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Ai crashes each time I try to launch program 1
Thread posted on Jun 25 by No Nickname

HELP~!

every time I try to launch Ai it just crashes. I have uninstalled the entire cs4 program and reinstalled, all the other programs are still working just fine, but illustrator is just not working. I get the splash screen for like 2 seconds then it says the program stopped unexpectedly.

Hope you can help!

Judy

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06/25/10 by komaruyama: What does your computer's profile look like? (Hate to ask, but has a rei...

Bristle Brush: make my own 1
Thread posted on Jan 06 by kbenusisk

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03/24/11 by Eric Segeren: You can make bristle brushes but like calligraphic brushes, they can't be m...

Cloned objects with simultaneously changes
Thread posted on Oct 29 by TheJJJ

Hi

How do I create (distributed, rotated, perhaps scaled) clones of an object that simultaneously change when the original object is edited?

Simple example: I have to design two identical objects that fit together like ying&yang. Every change to one of them has to have an live-effect on the clone so that the result can be seen live.

Or something like a kaleidoscope: identical objects distributed in a circle, which stay always the same when a single one (or an external master) is edited.

Greetings

TheJJJ

file size to big - need to keep detail and elements tho - any other methods ? 1
Thread posted on Jun 29 by mcmelb

Hi 

I hope somebody can shine some light on this for me - i have drawn a basketball in illustrator for a client, he wanted it realistic looking so i did each dimple individually, smaller in the distance, larger ones closer to the users eye level. Looks great. Thing is the file is huge! there's a lot of detail, does anybody know of anyway i can still achieve this look without killing my illustrator ? the dimples have got to be sharp and recognizable - and its got to stay vector, no raster - anything of anybody would be much appreciated 

Cheers 

Chris 

Here it is ...http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcmelb/3672401238/sizes/o/

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09/11/09 by Roscopcoltrane: You've probably got an answer by now, but I think you can turn your dimple ...

How to create a highlighted text 2
Thread posted on Jul 06 by iuri.kato

Hi everyone, I'm new here =), this is my 1st post.

I'm trying to do something in Illustrator CS5 but I can't find how to and even searching over the internet I still don't know how to make something that seems pretty simple: create highlighted texts.

You can do it in MS Word pretty easily and even in emails you have this option. I want to know if there is some way to make this sort of text in Illustrator. The only solution I found was to create a rectangle behind the text I'm trying to highlight, but that is 1) cheesy and 2) not practical at all because if i change, let's say, the size of the text, I'll have to change my rectangle as well.

I'd appreciate any help in this. I just can't find this sort of information, maybe i'm searching for the wrong words o.O!

ps: I uploaded an image showing what I'm trying to do.

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08/10/11 by iuri.kato: The idea is to create a stylish effect of a text box behind the text.... If...
08/09/11 by DesignPanda: Why do you want to highlight text in illustrator?

I would like to show my blog
Thread posted on Mar 04 by alex_p_howard

And I hope it is ok.  There are some illos way into it, and I hope you will comment here on them

http://LooksInteractive.wordpress.com

Alex

Melbourne

Australia

Is it possible to hide anchors, or not auto-select the most recent line? 4
Thread posted on Apr 02 by Illtard

Sorry for the extreme newbie question...

When I draw in Illustrator, it automatically "selects" the most recent line that I have drawn. If I then attempt to draw another line that is close to the first one, the result is that the first line will be "bent." Is it possible to set Illustrator so that it does not automatically select the item that I have most recently drawn?

I realize that I can workaround the issue by drawing any intersecting lines, starting farther away from the existing line, but this is slowing me down.

Thanks! 

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03/13/10 by bottchichellee: I'll be posting over the net on  other groups, and will sell off Illus...
03/13/10 by bottchichellee: I've had to put here as i do not know how new threads are created on this b...
04/03/09 by Illtard: Thanks. I was using the paint brush. Unchecking "Keep Selected" was exactly...

Keyboard shortcuts disappeared... 10
Thread posted on Apr 30 by Stokerly

Hello,

I have noticed that the keyboard shortcuts I use all of the time have completely de-activated, namely:

Option key & Space bar = zooming in

Holding down the Shift key whilst selecting, allowing nimble multiple selections.

Holding down the Shift key to constrain proportions or move them in a straight line.

I have put the llustrator CS4 application in the trash and will reinstall when the trash is cleared, but I'm wondering if I might have accidentally hit a combination of keys which turned off these essential functions.

If anyone out there can point me to the right direction I'd be really grateful. There's no active link to the Peer to Peer Forums so apologies if this is the wrong place to post such a query.

Thanks!

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03/20/10 by bottchichellee: And i thought it was just me....... "NO TECH SUPPORT, buggy [due to ...
02/18/10 by echeaz: Hey Tweak2009, You are right on the money! I had U.S. Extended as my defau...
11/24/09 by Stoneman1968: I appreciate the reply, but I still believe that if it were a simple matter...

Locked myself out of an AI 10 file by editing with Acrobat 9 2
Thread posted on Aug 20 by messydeer

Hi!

I recently relearned AI from several years ago. I have AI 10 and created some wiring schematics with it. I saved them in PDF, version 5, I believe. Later I opened this PDF file with Acrobat 9 and made the mistake of making a comment on it. So now I can't open it in AI to do any editing :-(   I think I shoulda saved everything in AI first, to prevent this. 20/20 hindsight.

So I'm hoping if I upload the PDF file, would somebody be able to convert it into something AI 10 could open? I know it can open up Acrobat 5.

Thanks,

Dan

PS: The wiring schematic is for the airplane I am building.

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10/23/09 by Easysector: Nice answer.  Useful for me too
08/23/09 by littleyin: u can open the file pdf in ai cs4  i donload your file then i can op...

Printing half-tones from Illustrator 5
Thread posted on Jun 02 by SjSings22

I'm a pretty heavy Illustrator user, but this one has me stumped.

I need to create a one-color image with a gradient that is going to be screen printed.

My screen printer wants the half-tones to be in vector art so he can open it in Corel-Draw. So I planned to print to a .pdf file with the correct half-tone settings.

I've tried everything I can think of and I just can't figure out what setting to use.

Please please help me!!!

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06/07/09 by artdept@mac.com:  i think  i can help  you with this.  Unfortunetly it s...
06/02/09 by SjSings22: I wish it were that easy. Unfortunately, he's really good at screen printin...
06/02/09 by tphinsf: Then ask you printer for the settings they need. If they are spec'ing the w...

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