Full Window Crosshairs (always on option)
I would like to see an option for full window crosshairs/X&Y guides always intersecting at the cursor point. It is difficult to explain but I have attached a mock up image. This would act similar to the guides when dragging and aligning objects.
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Illustrator doesn’t offer this function, it’s something CAD apps usually do. Ai is a more general solution.
However, there are methods to just enable this full-screen crosshair with other means.On Windows, a specialized Microsoft PowerToys app offers Gliding Cursor:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/mouse-utilities#gliding-cursorI’m not aware if MacOS has something native, but here is a quite large list of third-party apps offering guides like this:
https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/48515/cursor-as-full-screen-crosshairsDoesn’t mean Ai should never get its own, I just offer a workaround.
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Rich Morgan
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I don't see this feature in Illustrator.. another design application I use has (togglable) vertical and horizontal visual guides for your mouse pointer. This helps to visually align your pointer to other objects/points, and rulers on the screen without using a snap guide. It would be great if there was this feature in Illustrator as I use it. I've included a mock up of how it would work.
