AI CS3 Bug List
Skullmaker Apr 30, 2008 1:37 PMAll the problems with Adobe Illustrator CS3 are constantly frustrating me and make my job a lot more difficult. Why is CS2 is a lot better than CS3?
Maybe some one can help me to fix all these bugs that I have encountered:
1) Preview does not work.
I cannot understand why AI CS2 can display Preview before you open a document, but is impossible to do it using CS3. I think is a waste of time using a second program just to view a document file. Using Bridge is just a waste of time because display lot of information that you do not need and the view options are so limited.
2) Strokes display incorrectly.
Any stroke under .12 pt is display uneven which makes working with the pen tool frustrating.
3) Pantone Pallette Window.
This window still represents a problem even when you select Persistent option, due to the fact that when you select a PMS color, the selection jumps to the bottom of the list. So you have scroll back up to select the next PMS color.
4) Mesh Tool
The mesh tool works Ok as long as you do not re-size the artwork. If you re-size the artwork everything is distorted. In other words, your work is useless and you just wasted time. I have to use CS2 to solve the problem. That is right, you have to use the OLD version that works better than the new version.
5) Outline Stroke.
If you convert a path into outline, you end up with excessive extra anchor points. Yes, you can reduce the amount of the anchor points by using the Add to Shape Area option on Pathfinder feature. But still is not as good as CS2, and can cost delays on your work.
6) Tiff files
CS3 crashes every time you open or place a tiff file. CS2 did not have this problem.
7) Text Editing
Every time you have a text with indicator ending on the next line without text, it displays the indicator on the second to the last line. This can cost costly mistakes when you are editing text, spacing, etc.
8) Selecting text
If you editing different text sentences, you have to be careful that the programs actually takes the text that you are selecting with the text tool. Some times it takes double click for the program to understand that you are not working with the previous sentence. And sometimes you have to select the Black arrow to click on the text you want to edit and then select the text tool to make the editing. This problem is very annoying.
The main complaint is that I use these tools every day and with almost every project. So I am constantly reminded that CS2 is way better than the NEW version CS3 and there is not a word from Adobe if they are working on a patch or revised version to fix these very annoying bugs (that I have to deal with them every day). So if someone have a good solution for these bugs please let me know. Feel free to add bugs you have encountered with CS3. May be Adobe can have one good list of everything that is wrong with this very disappointed version. Thank you!
Maybe some one can help me to fix all these bugs that I have encountered:
1) Preview does not work.
I cannot understand why AI CS2 can display Preview before you open a document, but is impossible to do it using CS3. I think is a waste of time using a second program just to view a document file. Using Bridge is just a waste of time because display lot of information that you do not need and the view options are so limited.
2) Strokes display incorrectly.
Any stroke under .12 pt is display uneven which makes working with the pen tool frustrating.
3) Pantone Pallette Window.
This window still represents a problem even when you select Persistent option, due to the fact that when you select a PMS color, the selection jumps to the bottom of the list. So you have scroll back up to select the next PMS color.
4) Mesh Tool
The mesh tool works Ok as long as you do not re-size the artwork. If you re-size the artwork everything is distorted. In other words, your work is useless and you just wasted time. I have to use CS2 to solve the problem. That is right, you have to use the OLD version that works better than the new version.
5) Outline Stroke.
If you convert a path into outline, you end up with excessive extra anchor points. Yes, you can reduce the amount of the anchor points by using the Add to Shape Area option on Pathfinder feature. But still is not as good as CS2, and can cost delays on your work.
6) Tiff files
CS3 crashes every time you open or place a tiff file. CS2 did not have this problem.
7) Text Editing
Every time you have a text with indicator ending on the next line without text, it displays the indicator on the second to the last line. This can cost costly mistakes when you are editing text, spacing, etc.
8) Selecting text
If you editing different text sentences, you have to be careful that the programs actually takes the text that you are selecting with the text tool. Some times it takes double click for the program to understand that you are not working with the previous sentence. And sometimes you have to select the Black arrow to click on the text you want to edit and then select the text tool to make the editing. This problem is very annoying.
The main complaint is that I use these tools every day and with almost every project. So I am constantly reminded that CS2 is way better than the NEW version CS3 and there is not a word from Adobe if they are working on a patch or revised version to fix these very annoying bugs (that I have to deal with them every day). So if someone have a good solution for these bugs please let me know. Feel free to add bugs you have encountered with CS3. May be Adobe can have one good list of everything that is wrong with this very disappointed version. Thank you!


