Option to turn off swatches automatic naming by color
Swatches get named by the color code automatically. This ends up conflicts with swatches with same color definition. Even in preview mode in global swatch I get message that same name exists. Really annoying and I have to name swatch 'asdfasfdasdf' mostly.
Suggestion: Option turn off naming by color, but name like swatch 1, swatch 2.
Mait
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That is clear now, I see. True, that is the issue I met myself. Sometimes different swatches indeed have the same color values, but should have different names.
And also sometimes you want Ai to automate the name instead, form a random gibberish you or another artwork had — but there is no way to force the auto-naming!
So I'd like to have this as a sticky checkmark that
A) will remember if a user wants auto-naming
B) will auto-name a a swatch when ticked
Or maybe a separate 'Auto-name' button and a separate checkmark better.How do you like it?
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Anonymous
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Does no one use global swatches? It is awful that I have to hit random keys to get unique swatch name, before I start changing its color. Otherwise if it matches some other swatch automatic naming then there is conflict and all edits are lost and I have to start all over again.
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Mait
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Egor, don't make copy of same swatch.
Lets say you have two different global swatches that have names from their values. When you change one swatch values same as other then you get instant conflict. -
I don't get it. AI adds a number to a name if you try to create a swatch with same colors.
So you get 'C=0 M=50 Y=0 K=0 1'. If you try to delete ' 1' and save it will still be added to avoid matching.
So when does the message you talk about come up?
