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  1. The ability to select a vertical row within text to change color or make it bold.

    The ability to select a vertical row within text to change colors or style.

    We design a lot of restaurant menus, brochures, TV menus, and currently to make the items and prices have its own color or style, we either duplicate and erase items/prices to change color and style (bold for e.g.), or we change each line manually (which takes some time).

    Wish to see this in Illustrator soon.

    Thanks

    2 votes
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  2. Reverse Track a Linked Image

    I would be like to be able to find an image (jpg/png) in my files, and see what documents it is linked to in InDD and AI.

    I do a LOT of image linking, and it would help me (perhaps in Bridge? don't know what's best) to be able to open an image file, and see what documents I have linked it to.

    It would help me track how many times I've used something already, who (of my clients) have already seen it, and often I can remember the image, but not what I've used it for.

    2 votes
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  3. Transform Scale Constraint and Options other than Percent

    Transform Scale Constraint and Options other than Percent

    2 votes
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  4. Edit Artboard with Double-Click

    Enter the edit artboard with a double click instead of going through the whole process in order to resize and move the artboard

    2 votes
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  5. Different number of copies for each artboard

    Hi,

    I've a document in Illustrator with a lot of pages (artboards).

    I must print a specific number of copies for each page.

    Example: for the page number one I must print 20 copies, for the page two I must print 60 copies, ecc

    Is there a way to forward this request with one command or I must select one by one page?

    I've found this trick but is very complicated if I've a lot of pages to print: in the label of range of artboards I write : 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,2,2,2,3,3,3,4,4,5,5,5,5,5,ecc

    2 votes
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  6. Add option when creating New View to opt out from changing zoom level

    The custom Views is a godsend for complex artwork, but sometimes it would be nice to keep the zoom level and toggle only the Layers settings (visibility, lock status, etc). So either an option when saving the custom View, or a program-wide preference setting would be highly appreciated. In this way, the request for a layer visibility toggle shortcut could also be partially addressed.

    2 votes
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  7. I want to make a suggestion, it might be profitable for Adobe. (IDK where to post it, but like a feedback)

    Copy of what I posted here https://forums.adobe.com/message/10555191

    (Idk where to post this since I kinda tried to find where I can suggest such a thing for multiple platforms)

    1st of all, big fan of illustrator, and quite loved it when I used it for arts that captivated even my teachers
    Examples of what I did on my free time:
    Vector Artwork - Group 57 CyberCap by thunder-of-light on DeviantArt (made 2 head-shots per day, and I am the only one with colored eyes)
    Ben Franklin taking a selfie by thunder-of-light on DeviantArt

    Take note I really, REALLY hate piracy (I…

    2 votes
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  8. 縦書きから横書きへ変形比率をワンクリックで

    縦書きから横書きに変更したりした後、文字の変形を縦と横の比率％をワンクリックで入替えたいです。

    2 votes
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  9. Show all tabs when switching to fullscreen mode

    When switching to Full Screen Mode I can only see the document I'm working with. Why not show all the open documents like tabs?

    I don't understand why the tabs disappear just because I'm switching to fullscreen.

    2 votes
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  10. Text Grammar Correction

    Text Content Correction
    spell mistake correction

    2 votes
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  11. [BUG] xmpMM:DocumentID isn't unique at creation stage

    When you create new documents, they all share the same XMP documentID value while you would expect it's unique for every single new document.
    Saving the document solves the issue but it means one can't rely on documentID uniqueness while the document isn't saved.
    It needs to be unique at the creation stage already.

    2 votes
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    Ashutosh Chaturvedi responded

    Moving as a feature request. We generate an unique value only on file save. When you create a file it inherits all the attributes of the preset it uses. This is the reason you see the same uuid each time you create the document,

  12. make better looking app logos

    Your current app logos are UGhLY, especially Photoshop CC

    2 votes
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  13. Ability to search functions

    For example, in rhino I can type all the functions without having to search through the menus with my mouse

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

    In latest version of Illustrator you can access Discover panel by hitting F1 or via Help menu.

    This new window allows you to search within tools, commands, tutorials, etc. — but no commands form other panels’ menus, or scripts, or actions.

    If you need this functionality, or have any other comments regarding this panel — please do it here or in a separate request.

  14. Making a light Prezi-like presentation mode inside adobe Illustrator by defining views and a presentation view panel

    Please add a presentation mode functionality, something like Prezi or Focusky like animations between views inside Illustrator itself.

    The user should have ability to define views inside artboards. Each view consists of scale, rotations and position like Prezi, on every slide change the view changes animatingly between the views.
    For now I use Shift + Page Down and Page Up to switch between artboards. But not inside an artboard and not with animations. I push f twice and enter full screen and its cool. But there can be a lite presentation mode managed by a small panel, containing views, which…

    2 votes
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  15. let me interact with the artboard while having appearance-effect dialogues open

    As soon as a dialogue from the effects panel is open (e.g. 3D extrude & bevel or drop shadow, etc. ...) I cannot interact with my artwork anymore as the dialogue box hogs the focus. This is really annoying as you often want to adjust the size or position of your object when editing the effects to better see if everything meshes well together

    2 votes
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  16. To be able to select which artboards to see in the navigator.

    I don't want to see all of my artboards.

    2 votes
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  17. Autodesk designer had this feature. Need real line weighting. Please offer handle rotation/individual handle movement in the Width tool?

    Please consider the same bezier path tools incorporated into the Pen Width tool. My inkling cleanup would be a breeze and this may be an easy and awesome feature enhancement. Autodesk Designer used to have this tool and it saved a LOT of time.

    2 votes
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  18. On hover over the file name of the current tab, display as a tooltip the complete file path.

    2 votes
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  19. Show Layer/Object name in Properties Panel

    Could the name of the currently selected object or layer be displayed (and even editable) in the Properties panel, at the very top where it tells you what is currently selected? That would save so much time.

    Other than that, really like the new Properties panel!

    2 votes
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  20. Change default point type (corner or smooth) when using Join tool

    When joining two open paths using the Join tool, the point created at their intersection will always be smooth, even if the two paths previously ended in corners (such as in the diagram). I would like to please request that the Join tool give the user the option to choose what kind of point (corner or smooth) it will create.

    In the same vein, may I request that an option to remove previous points be added? (indicated by red arrows on diagram attached)

    Finally, when trying to convert that new point to a corner, one must first explicitly change it…

    2 votes
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