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Window Resizing in CS6

Aug 21, 2012 11:47 AM

I'm having an issue with Illustrator CS6 resizing my UI window every time I open a file externally (double clicking on the file, rather than opening through the Illustrator open file menu). I prefer to keep my UI maximized so this is quite annoying having to maximize again every time I open a file this way. Is there a setting somewhere doing this or some way to fix it? Or is this a bug I have to deal with until an update can be made? I'm running Windows 7 Pro on a 32bit laptop, just recently upgraded from CS5.

2234 Views   19 Replies   Latest reply: Daniel Engblom, Mar 29, 2013 5:45 AM
 
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  • dv8kiwi
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    1. dv8kiwi,
    Oct 14, 2012 10:15 PM   in reply to Deadpool1369
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    Same here

     
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  • Dohnutt
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    2. Dohnutt,
    Oct 15, 2012 5:59 PM   in reply to dv8kiwi
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    Me too. This just recently started happening.

     
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  • Mag50Cal
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    3. Mag50Cal,
    Oct 15, 2012 6:41 PM   in reply to Deadpool1369
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    @Deadpool1369, try resetting the preferences by holding down Ctrl+Alt+Shift and launch Ai. Select yes from the dialog that asks to trash preferences file.

     
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  • Dohnutt
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    4. Dohnutt,
    Oct 15, 2012 6:51 PM   in reply to Mag50Cal
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    Just tried that. Still does it for me.

     
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  • Mag50Cal
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    5. Mag50Cal,
    Oct 15, 2012 6:59 PM   in reply to Dohnutt
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    @Dohnutt, Click and drag the document window to the inside edges of the application panel to see a blue area highlight around the application panel and then release the mouse. Then save your workspace giving it a new name. Then restart Ai.

     
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  • Dohnutt
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    6. Dohnutt,
    Oct 15, 2012 7:15 PM   in reply to Mag50Cal
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    Okay, I did that. But just so you realize: It's not the document window that is resized. It's the entire program window. Like Illustrator is taken out of maximized mode and into windowed mode.

     
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    7. Dohnutt,
    Oct 15, 2012 7:16 PM   in reply to Dohnutt
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    Also, that solution didn't work. Forgot to say that lol

     
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  • dv8kiwi
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    8. dv8kiwi,
    Oct 16, 2012 4:57 PM   in reply to Dohnutt
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    Yes, I also tried shnath's suggestions no no avail (apart from maximising the document panel inside the application panel because it already is, and it seems to be irrelevant to the problem) 

     
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  • mad*
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    9. mad*,
    Nov 7, 2012 1:05 AM   in reply to dv8kiwi
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    I have got the same problem, running win7 64. The program window resizes if I open a file from Explorer (Doubleclick). Open File from Menu works fine, no resizing. That is really annoying, is there still no solution for this problem? Problem occures on Workstation and Notebook. :-(
    I used to run CS4, CS5 before... everything worked fine in good old days.

     
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  • Dohnutt
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    10. Dohnutt,
    Nov 7, 2012 5:45 AM   in reply to mad*
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    I haven't found a solution, unfortunately. Very annoying.

     
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  • CarlosCanto
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    11. CarlosCanto,
    Nov 7, 2012 7:15 AM   in reply to Dohnutt
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    check this post, see it if helps

     

    http://forums.adobe.com/message/4801910#4801910

     
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  • Dohnutt
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    12. Dohnutt,
    Nov 7, 2012 9:30 AM   in reply to CarlosCanto
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    I had never had that problem in earlier versions. It seems as there is no fix for this though

     
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  • mad*
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    13. mad*,
    Nov 7, 2012 9:41 AM   in reply to Dohnutt
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    Jepp. First thing to hate is the new Trace-Function (ever tried to verctoize a QR-Code with it?... inkscape does a much better job in this case) and second thing is the rauto-resizing window. If Adobe was around the corner I.... hey they are in Munich.... time to pass by .. ;-)

     
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  • Soxizm
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    14. Soxizm,
    Feb 19, 2013 8:08 PM   in reply to Deadpool1369
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    Glad to here others a having this problem too.. But so far after a few months i havent found a solution either.

     
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  • Mag50Cal
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    15. Mag50Cal,
    Feb 20, 2013 6:20 AM   in reply to Soxizm
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    This is a cosmetic bug in Illustrator that is being monitored. Let's hope for a fix in the future releases of Illustrator.

    Soxizm wrote:

     

    Glad to here others a having this problem too.. But so far after a few months i havent found a solution either.

     
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  • mad*
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    16. mad*,
    Feb 20, 2013 6:28 AM   in reply to Mag50Cal
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    cosmetic? I bought software for hundreds of Euros an click right into the wrong programm (ID, PS, AE...) EVERY f*** day just because that window is resizing. That is totally annoying! It took me hours to find out if I can solve that problem. I can't. But you guys could and call it cosmetic? Wanna kiddin' me? You are monitoring? Respect! :-((

     
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  • Andrej Balaz
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    17. Andrej Balaz,
    Mar 15, 2013 7:06 AM   in reply to Mag50Cal
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    This bug is extremely annoying. Every time you choose to Edit in Illustrator from Photoshop or Indesign, the Illustrator window resizes.  Sometimes the program crashes with an error message saying that the application window was to small to open the program. Why not fix it? Why call for hope if you are sitting at Adobe. You should DO something about it, not pray.

     
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  • CarlosCanto
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    18. CarlosCanto,
    Mar 15, 2013 9:48 PM   in reply to Andrej Balaz
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    check here for a workaround script

    http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1171457

     
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  • Daniel Engblom
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    19. Daniel Engblom,
    Mar 29, 2013 5:45 AM   in reply to Mag50Cal
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    When I run an action on a serie of files illustrator sometimes shrinks the window step by step until it is so small that I get a error saying something like, couldnt open the file because the window is to small, try to enlarge it.

    So this is a real bug, not only cosmetic.

     
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