Swap names for Reflect commands
Transform / reflect / horizontal-vertical
function is incorrect

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Ka commented
Dear Adobe Illustrator Team,
I’d like to report a long-standing issue in the Reflect dialog box that has been frustrating users for years.
In the Reflect tool, the labels for "Horizontal" and "Vertical" are **logically incorrect** and do **not match the actual axis of reflection**:
- Selecting **"Horizontal"** reflects the object **across the vertical axis**.
- Selecting **"Vertical"** reflects the object **across the horizontal axis**.This is confusing and counterintuitive. The naming implies the axis of movement, not the axis of reflection, which contradicts how transformations are typically understood across design software — including other Adobe apps like Photoshop, InDesign, etc.
Even worse, the **icons next to the labels are correct**, but the **text labels are misleading**, making the UX inconsistent and error-prone — especially for new users or when using non-English UIs.
### Why this matters:
- It breaks consistency with design logic and other Adobe tools.
- It causes user frustration and incorrect transformations.
- It’s an issue that could be fixed easily (by updating the labels), yet it has remained for over a decade.Please consider updating the Reflect dialog to label the axes **according to the axis being mirrored across**, or at least provide clarification in the UI.
Thank you for your attention to this.
Sincerely,
[A frustrated but loyal Illustrator user] -
colorline contact commented
Horizontal and vertical symmetry options do not match (between the property panel and the mirror transformation)
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Matt commented
Maybe this has already been fixed, but it appears that the the words "horizontal" and "vertical" are transposed... see screengrab. Just thought you'd want to know
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Dulce Maria Albarez commented
E aproveitando a oportunidade, a tradução para o português da ferramenta abaixo está errada e confusa:
MENU TIPO / CRIAR CONTORNOS >>> Tradução correta para a opção >> Converter em curvas. -
Dulce Maria Albarez commented
Prezados senhores,
os textos relativos a ferramenta REFLETIR na horizontal e vertical estão trocados. -
Elizabeth Brown commented
DRIVES ME CRAZY! In Illustrator when I choose the HORIZONTAL reflect tool, it doesn't make my object switch forwards to backwards, instead, it turns the object UPSIDE DOWN. HORIZONTAL GUYS MEANS RIGHT TO LEFT, NOT UO TO DOWN......
SECOND ISSUE - KEEP YOUR NAMES THE SAME - On the dropdown bar on top, you refer to "transparency" as "opacity" on the application frame, app bar says "Character", dropdown it's "type" - WHY CANT YOU CO-ORDINATE THIS!!!!!