Desktop publishing: Illustrator color swatches are completely gone!
Illustrator color swatches are completely gone!
by neving - 9/15/06 3:23 PMIn Illustrator 10.0.3 all my swatch libraries are gone. I can go to Window>Swatch Libraries but that's it. I've re-installed and still nothing. Any suggestions as to how I can either download or find these phantom swatches.
"if you quit Illustrator right now, relaunch it .." gone...
by R. Proffitt
- 9/16/06 6:52 AM
In reply to: Illustrator color swatches are completely gone! by neving
"if you quit Illustrator right now, relaunch it and create a new document, all of those swatches you added to your library will be gone. So how do you make them permanent?"
And more at http://www.digitalproducer.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=38701-1
color swatches are gone
by Divine Wind - 1/24/07 11:22 AM In reply to: Illustrator color swatches are completely gone! by nevingdid you find a fix for this issue.
It has happened to me also,
I'm looking for a way to fix on my Mac.
A Little More Info PLease
by tango_fox1 - 2/1/07 2:54 PM In reply to: Illustrator color swatches are completely gone! by nevingIs this in the default file when you first open Illustrator or is this a custom swatch library?
Illustrator color swatches are gone, invisible, whatever...
by Divine Wind - 2/1/07 5:51 PM In reply to: A Little More Info PLease by tango_fox1This is in default, startup mode with no modifications
Thanks for any help.
Mac, 800mhz, OS 10.4.8
Try This
by tango_fox1 - 2/1/07 7:06 PM In reply to: Illustrator color swatches are gone, invisible, whatever... by Divine WindThat happened to me once, even after reinstall. So you might need to uninstall,
restart the computer
then delete the Illustrator Folder from the PROGRAMS DIRECTORY
restart the computer again
then reinstall.
That clears any references from the registry and should fix that problem .
If it still doesn't work you might need to scan for a windows problem using a utility to see if there's a problem.
Others might know of different methods but that's what I can think of right now. I will do some research and submit either a solution or a link to someplace with a solution.
Jimmy
color swatches are gone
by Divine Wind - 2/1/07 7:51 PM In reply to: Try This by tango_fox1Thanks, I'll try that and let you know if it works
Cya....
Don't delete your Illustrator folder...
by sstevens69 - 2/23/07 5:22 PM In reply to: color swatches are gone by Divine WindYou didn't mention which version of Illustrator you're using, but here's the solution: delete the AI Prefs file, not the entire Illustrator folder.
Anytime you make changes to the interface (closing palettes, etc.) Illustrator saves the changes to the preferences file (AI Prefs). Sometimes, that file can become corrupt. If that's the case, you can search for it and delete it. ("AI Prefs" for windows or "Adobe Illustrator CS preferences" for Mac OS X)
Some versions of AI allow you to reset the prefs by holding down CTRL+ALT+SHIFT (Shift + Command + Option + Control on the Mac) as Illustrator is starting up.
If you have Illustrator CS2, you can reset the palettes to their default location by using the menu command WINDOW>WORKSPACE>DEFAULT.
If your preferences aren't corrupt, you may have simply closed the swatches palette. Re-open it by going to WINDOW>SWATCHES and it'll re-appear in the last location where it was opened.
Sherm
Duh! Illustrator 10...
by sstevens69 - 2/23/07 5:25 PM In reply to: Don't delete your Illustrator folder... by sstevens69Sorry, I just re-read your original post and you DID mention what version of AI you're using.
It's been awhile, but I think the preferences file was still named AI Prefs on the windows version, so that'll still work for you.
Sherm
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