Illustrator application window moves behind everything when I try to move it (mac)

[charlesc41889467]

It's a little difficult to explain this properly, but whenever I try to move the Illustrator program window to another part of my screen, it instantly moves behind every other program window I have open. Even if I just move it a teeny tiny bit...boom... now it's behind all the programs I have open. It is very annoying and I can't find a solution anywhere. I dropped in "before and after" screenshots if they help at all. You can see the "Pathfinder" toolbar is still in front of the Chrome window so it's definitely a weird glitch. The issue doesn't happen with any other Adobe program either. I have updated to the latest vesion of AI a few times and still no luck. I have a 2021 Macbook Pro. Anyone have a solution? Thank you.

[jeremyc83162335]

The latest beta release does not address the glitch plaguing its users for over 2 years. Adobe seems to focus more on making money from its memberships than on fixing this issue. If anyone is attending Adobe MAX 24 in a couple of days (Oct. 14-16) I beg you to ask the question at the main stage when they open it up to Q&A: "Why are you refusing to fix this problem?"

[richardw59677702]

Illustrator Beta 29.1.79 – still doing it. Still not fixed.

[richardw59677702]

Illustrator Beta 29.1.93 – still doing it. Still not fixed.

[richardw59677702]

Illustrator Beta 29.2.10 – still doing it. Still not fixed. I'm wondering if Adobe are ignoring this thread is it's [falsely] marked as 'solved'?

[richardw59677702]

Illustrator Beta 29.2.22 – still doing it. Still not fixed. Mind you, this also happens with Photoshop 24.4.0 and 26.2.0 (Beta). InDesign seems more stable.

[OneMinuteDigital]

This is still a problem for me as well. I am having to make sure no other windows are open when I'm using illustrator, which makes it very hard to pop back and forth between programs. Glad to know I'm not crazy and it's happening to other folks as well but pleeeeease can't they fix this....

[meh67]

STILL A PROBLEM AFTER ALL THIS TIME!

Yes, the all caps was intentional to show my frustration. Yes, I am using the "Illustrator > Settings... > User Interface... Auto-Collapse Iconic Panels (check)" as a temporary workaround. But I have literally been dealing with opening and closing color tabs and layer windows unnecessarily since early 2023.  This slows down my workflow. Time is money. Deadlines must be met. It is not such a big deal on a small simple project, but I am working on a large city scene with 18 layers and multiple color preset imports that I have to keep opening back up after auto-collapsing. This is supposed to be a professional program. Is this really so difficult to fix?

Signed
—Exasperated and saddened in San Diego.

[richardw59677702]

Illustrator Beta 29.3.38 still doing it. Still not fixed. I see there is an Illustrator bug reporting page at illustrator.uservoice.com and this issue is listed there but there were only four votes on it! I've added my vote but maybe if enough of us do the same then Adobe might actually look at this issue instead of ignoring it for two years.

[Linda.R.Smith]

Stage Manager. Wondering if that is what the conflict is. The Issue is minimized when i use it basically because it forces all the other apps to the side.

If I must use Stage Manager, I wish it would remember my preferred groupings like personal Workspaces...