Option to disable 'Recent Fonts' feature.

I hate having to scroll from the top of the fonts list every time i'm searching for a new font. Currently, in preferences there is an option for only 1 recent font, however, i'd like to be able to disable this feature completely.

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Daryl shared this idea · Oct 27, 2017 · Report… · Admin →

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Ashutosh Chaturvedi responded · Mar 13, 2018

We have the fix available in the latest release. Please update Illustrator using Adobe Creative Cloud application to the latest build for version Illustrator CC 22.1.
Please refer to our knowledge base FAQ – https://illustrator.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/1844590 if you face difficulty in update.
Or get in touch with us at any of the other support channels – https://helpx.adobe.com/support.html

Warm Regards,
Ashutosh Chaturvedi | Sr. Quality Engineering Manager – Illustrator
Adobe. Make It an Experience.

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Done (In Beta) ·

Ashutosh Chaturvedi responded · Feb 24, 2018

We have a fix and is available in the pre-release build. Please visit https://adobe.ly/1o2SDsg and get the latest build for version 22.1.
While the build is prerelease this build is of production quality. Please feel free to use / recommend it for your day to day activity.

Sorry if you have received this message the second time: the previous link was not working for few hence updated the link. If this new link still does not work for you please use this link: https://www.adobeprerelease.com/beta/85A6F544-2705-49BD-8314-DD549C6A1713

Warm Regards,
Ashutosh Chaturvedi | Sr. Quality Engineering Manager – Illustrator
Adobe. Make It an Experience.

Done (In Beta) ·

Ashutosh Chaturvedi responded · Feb 23, 2018

We have a fix and is available in the pre-release build. Please visit http://adobe.ly/1Q3rCPI and get the latest build for version 22.1.

While the build is prerelease this build is of production quality. Please feel free to use / recommend it for your day to day activity.

Warm Regards,
Ashutosh Chaturvedi | Sr. Quality Engineering Manager – Illustrator
Adobe. Make It an Experience.

Done (In Beta) ·

Raghuveer responded · Feb 5, 2018

Hi All,

We have a fix and is available in the pre-release build. Please visit https://adobe.ly/1o2SDsg and get the latest build titled AI – 22.1.0 – Binary_Build3 (FEB 2018).

With Best Regards,
Raghuveer Singh
Illustrator Team

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AdminNeeraj Nandkeolyar (Sr. Product Manager, Adobe Illustrator) responded · Feb 5, 2018

Currently, selected font is listed in two places in the font list. First, in the recent font list section, and second, in all fonts list. The question is which of the two should be the referenced when the font list is accessed. There can be arguments on both sides, but if we look at the prime intent, users are most likely replacing the current font with a different one. This replacement could either be from an exploration of fonts, or from a font that was used ‘recently’. There is definitely a value in keeping other recently used fonts in a collated and prioritized list. And probably because of this value text rich apps like InDesign, Keynote, Office, etc. have a similar experience. But this is surely a change from the past behavior in Illustrator, and that does not work for all the users.

To keep this new enhancement in place, and at the same time attend to working preference of users who don’t like the priority access to recent fonts, we are ensuring that an input value of ‘0′ in Preference > Type > Number of Recent Fonts, shall not list any recent fonts, and the font list will continue to work the old way.

This is a work in progress. And we will post a beta of this in the coming weeks to our pre-release.

Thanks!

- Neeraj

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Anonymous commented · November 4, 2017 2:43 AM · Report

Agreed!!! I HATE having to scroll down when I want to change...it was WAY better before.

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Sarah commented · November 3, 2017 9:45 PM · Report

I'm having this issue as well, and it is INCREDIBLY frustrating and disruptive to the way that I work!!

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Anonymous commented · November 3, 2017 8:31 PM · Report

When selecting typefaces from the dropdown, I like to scroll through and when I find a typeface I like, I copy the type layer and continue to scroll through the list to find others I may like. Since updating to version 22.0.0, whenever a typeface is selected, it gets added to the top of the dropdown list and requires me to then scroll all the way down to where ever position I was at in the list. Frustrating!

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DC Jon commented · November 1, 2017 8:50 PM · Report

When I select a text object and click on my fonts list, the menu used to go to that font in the list. Now it jumps to the top of the list with recent fonts that I have selected. If I am working on a new project and trying to display different fonts for comparison, I have to scroll through the whole menu to get back to where I left off. It's incredibly annoying and a waste of time.

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trent thibodeaux commented · October 25, 2017 8:37 AM · Report

allow an option in Preferences>Type> number of recent fonts, to be set to 0 so when searching it doesn't make you start completely over.

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trent thibodeaux commented · October 25, 2017 8:35 AM · Report

you used to be able to set the recently viewed to 0 in Preference>Type but in the newest version they don't give you that option. im filing a bug now.

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Anonymous commented · October 20, 2017 4:45 PM · Report

When selecting a font from the menu, if you want to change it from another one and you go back to the menu, it highlights it as recent font, instead of its place in the list, having to browse all then fonts again. This wasn't like that before, why has it been changed?

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