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  1. Performance of overprint preview mode and GPU preview mode

    Hi Team,

    Im form a print and packaging industry.

    1. we frequent work in overprint preview mode but when we switch to overprint preview mode we feel death slowness in the illustrator performance and also checking for the seperation preview is also very slow.

    it take minimum of 3 to 8 second to zoom in the artwork

    1. some time in GPU preview mode we see a red strip above the rulers

    Please have a look at the snap shot for our system specifications

    and I use Illustrator V23.0.1

    32 votes
    13 comments  ·  Performance, Enhancements  ·  Admin →
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  2. Width tool feature

    Hi

    As you can see from the file the split in the lower right corner is much bigger than the rest. And I was told that that is because AI treats the starting point of an object different. This makes it difficult to make symmetrict shapes without a lot of extra work.

    Therefor I was hoping this was something You could do something about in a future update

    with best regards

    Mikal Lindoe

    1 vote
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  3. Ink Coverage tool

    Please add Ink Coverage Tool similar to one in Esko ArtPro plus, with ability to print a report. It's very important for printing houses to keep track of ink consumption and that tool would make great addition to AI, thus eliminating need for additional software.

    8 votes
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  4. Line extension pop up tool tip

    Please fix the smart guide's line extension tool tip when moving points if you are zoomed in. It currently snaps to the opposite end of the line, meaning if you are zoomed in (which you almost have to be because the tool is so finnicky to get it to snap correctly), you have no idea if you are extending the line correctly. A good fix would be to put that dialog closer to the point, if not on the point you are dragging out to extend, vs. the opposite end of the line.

    3 votes
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  5. Mini Map

    Hello Adobe Team. I really don't know why you don't implement a little MINIMAP into Adobe Illustrator that provides a little preview of the actual work and makes it possible to zoom in by clicking on it. Working with Illustrator would be much easier if I had a little map window where I could just click on a section of my artwork and zoom straight to that point. So I wouldn't have to zoom in and adjust again and again after zooming out. And I could always see the whole picture. Maybe it's nonsense or not possible but I think…

    1 vote
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  6. Astute Graphics Features to adobe illustrator

    It'll be cool if Adobe will make Astute graphics features to be a out of the box feature of adobe illustrator on the next release.

    4 votes
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  7. Add "Apply to all" button to Embedded Profile Mismatch window

    Please add an "apply to all" check box to the "embedded profile mismatch" pop-up. It is incredibly time consuming to click the box for every link in a document, especially when there are many.

    Please also add an "apply to all" check box to the "Photoshop Import Options" pop-up so the same settings can be applied quickly to multiple links when embedding.

    11 votes
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  8. A way to resize text using the baseline of the text as an anchor point.

    So that's easier to match the font size of another font, or even worse, a rasterized font.

    3 votes
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  9. Option for "Don't collapse panel"

    I never want Layers panel to collapse completely when I enlarge other panels. Other panels are less important to my workflow and I don't mind what they do, but I'd like to have the option to lock open a heavily-used panel so I'm not constantly having to expand it.

    2 votes
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  10. When I type or past the word "Dàmakɔ̀" in Illustrator CC 2019 it appears on the page as "Dàmakɔ", please help.

    When I type or past the word "Dàmakɔ̀" in Illustrator CC 2019 it appears on the page as "Dàmakɔ", please help.

    1 vote
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  11. Layers in Actions

    When creating a custom Action, I would like to be able to switch off specific layers as art of that Action. At the moment, this is not possible, but adding this feature would speed up my daily workflow - and the workflow of all of my colleagues. Please consider it!

    3 votes
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  12. Allow calligraphic strokes for default fill/stroke

    I regularly use a calligraphic stroke in my work. It would be good if a calligraphic stroke could be applied to the default fill/stroke settings via the Graphic Styles panel. This would save a lot of time in my daily workflow.

    1 vote
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  13. A menu item/keystroke target to enter/exit an object's Opacity Mask.

    I use a lot of opacity masks these days. It'd smooth out my workflow a lot if there was an entry in the Keyboard Shortcuts that did the same as opening up the Opacity palette far enough to see its thumbnails, and clicking on the opacity mask thumbnail.

    Detailed implementation suggestions:

    • a menu item in the Transparency palette that either reads "Enter Opacity Mask" or "Exit Opacity Mask" depending on whether or not we're currently editing an opacity mask
    • a keyboard shortcuts entry for Other Panels/Toggle Opacity Mask
    • NO DEFAULT SHORTCUT, new users would hit it by accident and then…
    20 votes
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  14. Ai Feels Old and Unintuitive Next to New Adobe Products

    Illustrator feels old. I find myself trying to do more and more vector work in XD or Photoshop simply because Ai feels like something from the 90s. There is very little consistency in how things work in Ai versus the other adobe apps. Swatches from CC are endlessly frustrating. Too many tools appear to do the same thing slightly differently. The app seems to assume everything will eventually be printed.
    I know this is very general, but perhaps a new vector creation tool is needed in the lineup. I've tried Draw and Sketch on the iPad but they also feel…

    2 votes
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  15. Quick Command for Trim View

    Quick Command for Trim View. I alternate a lot between normal view and trim view but have to stop to select trim view every time.

    19 votes
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  16. Freeform Gradient 0% Opacity Option

    The freeform gradient is a wonderful tool but it would be more robust if the gradient points can be put to 0% opacity so there's a nice fade. At the moment, the point disappears if you bring the opacity down to zero.

    5 votes
    2 comments  ·  Colors, Swatches, Patterns  ·  Admin →
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  17. Draw with paintbrushes as if you were really drawing!

    For example, some of the brushes when drawing appear as a purple pathway first before turning into a line from the brush you have chosen. This can ve very frustration if you are using for example the water colour brushes. You should also have a circle radius around the pointer before drawing that enables us to see the size of the brush as you can on some features in photoshop. This would be very helpful to artists to see the size of the brush they are using and the brush lines you have chosen to appear instantly as if it…

    1 vote
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  18. Delete artboard(s) with content

    Be able to delete artboard with content. One or many pages.

    17 votes
    4 comments  ·  Documents and Artboards  ·  Admin →
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  19. Is it possible to keep the tuning when import a structural design from Artios CAD file (ARD)

    Is it possible to keep the tuning when import a structural design from Artios CAD file (ARD)

    1 vote
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  20. Resizing multiple Artboards at once for a better Icon-design performance

    When creating an icon-set of hundreds of icons at 16px, it would be super convenient to have the option to resize all the artboards for the following sizes (e.g: 24 px, 32px, 48px...). This is so cause when I have created the first file, I have also taken the time to properly name all the artboards so that when I export them, developers can find them with the naming-system that we had already created.

    The problem I am facing now with this feature is that I cannot keep the names and so, I need to start over the same process…

    2 votes
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