Adobe
has released a free update to Illustrator 9. The new version,
9.0.1, fixes bugs and improves overall performance of the application.
Adobe says this update does not yet address compatibility issues
with Photoshop 6 but that an update will be available later
this year.
New
features in Illustrator 9.0.1 include:
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Enhanced
Performance: Selecting artwork and working in Outline mode
is faster.
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Optimized
internally to take advantage of the Macintosh G4 Velocity
Engine and Intel Pentium III processors' Streaming SIMD Extensions.
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Scratch
disk use is minimized.
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Exporting
files to SVG format is faster.
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Improved
File Integrity: The window shade issue is resolved.
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Groups
included in compound paths round trip when saved as PDF 1.3
and 1.4.
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Vertically
scaled text now exports correctly to SVG.
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The
Euro character now displays and prints correctly.
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Improved
Stability: Opening files no longer generates erroneous out
of memory warnings.
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The
Sangam2Mapper plug-in no longer causes freezes when launching.
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iMode
rasterization settings now appear in the Save for Web dialog.
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Force
Fonts to Download option now works correctly with EFI Fiery
RIPs in Japan.
