Wacom Alt + click bug

I can't believe the amount of time Adobe can wait to solve this issue

Hey , i just had the same issue . i fixed it by GOING to Windows Control  Panel , Ease and access And then ease and access Center  , then goto MAKE THE KEYBOARD EASIER TO USE , Then Follow The image i have attached below . 

Still the same issue, many years later. Same problem with any version of windows, illustrator, I always had this bug.

Now I work with Huion, and the pencil lag alt+click problem is still there.

Please, fix it. How can you tolerate such an old, such a recurent, such a basic pesky bug in your soft?

Have Adobe at least tried to fix it at some point?

Hi, guys, after thinking about this problem and waiting for Adobe that will fix it. I found a solution for setting the reference point, with Alt + Click when I use the rotate tool with tablet. I create an Action that I assigned to the pencil button, it works this way:

The Action has the keyboard binding to Ctrl + F2

Press the button of the pencil (The preview mode change to CPU preview)

Then actions stops, select rotate tool, path, ALT + Click , the menu appears, Click copy or ok

Press the pencil button assigned to this action and the preview changes to GPU.

Is a solution beetwen the mouse and the ideal work of this tool, but you don´t have to change to your mouse which is disturbing.

Hope it works for you!

It's 2021 and this issue has STILL not been fixed.  It's an issue that occurs when using a Wacom pen.  When you select Rotate or Reflect and then alt-click to move the center of rotation/reflection, it lags/freezes for anywhere from 10 to 50 seconds.  When the function kicks in, the center is wherever the pen happens to have been when it kicked in, rendering the ability to use it useless.  I have had this issue with THREE different laptop computers (all with discrete graphics) and with THREE different Wacom pen/touch tablets.  The alt-click works properly when using the laptop trackpad, an external mouse, or the TOUCH function on the Wacom tablet, but with the pen, you get the lag EVERY time.  In addition, pinch zoom and 2-finger rotate also do not work on the tablet in Illustrator (but they seem to work in all other programs that I've tried, including Photoshop).

Workarounds:

1. In Illustrator preferences, turn off GPU performance - not ideal since we PAID extra to get higher end graphics.

2. In your computer's display settings, set Illustrator to run from the integrated graphics instead of the discrete graphics - again, why did we pay for the high end graphics - it works in PS, so why not in AI?

3. When you want to use the alt-click for the Rotate or Reflect tools, use the trackpad or switch from the pen to touch - these solutions are inconvenient and disturb the workflow.

One option for FREEHAND rotation (as opposed to typing in the angle) when you want to move the center of rotation that DOES work is select your object, click on the rotate icon (or use the shortcut) and then just click on the center of rotation - you can then just grab the object and rotate it around that point, but you don't get the pop-up box with the option to type in the degrees of rotation, which you sometimes want.

Seriously, I have had this issue on top of the line computers with both old and new models of Wacom tablets over a period of several years.  I have all drivers, Windows, and Illustrator fully updated.  It appears to be an issue in Illustrator.  Seriously, Adobe, your high end advanced Illustrator users will likely have paid to get discrete graphics and most use Wacom pen tablets - don't you think it's about time to fix this problem??  It's been YEARS.  Honestly - get your programmers together with Wacom and finally take care of this issue - we pay FAR too much to have to use a workaround and sacrifice performance/workflow - it's time for you to stop neglecting this problem.

Hi -- I have this same issue with Illustrator 2020, it's incredibly annoying and nothing seems to fix it. All my wacom drivers are updated, I've messed with the windows ink settings, nothing seems to work. 

today again waited after trying rotate#alt#klick.

have the same problem.  now i changed from wacom to gaomon tablett, with the hoppe to overcome this annoying thing. But, big surprise, same thing. rotate-> alt click-> wate at least 4 hours until you see results. No escape, no stop, no alternative way. every time you forget and use this dammed thing, you are a loser. hey adobe, do something.

Hi Chantal,

Sorry to hear that you are facing issues with Illustrator CC 2017 while using Wacom. Would you mind sharing the exact GPU you are using? Please check if the Wacom drivers are up to date, if not try updating them and then check.

Regards,

Om