Illustrator (Desktop) Feature Requests
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Option-Arrow should move the cursor across words, not kern
Everywhere else on a Mac, Option-arrow moves the cursor right or left across entire words. On Illustrator, it kerns letter pairs. Illustrator already uses Shift-Command-[ and Shift-Command-] for kerning, so it is stupid to override the standard Mac behavior with duplicate functionality that is not only rarely used, but also exists in the Character palette.
I know that, inexplicably, Illustrator supports Command-arrow for skipping across words, but it does it incorrectly. Not only does this method skip across the word, it also skips across the following space instead of the preceding space. The exception to this is if a word…
1 vote -
Have a section of recommended font pairings like Canva does. Will make a lot of work much faster.
Have a section of recommended font pairings like Canva does. Will make a lot of work much faster.
2 votes -
Auto Optical size
Please add auto optical size for variable fonts with opsz axes similar to Adobe InDesign automapping:
https://helpx.adobe.com/in/indesign/using/using-fonts.html#automap3 votes -
Order of Text Appearance
Adobe Illustrator, it would be greatly appreciated if the text appearance is adjusted to have "Fill" placed above " Outline color" when adding a new fill.
This change would be particularly beneficial for users like myself who frequently use stroke attributes, especially for creating outlined text.
Please consider this request, and thank you for your attention.
5 votes -
select and change stoke Color in text
I have text templates that require changing the fill and stroke colors. I have to select the text, go to Appearance, choose Type, and change the color. The issue is that there are several texts with different combinations throughout the day.
It would be great if I could set the three text colors as shown in the image, select one, then use an action that allows me to choose the text color, either fill or stroke, and change it to another from my swatch.
1 vote -
Arabic language management in the Spanish version of Illustrator
I don't want to install the Arabic version of Illustrator, I want to include the manage options for that language in my current Spanish version. I work creating designs in several languages and it's impossible to type in Arabic. The text is written changing the order of the characters, changing the meaning of the sentences. Even when I try to mix Arabic words with Spanish or English, the text ends up messed because of the lack of RTL option.
2 votes -
Illustrator desktop windows版でのツール切替えのショートカット
MacOSと同じように、WindowsのIllustratorでも、日本語入力状態でツール切替えのショートカット（vで選択ツール・sで拡大ツール・rで回転ツールなど）が使えるようにしてほしいです。あるとないとでは、便利さが段違いですから。
2 votes -
Prevent Conversion of Outlined Text to Editable Text
The Retype convert to live type feature makes it too easy for clients, vendors, and 3rd parties to convert uneditable work into editable work. It's a nice tool for your own work, but it is potentially bad for business.
Please add permissions features that allow us to control whether or not our files (PDF/AI) can be manipulated in this way by others or reconsider rolling out the Retype conversion feature.
Please DO NOT roll out the Retype convert outline to live type feature unless this protection is added to illustrator.
I realize there are probably a bunch of ways around…
1 vote -
Apply Template to file
I would like the ability to "apply template" to a graphic file so that styles with the same name from one template would update to a graphic with styles that have been updated to different parameters.
Example:
I work on proposals and the font/character/graphic styles vary from project to project based on RFP requirements for submission (each State has different requirements you must adhere to). We have many "boilerplate" graphics that are reused, but the fonts and, sometimes, the colors must be changed to meet requirements.
I have a master template for graphics and update the styles based on the…2 votes -
Montserrat Semibold has problems syncing
The Montserrat font is experiencing synchronization issues, even though it is installed in Creative Cloud. It disconnects every time, while the other fonts remain normal. Please check the bug.
In the screenshot I am sending, you can notice that the Montserrat Semibold font is not appearing.
2 votes -
No longer can copy, the copy in a text box and paste it outside of illustrator I would like to see this fixed.
No longer can copy, the copy in a text box and paste it outside of illustrator I would like to see this fixed. Should be able to copy and paste it to any file if it is text and paste it elsewhere. It currently brings it over like an image
1 vote -
Allow users to change the default Area Type Options
I prefer to have 'x Height' as a First Baseline, instead of current default 'Ascent'.
I assume other users would like to change something else, like having 'Auto Size' always enabled from the beginning, or have a different vertical alignment (when will you rename it from the wrong 'Horizontal' to the correct 'Vertical'?! — vote here: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/45711817)
I tried different ways to make these parameters hold — updating Paragraph styles, changing document profiles... it always defaults to these.
13 votes -
Teatarea resizing and font scalling
Resizing textareas is such a pain when using the transform window and typing precise dimensions. If I type in the dimension I want the textarea to be, it distorts the font and I have to change it back to the correct font size and horizontal scale. so annoying when you have many text elements on the page and are working out layouts.
This behaviour doesn't happen if you change the dimensions by dragging the boundaries however.
if would be great for text areas to have an option to not scale the font when resizing. like you already can with stroke…
1 vote -
Make it easier to find the handles needed to move text around a circular shape.
It's so tough to find just the right place to hover in order to get the handle you need to drag the start/end points of text when placing it on a path, especially a round one. Seems like there's an easier way (maybe holding down a particular key while you click the anchor?)
2 votes -
Filtering font selection by source
(This is a feature request for Ai, Ps, Id etc. as well)
Filtering from source such as Fontbook, Monotype, Adobe Fonts, Google Fonts etc.
I've noticed its common to only be allowed to use fonts from specific sources with some clients. It's been a headache to have to go into another app and cross reference which fonts are from what source. For example, a client I'm contracted full time under I can only use Monotype due to their commercial subscription status.
Or even to be able to create our own folders / font collections to view those only.
2 votes -
Don’t drop the current character selection in text when I switch between documents
If you select a portion of a text in Illustrator and switch to a different app and back — the selection stays in place.
But if I switch between Illustrator documents/tabs — the selection gets lost. This makes editing of two or more documents at the same time very inconvenient, effectively loosing my data about the selection made.8 votes -
Make the type on a path tool smarter
I would like an option to make a text follow a path in a more smooth way. For example, look at the PSG logo where you see how the A and R follow the circular shape, without distorting the shape of the letter.
4 votes -
Spellchecker exception
I work on thousands of Illustrator files, often just proofing or looking for errors. The addition of the spellchecker was great for speeding up my visual scan of the files, but...
It works as it should in area text, but if there is point text with forced line breaks, every word at the beginning of a line which is not capitalised gets flagged as an error which defeats my quick visual scan.
I've had to write an action to select all text, convert it to area text, and then remove paragraph breaks so that I can see the spelling mistakes…
1 vote -
Create auto numbers/symbols in the type tool
it will be easier if we can make something like this in illustrator, especially for keyboards that don't have a number pad
1 vote -
Can't undo Auto bullets
If I undo the bullets (which came automatic after space bar) the letter disappear.
For example: I can't use (-) at front of text with 1 spacebar.
10 votes
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