Illustrator (Desktop) Feature Requests
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Automatic spell check (similar to InDesign)
While not everyone creates text heavy content in AI, it would be a MAJOR help if I could either have a 3rd party way to spell check as I go or to have an internal method of doing this.
2 votes -
Formatted AND editable text export to InDesign
Please make formatted AND editable text export to InDesign.
1 vote -
Opacity mask not behaving as expected for object that crosses over itself
When I make a gradient opacity mask for a line object as shown, the opacity mask behaves as expected when the object overlaps another object (cyan rectangle; i.e. you can see the bottom object through the top object), but does not when it overlaps itself (magenta rectangle; i.e. the part of the object on the bottom is clipped by the shape of the object, rather than visible through the opacity mask like the separate object).
2 votes -
Straight edge and other tools
Straight edge, ruler and move shapes added to the back of an image.
1 vote -
Actions Panel
The Actions Panel in Photoshop is great. Any chance Actions Panels can be added to other programs?
1 voteIllustrator for Desktop has Actions panel. If you meant iPad — please refer to the iPad section of these forums.
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.png bug
.png was exported from adobe photoshop and imported to Illustrator. This bug happens quite regularly. If it's not a bug, please help me to fix this problem. Thanks :D
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Version History - a couple feature requests
I sorta like the new version history option. It's at least kinda a step towards the history panel so many people want. There are a couple of features that I think would improve it. (If these already exist and I'm missing them can you teach me where they are?)
My first request is adding an option to save at anytime you choose. This only saves every 5 minutes. Say I make a bunch of changes in only 3 minutes. I'd then have to wait 2 minutes for it to create a save point before I could choose to revert to…
5 votes -
Cloud Dokument lässt sich nicht öffnen
Ich habe gestern meine Datei zum ersten mal unter Cloud von Adobe gespeichert und nicht auf meinen PC und jetzt kann ich die Datei weder öffnen noch Herunterladen. Wenn ich es versuch zu öffnen steht entweder nichts dabei oder fehler beim öffnen und irgendwas ganz kleines was ich nicht lesen kann. Beim Herunterladen der Datei steht dran Fehler beim Herunterladen. Ich bedanke mich bei jeder Hilfe im Vorraus.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Moritz Wenk1 vote -
Name a swatch with its colour values
I want to be able to name a swatch with its colour values - just like in InDesign - simply by ticking the checkbox - see the screenshot from InDesign..
Let's say I have an imported document with a lot of RGB colours. The document needs to be converted to CMYK. After conversion all the colours are now CMYK but still have their names in RGB, I don't want this and I don't want to have to re-name each one by typing all the colour values!!
Please give us this same option to re-name a colour with its values, with…7 votes -
search and replace layers / artboards
Add a function to batchrename artboards and layer with suffix & prefix.
17 votes -
Easily move large number of swatches into a CC Library
Companies offer free downloads of their color libraries, typically over 1000 individual color swatches. Currently, each swatch has to be moved one-by-one into a library. It's extremely time consuming and tedious. I have talked to numerous customer service agents and there is no satisfactory work around.
Create an easy way to transfer numerous color swatches at once into a library (which allows for use of the search bar feature). Using CCD > your work > upload does not work either.
43 votes -
Set default artboard name as file name
Is it possible to have a setting in preferences to set the default artboard name as the file name?
Generally I name all my artboards the "file nameCMYK" or "FilenamePantone" for exporting later and it's just a tedious extra step to have to go in and name EVERY artboard what I've already named the file instead of just tacking on a delineation.
8 votes -
Extend canvas dimension limit
Can't work with bigger posters. Coreldraw handles it like a champ and illustrator makes me look bad on that field.
1 vote -
Add the Make Compound Path icon back to the Properties panel
A couple years ago, there was an icon (below the pathfinder tools) that appeared in the properties panel when you had multiple items selected - Make Compound Path. A subsequent update removed that tool from the properties panel. Release compound path is still available right there in the properties when the selected object happens to be a compound path. Some people suggest just using the pathfinder Union to make a compound path, but it's definitely not the same thing as making a compound path (pathfinder union on non-connected items makes a group, not a true compound path - they're not…
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Incremental Save
Save as the next number. So file 001 will save as file 002, etc.
3 votes -
Display the Tranformations applied to a Symbol
Please add to Info and Transform panel: the scale values of the selected symbol compared to the original.
1 vote -
Snap to bounding box of symbol
The bounding box of a symbol has anchorpoints. But these are not snappy, alas.
Please make those snap as any other anchor point.
2 votes -
Rasterize multiple objects to separate images at once
It would be great to select multiple objects and apply the rasterize settings to each of them as seperate images in one go.
currently i have to select each object and rasterize them individually. would save a lot of time if there was a checkbox that allowed you to apply it to all of the objects separately instead of rasterizing them together as one big image
2 votes -
Add a custom Display Effective resolution field in Document Setup and the Links panel
Display resolution should be a custom field in Document Setup and the Links panel, and should set the default scaling of placed images in the document.
Right now, linked or embedded 'RasterItems' have a default scaling resolution of 72ppi, and you can't change it. But 72ppi is an anachronism, it doesn't reflect most use cases.
The impact is that placed images appear in the document much too large, and it wastes a lot of extra clicks to resize placed images. That could all be avoided if there was a simple way to change the default display resolution to match the…
3 votes -
Gradient following the curve of a shape
Don't know if this is an original idea but - is it possible to make an feature to make a gradient follow a user-drawn guideline (like with text on line)..? I tried to illustrate it in the attached file - the first shape is the one that should be filled with gradient, the second one is what we can do now (or mesh but that's a bit complicated) and the third one shows the guideline in purple and arrows that the gradient would follow. So the lower left part of the shape would be let's say darkest, the gradient would…
8 votesSince version CS6, Illustrator allows to align gradients on strokes with a dedicated set of Align Stroke buttons in the full expanded Stroke panel.
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