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  1. Performance... GPU Performance - Second Check Box - CPU Default

    Mac GPU still does not work correctly all the time. Until it does, there should be a Second Check box for GPU Performance.

    there are times that the GPU is better, but most of the time it's completely glitchy. Until that's fixed we should have a CHECK BOX for DEFAULT to CPU.

    Currently GPU Checked forces it to be on first. If uncheck you can not switch it without going into preferences.

    It's a little thing but until this can be fixed, this is a better workflow... it might be good to keep even after it's fixed too.

    2 votes
    0 comments  ·  Performance, Enhancements  ·  Admin →
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  2. Better support when Expanding shapes that have a Mask like "Draw Inside"

    Normally when creating a clean vector logo the process involves expanding appearance and cleaning up the shape, but if the Draw Inside or a Mask is used the result may look verry different from the original shape. No warning that the appearance is altered is given.

    Workaround is to export the part of the illustration that contains "Draw Inside" objects as a PDF, I would use Asset Export Panel. Plaxe the asset and then Expand. This is a work around, and requires the asset to appear at the exact same spot.

    A video explaining the work around https://youtu.be/ziTS7VYdacQ

    2 votes
    0 comments  ·  Pathfinder and Compounds  ·  Admin →
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  3. Panel Calculator for Illustrator

    Panel Calculator for Illustrator

    Hello

    My calculator panel idea in illustrator is shown in the attached picture

    Approximately, as I see it and based on the tasks that I solve in illustrator.
    It would also be nice if the Calculator and Transform panels work together. The principle is shown. Perhaps even understandable. An active window in one is an active window in the other...

    In general, a calculator is a useful thing and it would fit well into the adobe system.
    It would also be nice if the Calculator panel could interact with other panels with which this is possible.…

    2 votes
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  4. Give us true list view for exporting artboards

    I would like an actual list view where artboards are in a list, show native dimensions, and any other meta that makes sense. Current multi column view truncates text and thumbnail size can't be scaled.

    2 votes
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  5. Swatches panel easier cleanup/delete and Recolor Artwork tool

    • Have delete options for swatch library in drop down or drag/drop to trash.

    • Enable delete option in user defined menu to clean up old/saved swatches no longer needed and organize alphabetically or enable us to drag/drop folder within panels for easier regrouping.

    • Also allow swatches folders to drag/drop to other open windows/working open files.

    • Allow us to customize our main Swatch panel without having to delete the AI standard swatches every time (but not delete them either just customize or minimize/hide the preset colors).

    • Recolor tool: enable a way to select a recolor option (or tag multiple options during scrolling)…

    2 votes
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  6. Optional thousand separator for graphs in y-axis

    Graphs in Illustrator are really useful, however, after copy-pasting data from Excel, the y-axis values all come out without thousand separators, like $1000000 - I then manually add thousand separators so that the value reads $1,000,000 - it would be great if in right-click > Graph Type > Value Axis, there was a check-box that read "Enable Thousand Separators". Easy :)

    2 votes
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  7. Custom Icons to Simplify Size Identification and Improve Efficiency

    I work with various sizes occasionally, if not always, and it's really challenging to identify the sizes I use because all the icons have a similar appearance. To make it simpler to find the right size, it would be nice if we had more custom icons in this section. Humans read easier and faster through images.

    2 votes
    0 comments  ·  Effects, Appearance, Graphic Styles  ·  Admin →
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  8. Export Oversampling

    Problem:
    - Often when exporting from AI at 1x scale the anti-aliasing quality is not optimal.
    - My current workaround is to export at a larger size and downsample in PS. I typically require 1x and 2x sizes, so I will export at 4x and then choose a resampling algorithm based on the artwork.

    Goal:
    - Imrpove the image quality of exported images from AI

    Proposed Solution:
    - Add ‘Oversampling’ as a per-scale export option, this could be done with the following parameters:
    - Oversampling [toggle] : on, off
    - Quality [combo] : 2x, 4x, 8x, etc.
    - Resample Mode…

    2 votes
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  9. Select the unlocked layer when the top layer is locked on file open

    When working in/opening a file and the top layer is locked, the next layer should be selected automatically.

    2 votes
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  10. Resources for Pen tool

    Dear Sirs, Architects of Adobe Illustrator.
    I am a user of this extraordinary program and I come to suggest that you create a resource so that the Pen tool can be used with the same resources as the Brush tool. That is, allowing us to expand through keyboard shortcuts and also be previously configured with Brush effects. It would make it much easier to create geometric designs, which are done more precisely with the Pen tool, but with predefined Brush strokes.
    Thanks in advance for your attention,
    Salvador

    2 votes
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  11. Selecting layer selects artboard

    I have been given an icons file that has 100+ icons, each on a separate artboards.

    I can search (finally) for the item in Layers and select it, but it is not selecting or locating the artboard at the same time.

    An alternative to this would be to have a search function on artboards.

    2 votes
    2 comments  ·  Documents and Artboards  ·  Admin →
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  12. CC Libraries on Illustrator Paste in Place in artboard

    Could we get an option to save an artboard together with the group of items selected when we save to Libraries?

    I mean instead of modifying the artboard size to fit all elements, libraries would save the size of the original artboard and all the items in it, including the items that bleed outside (as bleed marks).

    2 - Would also be super useful to get an option to "paste in place" when pasting an item from the library into an artboard if the target artboard is the same size as the original artboard.

    I will try to explain my…

    2 votes
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  13. Blending Modes and Transparencies in Search / Filter in Layers

    Could you consider incorporating Blending Modes or transparencies as additional filters in the Layers panel's new search feature, which is currently assisting us in sorting by images, text, and more?

    2 votes
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  14. Default Swatches and Styles as part of New Document Dialog

    The first thing I do every time I create a new document is delete all those default swatches and add my own. And those pattern swatches (e.g., "Jive," "Golden Ring," "Alyssa"), I am literally never going to use those.

    And those quirky Graphic styles ("Jive_GS" etc). I am literally never going to use those either.

    Ideally, I'd like to load up a document with its swatches, paragraph styles, graphic styles etc as part of the "new document" dialog. I can choose artboard size, bleed, margins, all kinds of things.

    How about if I could pick swatch groups, paragraph styles, graphic…

    2 votes
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  15. Please add 'Recent' to the Scripts submenu

    Please add 'Recent' to the Scripts submenu (just like in After Effects) - I use a few scripts over and over.

    2 votes
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  16. Nome dos pincéis sem padronização e mal formatados

    As categorias de pincéis no Illustrator estão nomeadas de forma inconsistente e não padronizadas. Por exemplo, tem categorias ou nomes de pincéis que utilizam o espaço como separador de palavras, outros utilizam o underline para separar as palavras, e tem horas que o nome é escrito com iniciais maiúsculas e horas com iniciais minúsculas. Em resumo, não tem consistência na formatação dos nomes e isso dá uma sensação de desorganização e falta de revisão no software, pois é algo muito simples de corrigir. Enfim, é só uma sugestão para manter mais organizado e padronizado os nomes das categorias e pincéis.…

    2 votes
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  17. Ajuster l'origine sur le plan de travail

    A rajouter dans le menu Objet /Plan de travail :
    Ajuster l'origine sur le plan de travail sélectionné

    En choisissant cette commande le repère 0,0 des règles serait automatiquement ajusté en haut à gauche du plan de travail actif.

    A envisager : passer par une fenêtre de dialogue qui affiche les 9 petits carrés que l'on trouve dans transformation et qui permettrait de choisir sur quel angle ou quel centre on veut caler les règles.

    Cette fonctionnalité permettra de définir la position d'éléments ou de repères de façon rapide et précise par la saisie de valeurs numériques.

    2 votes
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  18. Pattern preview

    Please add a feature for illustrator that is a pattern preview, such as in photoshop or affinity designer. Since illustrator is literally for patterns and illustrations, this feature should be in AI

    2 votes
    2 comments  ·  Repeats  ·  Admin →
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  19. Line Chart - make it possible to start line on value axis

    I do often need the line to start on the value axis.
    At this moment, I can't do this using the Chart-Tool, effectivly making these type of charts impossible to create without messing up the Chart by manually changing the axis.

    2 votes
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  20. Shortcut/button for the "Enter isolation mode"-function

    After Illustrator changed the place where to put pasted objects (before the objects where put in the selected layer, now the objects are put in a new layer at the top), I use the "Enter Isolations mode"-function a lot, to get the pasted objects the right place. I know there is a button, but it doesn't always show. So I would really like a shortcut for this function. Or make a button in the properties panel. Or both. Please.

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

    Disabling 'Paste Remembers Layers' in the Layers panel’s flyout menu solved the problem with pasting in place into a selected layer, therefore a specialized hotkey to the layer isolation is no longer required for the user.

    If you still need this hotkey — please comment.

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