Illustrator (Desktop) Feature Requests
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Full Window Crosshairs (always on option)
I would like to see an option for full window crosshairs/X&Y guides always intersecting at the cursor point. It is difficult to explain but I have attached a mock up image. This would act similar to the guides when dragging and aligning objects.
2 votes -
Make the Initial Welcome screen have a link to Templates in addition to, being able to see a thumbnail as with .ai files
I create custom templates for many of my production designs using them from everything to robots to screen printing production.
3 votes -
Panel undocking delay, PLEASE
There should be a delay to undock panels. When I click a panel icon and accidentally perform an imperceptible drag (like, clicking quickly and not even sensing that the pointer has slipped a millimeter on the icon), the panel immediately undocks, and this happens all the time (and did not happen in previous versions of Illustrator -- WHY the change???).
There must be a delay before the panel actually undocks. UI design 101, if you ask me.
4 votes -
Make it far easier to "transform each." Especially scale and rotate. Like how it works in PowerPoint.
Make it far easier to "transform each." Especially scale and rotate. Like how it works in PowerPoint. Select multiple (ungrouped) objects. Scale or rotate one, they all scale or rotate.
1 vote -
adobe doesn't support multiple monitors with multiple resolution
adobe doesn't support multiple monitors with multiple resolution. My main monitor resolution is 3860 x 2160 and the other one is 2560 x 1080.
3 votes -
Selectable content in the Links Palette info
Selectable content in the Links Palette info pane. Currently, the only interactive line is the path link. This would be useful for example to have the ability to select and copy the percentage of scale so that I can place a second image at the same scale in a separate function.
4 votes -
Increase MORE +++ the anchors points size. The actual option is not ENOUGH Is very difficult to work..
The actual size options seems a joke, I work with 3ds max, and there you can select very easy the vectors points, in illustrator it is a Nightmare.
1 vote -
Multiple Fills/Strokes in Properties Pallate
It would be helpful if the "appearance" part of the properties panel would allow the addition of multiple fills and strokes like you can in the standalone appearance panel. I would like to use the properties panel more but cannot for this reason.
1 vote -
Transform Scale Constraint and Options other than Percent
Transform Scale Constraint and Options other than Percent
2 votes -
Warn if Appearance Attributes are going to be lost (when ungrouping, etc.)
Because there's a lot of people that don't know what's going on.
1 vote -
Cancel button in progress bar window
What I figured out right now, is that you can't really press Cancel when you accidentally launched a complex process.
Applying filter, saving, complex transforming — it just won't respond no matter how quick you are and how strong you push that mouse button.
Is there any way that Illustrator will hold a bit of it's attention to actually letting users cancel what they want and make this button a bit less decorative?20 votes -
Add "Sort Libraries" feature to the library palette
Assets in Libraries can be sorted (e.g. "by date" or "by name") - but if you manage (and share) several libraries, they cannot be sorted.
On the cloud web front end libraries CAN be sorted, but this sorting will not be updated in the application palettes.
For clarity reasons, this feature should be included ASAP.
1 vote -
Cannot Resize - Bounding box reset doesn't help
I have tried resetting the bounding box of everything on my artboard and it doesn't work I cannot resize text or images!
3 votes -
Shorter toolbar size
Hi, any chance of being able to have an option of a shorter version of the Tools palette. When I have it set to single column using a 15" MacBook this runs off the bottom of the screen. I know I could set it to double column but I like to have a maximum working area. Just a thought…
1 vote -
After AI crashes, list of Recent Files should be restored as it was BEFORE crash
AI crashes quite often. Every time I relaunch it, I see documents in 'File > Open Recent Files' that I opened long-long ago.
AI seems to save this list only after successful closing, which is RARE.Just make AI store list of recent documents elsewhere every time document is opened and restore it after crash.
24 votes -
make better looking app logos
Your current app logos are UGhLY, especially Photoshop CC
2 votes -
Make a default workspace for "Illustration."
The software is called "Illustrator." Seems like there should be an "Illustration" workspace.
3 votesThanks for the suggestion. Which panels would you like in such a workspace? Do share your thoughts.
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Ability to search functions
For example, in rhino I can type all the functions without having to search through the menus with my mouse
2 votesIn latest version of Illustrator you can access Discover panel by hitting F1 or via Help menu.
This new window allows you to search within tools, commands, tutorials, etc. — but no commands form other panels’ menus, or scripts, or actions.
If you need this functionality, or have any other comments regarding this panel — please do it here or in a separate request.
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Select multiple bulllets
Used to be able to select multiple bullets by (I think it was) shift/opt/dragging on the multiple bullets. This isn't available int 22.1 version. Actually, it hasn't been for awhile. Can't understand ditching this. For drawing complex objects with multiple similar strokes (say for instance, the hairs on a dog) one can't "select same". Also difficult to select the whole layer, and then unselect. Please, please, please! Bring back this feature! WHY would you disable it anyhow???
1 vote -
let me interact with the artboard while having appearance-effect dialogues open
As soon as a dialogue from the effects panel is open (e.g. 3D extrude & bevel or drop shadow, etc. ...) I cannot interact with my artwork anymore as the dialogue box hogs the focus. This is really annoying as you often want to adjust the size or position of your object when editing the effects to better see if everything meshes well together
2 votes
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