Potential Issues

Updated 9 March, 2020

< 1.9 · animation — return

Quick Start 1.10 · Potential Issues

Certain capacities of Adobe Illustrator are not natively available in the SVG format.

In most cases there is a workaround.

Use browser search (cmd/ctrl-F) to find specific information on this page.

---

Meshes

When an SVG is exported, the mesh is exported alongside as a PNG file.

This PNG file is not uploaded correctly by the Svija sync engine.

Workaround: save once as an SVG, then move the PNG file to the Links folder and use it to replace the mesh.

Keep the mesh on a non-printing layer for future use.

---

Multiple Font Weights on a Single Line

Because Safari does not scale text evenly with window size, multiple font weights on a single line will create the impression that there is either too much or not enough space between the words where the weight changes.

Workaround: text on a path does not suffer from this issue, and paragraphs can be made by continuing the text element from one line to the next.

---

Kerning & Tracking

Kerning and tracking values are ignored when an SVG is created.

Workaround: convert text to outlines.

---

Multiple Artboards

The Save All as SVG script saves multiple artboards as a single SVG with the upper left corner defined by the 0,0 coordinates in the Illustrator document.

Workaround: manually save the document as an SVG, checking the box that says Use Artboards.

---

To continue learning: reference.​

• Potential Issues
• Site Inaccessible via 4G
• Styles with Stroked Text not copied correctly
• “Can’t open the illustration” error in Illustrator
• Missing Gradient in Firefox
• Don’t use accents in image names
• Known Issues
• Microsoft & SVG
• OnLoad Does Not Work
• A masked image does not appear the first time a page is loaded
• Illustrator won’t save SVG file
• Safari screws up text spacing
• The Limits of Adobe Illustrator
• Potential Issues
• 16″ Macbook Pro
• Seeking Solutions
• Component is Missing From Page
• Page is Missing or Black
• Missing Image in Clipping Mask
• Scroll Trigger Not Working As Expected
• Alert “Text is converted to outline”
• Thin Line Visible at Bottom of Page
• WinSCP Host Key Warning
• Adobe’s SVG format change
• Svija & Cloud Services
• Working with multiple users/computers
• Illustrator 2024 & SVG Formats
• Supported Illustrator Versions
• General Information·
  • SVG Authoring Software
  • Understanding the REM unit
  • The Rem Unit
  • Z Index & Load Order
  • Using a Custom Domain Name
  • Changing Your Website Address
  • Managing Users
  • Organizing Files
• Adobe illustrator
  • Using alt-eyedropper tool to apply styles
  • Setting New Document Defaults
  • Don’t use the “All Caps” button
  • Kerning must be set to Zero
  • Desktop & Mobile Document Widths
  • Shift-click to sample colors for a gradient
  • Placed PDF’s may not contain placed bitmapped images
  • SVG Decimal Places
  • Don’t use _ in layer names
  • Hidden Layers will be Hidden
  • Don’t use transparency in gradients in placed Ai’s or PDF’s
  • Pasted text does not retain paragraph style
  • Non-printing Illustrator Layers
  • How to use Hard Spaces in Adobe Illustrator
  • Placed Illustrator files are embedded, not linked
  • Illustrator Layers and SVG Object ID’s
  • Installing Illustrator Scripts
  • Mac shortcuts for AI scripts
  • Potential Illustrator Issues
  • Large Canvas in Illustrator
  • Layers·
  • SVG Shadows
  • Illustrator Layers
  • Unsupported Techniques & Workarounds·
    • The Mesh Tool·
    • Freeform Gradients·
    • Layer Blending Modes·
    • Effect › Stylize·
    • Gradient Midpoints·
    • The Text Panel·
    • Transparent Gradients in Placed Files·
    • Links in Placed Files·
• Tips & Tricks·
  • Easily reset the ruler origin (0,0 coordinates)
  • Killer Shortcuts
  • Add Keyboard Shortcuts to Svija Tools
• Pages·
  • Pages (sub page)·
  • Copying a Page
• Using Components
  • What’s a Component?
  • Component Formats·
  • Add a New Component·
  • Display a Component·
  • Position a Component·
• Font Management·
  • How Fonts Work
  • Google Fonts
  • TTF & OTF Fonts
• Image Management·
  • Placed Image Sizes
  • Why save high-quality images at reduced resolution?
  • Converting High Quality Images
  • A Folder Called Links
  • Pixel Images
  • Add a New Image
  • Vector Images
  • Embedded Images
  • Working With Images’
  • Images
• More about Links
• Using Display P3 color·
  • Using P3 Color in Illustrator·
  • Using P3 Color with Bitmapped Images·
• Sending Email with Svija
  • Using Gmail to send Email
  • Add a Link to Email or Telephone Number
• Animation
  • Animation Object IDs
  • Animation Tips
  • Create an Animation