Increase the 1296 px Keyboard Increment limit
For some reason, the Keyboard Increment can't be bigger than 1296px. I would like it to be as big as the document maximum.
For some tasks, such as making big pattern tiles, it is very convenient to have a big distance under these keys.
Jan Vork
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I see, makes sense.
Well, 1296 is 6^4, but it feels odd as an explanation.
There is the same limit for the font size: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/suggestions/31773148-allow-type-to-scale-larger-than-1296-ptsWell, still it feels like a workaround to not having a proper Move dialog in the iPad version of Ai...
If I had this problem myself, I’d scale my artwork down 4 times, but I assume you have reasons to leave it unscaled, right?
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Jan Vork
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@Egor - For example when making big repeating patterns (e.g. to use as a texture tile or pattern tile).
To create a seamless tile, I need to replicate the element at the sides to the opposite sides. In stead of using the Move command to copy elements (and repeatedly enter the distance in the numeric field), I like to enter this as Keyboard Increment, to have it handy at all time.
Let's say the tile I am working on is 4096 x 4096 px - currently I have to use 1024 as Keyboard Increment and press it four times to reach the other side. I think 1296, is some kind of 8 bit leftover. Don't know why it is still a limit.
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Just curious — what is the workflow which requires such prominent jumps? What do you move?
Also — do you mean iPad or Desktop? -
Jan Vork
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The Keyboard Increment (aka Cursor Key Distance) is limited to 1296 px.
But artboards can be much bigger. So please set this limit to eg the half of the maximum artboard size. -
George commented
It is a veeeery old limit and I would be happy if it could be increased to… let's say 10,000 px.
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Interesting.
What is the purpose of having it this big? -
Jan Vork
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Keyboard increment Preference is maxed to 1296...
I need 1920 at least. Why not make it as big as the max artboard size?
