Identify Newly Installed Fonts in Adobe Illustrator
Problem:
Managing large font collections in Adobe Illustrator can be challenging, especially when installing new fonts. With hundreds or even thousands of fonts, identifying recently added ones becomes a tedious task, often requiring manual scrolling and searching through the entire font menu.
Proposed Solution:
Implement a feature in Illustrator that allows users to easily identify newly installed fonts. Here are two potential options:
Filter by Install Date: Add a sorting option within the font menu that displays fonts by their installation date. This would allow users to quickly see the most recently added fonts at the top of the list.
"New Fonts" Badge: Introduce a temporary visual indicator (badge) next to newly installed fonts within the font menu. This badge would disappear after a designated period (e.g., one week) or upon user interaction (e.g., clicking the font).
Benefits:
Improved workflow efficiency by saving time spent searching for new fonts.
Enhanced organization and management of large font libraries.
Streamlined font discovery for design projects.
Additional Considerations:
The implementation should be lightweight and not impact application performance.
Users should have the option to disable the badge or sorting by install date if preferred.
Thank you for considering this feature request. We believe it would be a valuable addition to Adobe Illustrator and significantly improve the user experience for designers working with extensive font collections.
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Figured, yep.
There is a separate request to hide fonts we don’t want to see: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/35245678
And there is another request, about custom font groups / folders / tags: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/suggestions/36115957-we-need-custom-font-filters-tags-folders
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Haithem Jaser commented
You're correct. While the clock feature is useful, I was actually referring to advanced sorting options, not filtering. Additionally, it would be great to have the option to hide fonts we don't use regularly within Illustrator. Perhaps users could create font groups I could have a group for printing material, another for mobile, one for websites, and so on. This would help manage fonts more efficiently for specific projects or purposes.
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Haithem, Ai currently allows to sort fonts by date added, by pressing a 'clock' button in the font family dropdown, like the screenshot shows.
Note that more most recent fonts then will be at the bottom of the list.
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Oh, I like both the idea and the approach you took with the details (did you get any help with the description, I wonder?)
Anyway, thanks, Haithem! I will try to make the Font Team ware of it.
