text in the Illustrator file. here's the scenario…1) I have a Text file (.txt) that contains all the text.2) I have Finished Illustrator file with layout, graphics, text (including and excluding the text from the Text file).3) Currently, as a QC, my manual process is like this:a) Copy the text (sentence by sentence or Paragraph by Paragraph) from the Text file and search it in the Illustrator file;b) If a text is found, then move to the second Sentence or Paragraph and so on;c) If a text is not found in the Illustrator file, then paste that Sentence or Paragraph in a new Text file, and repeat process 2, until all the text is processed. I want to accomplish the same with a JavaScript, where the script will read the text from the Text file and find it in the ai file, if found, then move to the second sentence or para, if not found then copy the not-found text in a new Text file.Here's the script I'm trying to accomplish but

Illustator 2020 is not removing tmp files from server after saving file. it doesn't remove them after closing file either. folders are getting littered with tmp files. worse, if i try to delete them, sometimes finder will crash and won't relaunch again and i'll have to restart - this might be a server issue but it wasn't an issue before 2019 and 2020. it would happen once in a while in 2019 but now it happens every time on 2020. with 2019, i used to see one tmp file for the time a file remained opened, with 2020 i'm seeing multiple tmp files for the same opened file throughout the day. i tried disabling save in backgound as that had it's own drawbacks, like i would try and save again while it wasn't done saving the previous time. why are these tmp files even being saved on the server? why don't they go in the /private/tmp folder instead? wouldn't it be faster to save the tmp file to the local scratch disk and then move it to the server once, instead of writing to the ser

I cannot see why this has happened to me now, though for years I have been able to create a jpeg on a file using a clipping mask without the hidden excess outside of the mask being included in the jpeg. Now for some reason I am having large white bleed areas around the image wanted, which then need to be cropped out in photoshop and resaved to then go back and open into illustrator to add cut paths. With using this function every day at work for in our sign business, and having years worth of files I often reuse and jpeg, this is now a very time consuming issue for me to have to go back and forth between illustrator and photoshop everytime.   I understand you can use the artboard to make as cropping edges, though all my hundreds of files are not set up to do this, even a lot of the time are not on the artboard. It worked before for years for me, so am I unsure what I have done, or what has changed for this to now be a problem.  I appreciate any help on this ple

I have tried multiple Illustrator versions on both my work desktop and laptop. Whenever I edit text and click the Character window, it freezes and closes. Has anyone else run into this issue as well? 

My team works collectively and is currently working remotely. We work out of a harddrive and a personalized online database. All Illustrator work is saved to both the online database and to the harddrive. For our quality control process I batch all of the collective ai files to PDFs (this is out of the harddrive). I've noticed (since covid/remoting) that every so often a file will pause the batching process to ask whether said file should be saved before closing. I already have the "Override Action "Save" Commands" for the Destination folder checked. My guess for this issue is that not everyone (a total of 6 people) is using the same Illustrator version. I'm posting this just in case anyone else might have a different idea of what could be causing this window to show or if you agree with my guesstimation.   Thanks so much, Sabrina

I've ported over an SVG from figma and some of the elements don't show but I can see a path of an outline where the element used to be. I've tried to move the layer above all others and still nothing is revealed. Can anyone tell me why I'm seeing both a layer and path but not the element itself? 

How do I change the ppi to dpi in AI CS6?

Okay, I have read many other posts on this subject and have tried everything to fix this issue. I can't seem to fix this. Simply put if I try to export as a PNG I keep getting a trasparnent line added to the top of the file. I to get a line on the lef side of the file unless I size up and extend past the art board. How to do I fix this?  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D_BbO05R_v9qpIlLR3-O7aW8-6tSbcXV/view?usp=sharing

I'm looking for a script or something that will create a color chart based off of one color. I found this one, which is exactly what I need, but it has terrible reviews. SITL ColorChart PRO v2 (creativemarket.com)Demo: Color Chart Illustrator (youtube.com)I need it so that when the print profile on my printer isn't accurate, I can generate other colors to pick from once printed that would be more accurate. Any help appreciated!

Hi, I cannot open Illustator or InDesign from my Creative Cloud (iMac M1). I was using those app only a few days ago and everything was fine. I was trying the new AI tools. I have now use Creative Cloud Cleaning Tool and installed those apps again (for the 3rd time...) and still nothing. I can see innitiating window forever and Mac says Application not responding... What can I do now? 

Since updating to the latest version of Illustrator, I haven't attempted to use the freeform gradient tool. I've used the tool many times in the past, and usually I can find ways to work around any bugs that (often) pop up while using it. Today, I tried to use it for a project I'm working on, and I ran into an issue I've never experienced before. I can't seem to work around it, no matter what I try. I'm using the most recent version of Adobe Illustrator on Windows 11, and I also have the Astute Graphics plugins installed (mine is the free trial version; trial is still active right now so it's essentially functioning like the paid version would). My issue is with selecting multiple color stops on a freeform line gradient. When I hold down shift and try to click on multiple color stops, the cursor flickers rapidly and won't select more than one color stop. I've tried closing and relaunching Illustrator and making a new document, but neither fixed the issue. When

I am trying a couple of new things with the 3d and materials feature but once i go to render it, it just loads forever and then eventually crashes 

Hi guys. Ilustrator Beta.I have tried the following script.( and variations).egCreate a spooky graveyard at night, lit by the moonlight. The scene should be layered for a panorama effect with distinct separations: a background layer with the sky and moon, a midground layer with distant trees and far-off tombstones, and a foreground layer with close-up tombstones and shadows.egCreate a spooky graveyard at night, lit by the moonlight. The scene should be layered for a panorama effect with distinct separations: Layer 1 containing background layer with the sky and moon. Layer 2 containing with distant trees and far-off tombstones.Layer 3 containing with close-up tombstones and shadows.The results are not as expected. There are ony 2 layers produced. Is this a restriction of the current technology or are there a resources for creating prompts. 

Can you help how to solve this problem of mine which is a bit annoying, because when I zoom out on the artboard, the details become stripes or lines like on the right side, but the details SHOULD BE on the left side. Thank you.   

I grouped all in cad. But when I open it on AI, all groups were cancelled. I have to re-group them again. But the dxf file works on old version of AI. Is anything wrong with my settings? How to fix this?

Yes the path is closed, so whats the reason it wont fill?wether its a path i drew or a drag and draw circle tool...

Hi there! A few days ago my Illustrator 2024 starts acting weird. After saving as PDF any document with or whitout texts, the result is a blank page. If I try to use the "save as web", it occurs an unknown problem and it doesn't work. As I need to address the problem fast, I downloaded a beta version of the program and it worked a couple of days, but now it has the same problems. It happened with different documents, all of them, is not a random problem. I tried to remove the PDF settings folder renaming it as Old Settings and creating a new one but the probem persists. Any help will be appreciated. 

Hi. I'm getting an error about plug-ins, when I start Illustrator.(see attached pictures)When I start I first get the error about a plug-in and the get 2 more "unknown" errors, and then Illustrator actually starts up and is useable.I've tried every surgested fix, including a clean install, using the Adobe cleaning tool, removing ALL Adobe programs.

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In the following image you can see the poor quality I get when printing from Illustrator vs the result I get when printing from anywhere else, such as the Mac previewer for example.It doesn't matter what you print, vectors or text, or the type of paper. Every time I print from Illustrator the quality is simply bad, you can see how it leaves the edges. - Macbook Pro M1- Mac OS 14- Illustrator: I have the latest version as of today, June 7, but the problem has been happening for two years.

Since I have my new Mac mini with M2 processor, Illustrator is very slow to select text (Up to 5 seconds and more) or if I select an object and move it, it never moves instantly, but reacts also after a very long time.Anyone knows how to solve this problem?

Hola desde que he cambiado mi pc, con el sistema operativo Window 11 PRO, en Adobe Ilustrator y en Adobe Indesing, no me funciona el atajo de teclado (Mayúsculas +CONTROL + O) "Crear contornos", sabian porque puede ocurrir? Muchas graciasHello, since I changed my PC to one with the Windows 11 Pro operating system, the keyboard shortcut (Shift + Control + O) "Create Outlines" does not work in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign. Do you know why this might be happening? Thank you very much.#crearcontronos #textotrazado

Why Illustrator 28.5 open the link of Photoshop (.tif / .psd) on document with a previous Photoshop 2023?

help - all my layers on illustrator have suddenly turned transparent

Each time I launch Illustrator on my laptop, I get prompted to renew my subscription despite already having one. Then whenever I click the "Renew now" button, it tells me "Illustrator is ready to use." before going back to the same "Renew now" screen. This issue is URGENT!!