Control Panel's Brush Definitions label WIERD

[JimBDuncan]

This is the label that appears in the control panel:

When I hover, it shows Brush Definitions. Is that what 5Eio means...to Old MacDonald maybe? Seriously, what's going on?

[Ton Frederiks · Accepted solution]

Maybe time to restart Illustrator / Restart Computer / Reset Preferences?

How to set preferences in Illustrator

[JimBDuncan]

That did the trick. But one thing--according to the info in the link you provided, restarting AI while holding  Alt+Control+Shift prompts me to delete current settings. That didn't happen. AI launched without a prompt, but settings were apparently reset (including Brush Definitions ). Everything is copacetic now, so thanks!

[Ton Frederiks]

Good to hear that worked.

And you are right, you are not prompted in Illustrator, that is what happens when you reset Photoshop, so the Help file is wrong.

[Larry G. Schneider]

Probably a font problem. Do you have the Verdana ( 4 faces) and Tacoma (2 faces) properly installed and active?

[JimBDuncan]

Thanks for the advice, but those fonts are installed and active. I reset preferences, and that fixed the problem. But I'll remember to check those two fonts if something like this happens again.

[Larry G. Schneider]

Glad you got it fixed.