The ai window disapeared...

[nefaste]

Hello, Im still quite noob with Illustrator. Something strange happened after a crash. I'm using Illustrator 10 on windows 98.

So now when I open the file I've been working on for a few days, the window displaying the document doesn't appear, I just have the gray background. Everything else works : I can use the layers palette, apply filters, use keyboard shortcuts, save the file... But I can't see the document nor click on it.

It happens only with this specific document, the other ai files display correctly. I tried reinstalling Illustrator with no success. I know my document is still there : I can see the preview in the open dialog.

Have you had similar problems ? Hope you can help...

 

[nefaste]

Ok, I've finally solved my problem, by manually copying the layers one by one to a new document...

In case this happens to someone else : make just one layer visible, select all, copy, then paste in a new layer in the new document.

Then I had to realign the layers properly, but it was still easier than starting my work again from scratch

I still have no clue about what happened though...

 

[itchybug]

Ne:

For future reference, you can copy and paste layers and have them arrive in place by checking the option "Paste Remembers Layers" from the Layer palette flyout.

Bert

http://www.itchybug.com

 

[nefaste]

Yay! Good tip, thanks. (Some of my layers were still not aligned so it was useful anyway.)

 

[itchybug]

Ne:

One thing, though, don't forget to turn the option back off when you're done, otherwise odd stuff happens when you're copying/pasting any new art onto different layers (it won't let you, because it remembers the originating layer and that's where it wants to paste).

Bert

http://www.itchybug.com

 

[nefaste]

Ok, done. Thanks for your help