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  1. Circle tool unexcpected results CTRL + SHIFT

    using the Circle tool and cntrl + shift produce unexpected results, i excpect some it to create a perfect circle hitting both the starting click down and realease locations like only hitting ctrl dose when creating ovals .

    • normal circle tool creates ovals
    • holding shift creates circles
    • holding ctrl creates a oval from 2 points holding both dose not create a perfect circle from 2 points.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/AdobeIllustrator/comments/aysw2u/circle_tool_unexcpected_results_is_this_a_bug/

    3 votes
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  2. Export / Save As Multiple formats on the export screen

    After selecting the export or save as, the normal dialog box would open and include a check box for multiple formats (ai, pdf, jpeg, etc.).

    8 votes
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  3. Allow more than 5 swatches to be saved as a color theme/group

    Please allow users to save more than 5 color swatches as a theme in Libraries. The number is very restrictive to our workflow.

    24 votes
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  4. Would like to be able to entries in the Appearance Panel and perform Pathfinder functions to them

    Example: Select 2 strokes in the appearance panel, one transformed some distance from the other, and apply the pathfinder Unite function (Fx) and have them become functionally one entry on one layer of the selected object. This could eliminate some what are sometimes complicated procedures when outputting files to various RIP/machines/printers.

    2 votes
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  5. Custom Rulers for scaling

    It would be great to have the option of creating custom scaled rulers.

    I'd like to be able to just tell the rulers "From this point to this point on the artboard is x-pixels" and have the ruler scale.

    When I design something for a 1080p screen, I like to put 2-up on a letter size page for discussion and markup with clients. So I design in a 2-up environment and end up with a massive amount of math to get things sized right.

    11 votes
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  6. Improve print quality for non-postscript printers on macOS

    When using Illustrator on macOS Computers, the quality (resolution) of documents is lower when printed on non-postscript printers than when printing the same document using Acrobat (this seems not to be the case for Windows).
    The attached file shows the difference between the exact same file printed on the same printer using the same settings. The upper part was printed using Acrobat, the lower part was directly printed with Illustrator.

    5 votes
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  7. Temporarily disable selection handles while changing color

    When I'm changing an object's color, its selection outline and other debris like "live corner" markers get in the way of previewing the color change.

    I usually have to deselect the object to see if the change "worked" with the rest of my design. It's a tedious workflow.

    Illustrator should temporarily turn off these markers while I'm changing the color.

    Every other drawing app does this.

    4 votes
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  8. Group keyboard shortcut

    Grouping is something I use a lot but it's kind of cumbersome to do now so it would be easier to have a keyboard shortcut for it.

    1 vote
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  9. Zoom Tool Controls (Fit to Screen)

    Can we make the Zoom Tool have the same Control settings as the Zoom Tool in Photoshop? I design in Large Scale Canvas Files. I like to design Art for Shirt Prints/Broadcasting Graphics for Entertainment Usage/Graphics for Sports Teams.

    This means a lot of Re-Scaling Images after put into the documents. When I Re-Scale the images and go to position them. I need to Zoom In onto the destination of the image's positioning.
    After I position that image. I can go back to Full-Size Image. But, I have to go to my Magnifier % at the bottom of my program…

    3 votes
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    Resolved (Comments Open)  ·  AdminEgor Chistyakov (Admin, Adobe Illustrator) responded

    Indeed, Illustrator does not have 'Fit to Screen' option in the context menu for the Zoom tool.


    But it provides other ways to do that:

    View > Fit Artboard in Window (Cmd/Ctrl + 0)

    View > Fit All in Window (Opt/Alt + Cmd/Ctrl + 0)


    If you are interested in Zoom to Selection command, please vote here: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/suggestions/31427962-zoom-to-selection-fit-selection-on-screen-with

  10. pucker bloat scallop warp global settings shown on horizontal tool bar

    pucker bloat scallop warp global settings shown on horizontal tool bar, for quick adjustments, instead of having to open the dialog box every time you want to make an adjustment..

    1 vote
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  11. Align between guides option

    The option to align between the two closest guides would help greatly when working on a multi-column document. Currently the only way to align to a single section of an artboard is to draw a box and align to that. Aligning to guides would streamline that quite a bit

    3 votes
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  12. Default iptc contact data

    It would be nice if a user could enter his iptc contact data and if this data is automatically added to new files.
    (same for PS and ID)

    1 vote
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  13. Show HEX value in swatch panel

    I often need to copy HEX values from illustrator swatches into other applications. My workflow would be accelerated if there was a text field showing the HEX value like in the color picker window.

    Right now I need to apply the swatch to an object and copy the HEX value from the color picker window.

    56 votes
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  14. Change "Export For Screens" Save Path Default To File Folder

    If I go to File > Export > Export For Screens the default save path points to the last folder I used. What we as users are expecting is the default path to be equal to the same folder as the Illustrator file is currently located in.

    If you feel this should not be the default at least give us a way to change this in the AI Preferences. Thanks!

    129 votes
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  15. Allow to add / place / drag-n-drop several / multiple symbols to the canvas / artboard at once

    Being able to select more than one symbol from the symbol library and adding to the canvas. Instead of mousing back and forth repeatedly.
    The way the Library panel works is great. You can select multiple objects and drag to the canvas, placing each at the desired location, quick and easy.
    This would be a great function for the symbols panel.
    Thanks!

    18 votes
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  16. Have the Blob Brush Options Panel remain open as you work

    It would be great if the Blob Brush Options Panel would remain open while in use, so the stroke angle and brush shape could be changed on the fly while painting. :D

    4 votes
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  17. Effect/Filter parity with Photoshop/Indesign/After Effects

    Many of the effects in Illustrator seem to be only half implemented (in comparison to PS/AE/etc). Illustrator's glow/shadow/etc effects only have a few options compared to the same effects in other Adobe apps, which makes them less adaptable & powerful. Please beef up the effects (and add new ones, such as directional feather/gradient feather/inner shadow) in Illustrator so that they match the offerings in Adobe's other apps.

    4 votes
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  18. "Masking" as a live effect

    I think it would be very useful to have a Mask live effect, so that individual fills/strokes in the appearance panel could be masked. The actual mask could come from a specific layer/group in the current file, imported from a file on your HD, or from a new type of Mask library.

    2 votes
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  19. Allow a transparency setting for Trim View

    I love trim view! But can you add a setting to Prefs that allows you to set the transparency of the background so I can still see stuff outside of the trim. I often keep stuff outside of the artboard as reference, but now it is completely hidden and I have to keep turning off trim view to see it. I would love to set the trim transparency top somehting like 90% opacity so I can still trim the art view, but still see my other stuff outside of the art board. I also would like to see my bleeds.

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    5 votes
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  20. Rotate objects around an anchor point but each object stays in it's original orientation

    See attached image to help make sense of my ramblings.

    This may already be an option that I'm not aware of but I'd love the ability to rotate objects around a point but those objects NOT to be rotated but just repositioned. In the example I attached, I want to be able to rotate the outer orange circles around the centre point of the blue circle. When I do this, the circles and text rotate. This is a simple example but I think it's got potential on more complex things.

    1 vote
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