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1. Adobe Illustrator Scripting VERY slow - C#

   Adobe Illustrator Scripting VERY slow - C#
   Hello,

   i'm developting a small library to access PathObjects in Illustrator (works fine for CS2, CS5) - but i have massive performance problems with CC2019. I am using VS2017.

   Code looks like:

   Type AIType = Type.GetTypeFromProgID(AIAppName);
   dynamic illuApp = Activator.CreateInstance(AIType);

   if (illuApp == null)
   {
   return;
   }

   if (illuApp.Documents.Count < 1)
   {
   return;
   }

   System.Array lll = illuApp.ActiveDocument.selection;
   if (lll != null)
   {
   for (int i = 0; i < lll.Length; i++)
   {
   dynamic path = lll.GetValue(i);
   if (path != null)
   {
   var lll2 = path.PathPoints;
   Application.DoEvents();
   int iSelCount = lll2.Count;
   if (iSelCount >= 4)
   {
   string sss = path.typename;
   float dH = (float)(path.Height / dScale);
   float dW = (float)(path.Width / dScale);
   float dL = (float)(path.Left / dScale);
   float dT = (float)Math.Abs(path.Top / dScale);
   dynamic obCol = path.FillColor;
   sss = obCol.typename;
   Color col = Color.Black;
   if (sss.Contains("CMYK"))
   {
   var r = (int)(255 * (1 - obCol.Cyan / 100) * (1 - obCol.Black / 100));
   var g = (int)(255 * (1 - obCol.Magenta / 100) * (1 - obCol.Black / 100));
   var b = (int)(255 * (1 - obCol.Yellow / 100) * (1 - obCol.Black / 100));
   col = Color.FromArgb(r, g, b);
   }
   else if (sss.Contains("RGB"))
   {
   int r = (int)(obCol.Red);
   int g = (int)(obCol.Green);
   int b = (int)(obCol.Blue);
   col = Color.FromArgb(r, g, b);
   }

               Data.Add(NewInfo (dL, dT, dW, dH, col);
           }
       }
   }
   

   }

   Until CS5, processing 1000 selected rectangles need a couple of seconds, but on newer CC Versions it needs MINUTES.

   I use exactly the same code - is there something i am missing?

   Mainly accessing "path.PathPoints" (needs ~ 15 msec.) and "path.FillColor" (needs ~ 20 msec.) are time consuming.

   Thanks in advance for any hint! I have the performance issues on Win 7 and on Win 10.

   Leopold

   Adobe Illustrator Scripting VERY slow - C#
   Hello,

   i'm developting a small library to access PathObjects in Illustrator (works fine for CS2, CS5) - but i have massive performance problems with CC2019. I am using VS2017.

   Code looks like:

   Type AIType = Type.GetTypeFromProgID(AIAppName);
   dynamic illuApp = Activator.CreateInstance(AIType);

   if (illuApp == null)
   {
   return;
   }

   if (illuApp.Documents.Count < 1)
   {
   return;
   }

   System.Array lll = illuApp.ActiveDocument.selection;
   if (lll != null)
   {
   for (int i = 0; i < lll.Length; i++)
   {
   dynamic path = lll.GetValue(i);
   if (path != null)
   {
   var lll2 = path.PathPoints;
   Application.DoEvents();
   int iSelCount = lll2.Count;
   if (iSelCount… more

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2. When I toggle panels by pressing tab, please do not move my view.

   In Illustrator:
   (Make sure to have some docked panels)
   Press tab, have a look at your screen.
   Press tab again, look at your screen again.
   WHY DID IT MOVE? It's an expensive repaint, and costs performance on complex documents. Please don't do this :(

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3. Support for "9-slice scaling" in SVG

   SVG export breaks "9-slice scaling". This is understandable, since SVG has no such concept built-in.

   But SVG can do something like this. Or "4-slice scaling". See, for example:

   https://w3.eleqtriq.com/2014/03/the-holy-grail-of-image-scaling/

   I would like to see Illustrator's SVG export offer this feature, given that Illustrator does.

   At the very least, if implementation wont happen, or is delayed, please mention that 9-slice scaling is not working in SVG export in the docs and (for bonus points) as a warning in the export dialog box (in cases where the document uses this feature).

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4. Bug report form for illustrator should accept SVG attachments

   It's very difficult to share SVG bugs with you guys if your bug report form wont accept SVG. Couldn't even 7s it.

   I know this is not an Illustrator bug, but I have an illustrator bug which I can't report because your bug reporter is configured poorly. So that's why I am reporting it under this category. Please pass it on to the appropriate people on your web team.

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5. Imported SVG path elements - always black fill

   I am using the latest version of AI (early 2019).

   I notice that SVG path elements often lose their fill color. (They are always black.)

   Have not been able to pin down the exact circumstances where this fails, but I am attaching a bare bones file which exhibits the issue clearly.

   This file displays perfectly in (e.g.) chrome. There's a red and a green filled path.

   But when importing the SVG to AI, the 'red' path loses its fill and becomes black. The green fill is honored on input. I can't see any meaningful difference between the way the fill is described. The two paths are congruent.

   Note: The file was originated in AI. The 'red' fill CSS rule was added manually in a text editor after export. I believe it is well-formed SVG code.

   You can swap the class attributes between the two paths (in a text editor) and it will fail to import the fill for the other path.

   If you change the classname from "aha_red" to "st1" (both in the style element and in the class attribute for the path) it works fine.

   Can it be that AI is fussy about classnames 'not originated here'?

   No problem with polygon, rect, circle etc. Only path elements!

   And (BTW, GRR!) this webform wont accept SVG files. Had to rename it to .txt.

   I am using the latest version of AI (early 2019).

   I notice that SVG path elements often lose their fill color. (They are always black.)

   Have not been able to pin down the exact circumstances where this fails, but I am attaching a bare bones file which exhibits the issue clearly.

   This file displays perfectly in (e.g.) chrome. There's a red and a green filled path.

   But when importing the SVG to AI, the 'red' path loses its fill and becomes black. The green fill is honored on input. I can't see any meaningful difference between the way the fill… more

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6. Add dropdown with blending modes to transparency block in Properties panel

   Please add a dropdown with blending mode to transparency properties panel. This will make it easier to see what transparency mode is applied to an object by just having it selected. It will also make it slightly quicker to change transparency modes on objects. See attached image for a mockup.

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7. Changing color of selected letters

   It is very difficult to change the color of a selected letters in a text if you can not see the color as it is because it is inverted when they are selected. So you are changing the color but you don't know the real appearence, , for that you have to deselect the text each time. Can this be fixed for a future version? thank you

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8. 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.

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9. 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

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10. 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.

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11. Make Layers Panel Options global (not per document) and keep it after relaunch

    The default row size is far too small on a 5K screen. I set my row size to be at least 50px, but I have to do this every time I start a new doc. It would be nice if defaults could be set in preferences.

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12. Please add rotate button to the Control panel like in InDesign

    Please add rotate button to the Control panel like in InDesign

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13. 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.

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14. Allow items in libraries to exist in multiple groups or allow items to be tagged and filtered by tag.

    At the moment, items in a CC Library can be ungrouped, or added to a single group. Often though (certainly the way I use them), items may belong to multiple groups. If for example I have an icon that represents the status of something but also has a person in, it could possibly exist in both the "people" and "statuses" groups.

    It would make cataloging items much easier especially in larger libraries.

    Either that or tagging, so each item could be tagged potentially multiple times so that I could then filter by tag?

    Cheers

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15. Ability to create Layer masks in Ai that can be used in Ae

    I would like to have the ability to create masks in Illustrator that carry over to Ae. It would make the process much faster and more streamlines to build it all in illustrator before I transfer over to Ae for animation.

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16. Separations Preview Panel has the same layout as Swatch Panel

    When using Separations Preview it would be very beneficial to have the colour list arranged in the same order, format and groups as the Swatches Panel.

    This could allow grouped colours to be turned on or off in groups and matching the list order would make the whole thing more logical.

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17. Fix Find & Replace to keep formating of font being changed

    Find & Replace has never worked correctly and still doesnt. If I do a find and replace Illustrator will change the formatting of the text being replaced to the formatting nearest to it, it doesnt keep the formatting of the characters being changed if they are different than the characters either side of it within the same text block.

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18. Drawing custom perspective grids

    Most projects don't start in Illustrator or need at least some kind of reference to draw around - for example a product picture or rough sketch. So in most cases Adobe's perspective tool in Ai is absolutely useless. There is simply no way to always find the right perspective in your reference with that tool!
    Many professionals draw custom grids with the help of an odd star with very long and thin end points. They draw one, two or three stars depending on how many vanishing points they have. This is a super old and powerful technique of illustrators and anime artists - but there is no such thing in the same called program to help... We need a more usefull perspective tool with the feature to shift your objects on to one side, floor or ceiling like Adobe's tool does. That's genuinely a good feature but the setup of this grid is just a drag! Make it as easy as drawing to lines on your object that are likely to touch each other when extended and BAM right there will be a star with as many endpoints as you like or just even a slice, not a full circle.

    Most projects don't start in Illustrator or need at least some kind of reference to draw around - for example a product picture or rough sketch. So in most cases Adobe's perspective tool in Ai is absolutely useless. There is simply no way to always find the right perspective in your reference with that tool!
    Many professionals draw custom grids with the help of an odd star with very long and thin end points. They draw one, two or three stars depending on how many vanishing points they have. This is a super old and powerful technique of illustrators and… more

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19. Add a dieline Fold Plugin Similiar to Origami by Appsforlife

    Add a dieline Fold Plugin Similiar to Origami by Appsforlife

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20. Illustrator needs Photoshop’s 3D Workspace feature for sketching and painting with 3D Layers in 3D Mode

    I think that the 3D Workspace, sketch and drawing (in Illustrator CC Desktop App) with 3D Layers in 3D Mode is the modern 2D creative design App must-have feature today. The Photoshop CC Desktop App feature is being used by more and more designers in 2D creative design, look! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZydZ72iUKDQ

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