Allow to select objects as a range in Layers (Shift, Cmd/Ctrl) with proper square markers, not only with Target Appearance ones
I have no idea why the team chose to use specialized Target Appearance round markers and NOT the intended square markers to allow select the range with Shift. This teaches a bad lesson, making users think these round markers/buttons are meant to select objects, while it’s just a side-effect of targeting these to receive new appearance. This makes users believe they Select All in a layer when they click its target marker — and this leads to common 'all my stuff in layer has the same fill'.
My only guess is that that the actual selection markers/buttons, square ones, are basically invisible unless clicked (or objects get selected on canvas).
Anyway — Ai HAS to support selecting ranges with the PROPER markers as well as it does with the improper ones.
Also, notice how filtering Layers breaks this feature, allowing to target-select within uninterrupted range, as reported here:
Shift-clicking in Layers doesn't select range if filter is used
http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/51241408
The original request to allow select ranges in Layers: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/19196674
AdminEgor Chistyakov
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Oscar Goldman commented
Range selection doesn't work with ANY of the markers. I just tried it, and using the circles (instead of the empty space to the right of them) worked ONCE. Then never again.
This is one of the most infuriating parts of this bug, and I can't find any clue as to what the pattern is. It will work one time in a great while, then never again no matter how many times you try.... until it does.
The secret isn't reloading the file, quitting the app, or even rebooting the computer. I have no idea why it works ONCE in long periods.