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1. Re: Command F .. copy in front displaying a signature
Steve Fairbairn Oct 15, 2012 4:42 AM (in response to broomeGirl)Go to Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts and select Illustrator Defaults in the top bar of the dialogue.
If you have previously saved your own version of shortcuts you should be able to see it and edit it.
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2. Re: Command F .. copy in front displaying a signature
Monika Gause Oct 15, 2012 4:57 AM (in response to broomeGirl)Command + F pastes in front. It will paste whatever is in your clipboard at the moment. So you must have copied your signature in some other application.
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3. Re: Command F .. copy in front displaying a signature
broomeGirl Oct 15, 2012 6:18 AM (in response to broomeGirl)yes as stated above, I must have copied my signature in some other application but how do I fix it? I have checked photoshop but can not see it there either.
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4. Re: Command F .. copy in front displaying a signature
Monika Gause Oct 15, 2012 6:37 AM (in response to broomeGirl)What exactly do you want to fix? If you don't want to copy your signature - then just don't copy it.
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5. Re: Command F .. copy in front displaying a signature
Jacob Bugge Oct 15, 2012 8:01 AM (in response to broomeGirl)broomeGirl,
What happens if you select some object(s), then Cmd+C to copy and Cmd+F to paste in front (just Cmd+C+F)?
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6. Re: Command F .. copy in front displaying a signature
broomeGirl Oct 15, 2012 4:04 PM (in response to broomeGirl)Yes command and c and f do copy and paste in front. What exactly do you mean Monika Gause? I would say I wanted to fix the command F function, yes?
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7. Re: Command F .. copy in front displaying a signature
Larry G. Schneider Oct 15, 2012 4:56 PM (in response to broomeGirl)I guess the question is are you running some other Clipboard controller than the standard OS one? iClipboard of some smart clipboard. AI doesn't work well with those.
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8. Re: Command F .. copy in front displaying a signature
broomeGirl Oct 15, 2012 6:51 PM (in response to Larry G. Schneider)No not running any other clipboard, in fact I have never heard of iClipboard but I just googled it to make sure. Thanks for your help.
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9. Re: Command F .. copy in front displaying a signature
emil emil Oct 15, 2012 10:58 PM (in response to broomeGirl)broomeGirl wrote:
Hi I have illustrator cs6 on mac OSX 10.8.2 and when I hit command f .. for copy in front .. i get a text box with my signature and address in it. ...
.... As I am just delving into illustrator, it has never been an issue but obviously, now it is....
...how to get command F to function as it should? ...
...yes as stated above, I must have copied my signature in some other application but how do I fix it?...
... Yes command and c and f do copy and paste in front...
Are you trying to say that you copied something and when you try to paste it in Illustrator (Cmd + F) instead of the thing that you copied something else is pasted which is your signature? And you don't remember ever copying your signature?
If this is what you are saying, is it happening all the time - even after restarting Illustrator and your computer? Does it happen with the other paste commands (Cmd + V) or paste at the back (Cmd + B) or paste in place (Shift + Cmd + V)?
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10. Re: Command F .. copy in front displaying a signature
broomeGirl Oct 16, 2012 11:13 PM (in response to emil emil)Yes this is exactly what I am saying. Cmd F is the only one that produces the signature. Yes it happens every single time, even after restarting illustrator and my computer. No I don't remember ever copying my signature. Thanks so much for your response.
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11. Re: Command F .. copy in front displaying a signature
Monika Gause Oct 17, 2012 1:13 AM (in response to broomeGirl)It's not only iClipboard that causes this, but a few other extensions that also fiddle with the clipboard. Have you already updated Illustrator to the latest version?
http://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/release-note/illustrator-cs6-0-1-release-notes.html
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12. Re: Command F .. copy in front displaying a signature
broomeGirl Oct 17, 2012 3:21 AM (in response to Monika Gause)Thanks for your response. Yes all adobe products update automatically.
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13. Re: Command F .. copy in front displaying a signature
Monika Gause Oct 17, 2012 4:40 AM (in response to broomeGirl)You must either have some extension running or this is a new bug/incompatibility. In both cases some more information on your system would be needed to identify the problem.
So please tell us what extensions you are using.
Could be something like QuickKeys, Spark, Cocktail ...
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14. Re: Command F .. copy in front displaying a signature
Wade_Zimmerman Oct 17, 2012 4:42 AM (in response to broomeGirl)This is what it sounds like to me.
You might have a utility software like DragThing which does not have multiple clipboards but does have the ability to store muliple text strings and you can assign keyboard shortcuts to items such as scripts, applications and I believe to paste text as well and you may or may not know about the software being installed or you may not know about this utilities capabilities and that you have inadvertently copied your signature and address to this utility and have thus stored it there and then some how recently you accidentally assigned the keyboard shortcut to it.
The one odd problem is that yiou seem to be saying tht this only happens in Illustrator and the only reason Ican see for that off hand is that you do not use Command F in the other programs you run.
Also you should be aware that it still could be the problem Monika pointed to but you are not aware that a certain application you have install has this capability and it is causing this issue. However I was of the understanding the issue was fixed in the last update with Illustrator, but perhaps this one got away from the team.
You may have to report it as a bug if the above does not prove to be the problem.
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15. Re: Command F .. copy in front displaying a signature
Jacob Bugge Oct 17, 2012 5:32 AM (in response to broomeGirl)broomeGirl,
In addition to the other suggestions, here is a list of usual suspects which may disturb Illy:
Quicktime/iTunes,
Quicken (Widget),
Entourage,
Google Earth,
Zune,
Some Firefox Add-ons,
Spotlight (shortcuts),
Fetch,
Hulu,
Cocktail,
Cinch,
RightZoom,
Synergy
FontExplorer
RightZoom
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16. Re: Command F .. copy in front displaying a signature
broomeGirl Oct 19, 2012 3:45 PM (in response to broomeGirl)Hi Thanks to everyone for their time. Obviously not a quick fix like a unchecking a checkbox as I had hoped. Of the programs listed I only have Itunes and Quicktime
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17. Re: Command F .. copy in front displaying a signature
Jacob Bugge Oct 20, 2012 2:08 AM (in response to broomeGirl)broomeGirl,
Does it work when you close down/disable Itunes and Quicktime?
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18. Re: Command F .. copy in front displaying a signature
broomeGirl Oct 20, 2012 2:15 AM (in response to Jacob Bugge)Hi Jacob,
Not sure what you mean by disabling itunes and quick time but when both applications are closed and not running, the command F key does not work. Thanks
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19. Re: Command F .. copy in front displaying a signature
Jacob Bugge Oct 20, 2012 3:08 AM (in response to broomeGirl)broomeGirl,
That was what I meant.
Since no one else seems to have the issue, the cause may be a preference corruption rather than a bug.
You may try the ultimate measure, to uninstall Illy, run the Cleaner Tool, and reinstall.
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20. Re: Command F .. copy in front displaying a signature
broomeGirl Oct 20, 2012 3:13 AM (in response to Jacob Bugge)Thanks for the suggestion, you are probably right but I am loathe to use the cleaner tool for one command as I have so many brushes, patterns, etc. Thanks for trying to help
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21. Re: Command F .. copy in front displaying a signature
Jacob Bugge Oct 20, 2012 3:56 AM (in response to broomeGirl)broomeGirl,
There may be a softer and reversible way (to avoid losing the preferences unnecessarily and get the settings back), namely to Move the folder .
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22. Re: Command F .. copy in front displaying a signature
broomeGirl Oct 20, 2012 11:29 PM (in response to Jacob Bugge)Thanks very much Jacob, I will give it a whirl and get back to you




