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  1. ME (middle east) support required for type setting.

    llustrator 23.0.1 ME version for Windows currently does not have options for reading 'Left to Right' and 'Right to Left' . This is a requirement for Arabic.
    This option is available only for MAC users.
    This is an absolute requirement for Arabic typesetting.

    3 votes
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  2. Bring back Quick Match in character font drop down menu

    When you added the new font filtering system, you removed the feature Quick Match from the menu that had been previously available for quite some time. It makes sense to find a font, then be able to search for fonts similar without have to select a series of filters which may or may not produce a selection of similar fonts.

    3 votes
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  3. Add a text highlight feature that stays with the text, i.e., like an underline.

    We do trial/legal visuals that often have highlighted text. We currently either draw a box that is yellow and transparent or widen a line with a multiply transparency and if text is added or deleted, the highlight has to be manually redone.

    3 votes
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  4. All letters turning to CAPS when "all caps" is selected - ð/Ð always stays lowercase (Icelandic)

    All letters turning to CAPS when "all caps" is selected would be nice. The ð/Ð always stays lowercase (ð), it has to be changed manually to the uppercase 'Ð' ...which is extremely annoying.

    3 votes
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  5. Preview Fonts with a Nonlinear Font-Scrolling/Characteristic(s) Palette [similar to Photoshop Brush palette]

    The new-ish font preview while scrolling one's font list is DYNAMITE.

    It would be even better if there was some kind of interface other than a linear list. It could be customized for characteristics (similarly to the way PS brush palette operates).

    Would be great to quickly scrub all Script fonts, Serifs, Sans Serifs, Techno, Geometric, or get really specific with Preview all Glyphs and special characters, etc.

    Rather than linear, the tool could be more useful with nonlinear funtionality.

    For example: Script,

    3 votes
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  6. Braille translation tool request

    Please add a Braille I, Braille II, and California Braille translation tool

    3 votes
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  7. Ability to export all text at once, for translation

    Please make a way to export the text for translation and then import again. Like InDesign's IDML files. You have so many users that would like to translate their content for foreign language markets and no good way to do it with InDesign.

    3 votes
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  8. Absolute Optical Kerning when scaling....

    I understand show optical kerning works and that smaller type will have relatively more space between glyphs than larger type. However, this results in a problem for those of us who, due to Illustrator's canvas limit (See 227, #downwith227), must design at scales smaller than 1:1.

    For that reason, I would like to request that there be an optional type of optical kerning implemented which does not add extra kerning as font size decreases.

    3 votes
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  9. Group Selection Tool shortcut on Windows

    On my Mac the number 3 is a shortcut for Group Selection Tool. I love this feature and use it all the time, but have noticed that it does not work on my Windows PC. I don't know if this is just my computer, or every Windows PC... Would love to have this fixed.

    3 votes
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  10. Hotkey to exit Type mode

    PLEASE MAKE A "HOTKEY" or keyboard command to EXIT "TYPE MODE."

    ONCE ONE IS IN TYPE MODE, A COMMON ERROR IS TO ACCIDENTALLY TYPE:

    VVVVVVVVVVVVV

    AAAAAAAAAAAAAA

    MMMMMMMMMM

    etc.

    The answer could be as simple as "Simultaneous Spacebar + hotkey letter."

    3 votes
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  11. Please add options for text cursor so it can be viewed

    Why is the cursor so thin that it can not be viewed? Make it thicker as you zoom out or add an option to change it or it's color.

    3 votes
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  12. "autoflow" feature in Illustrator

    To place a docx or a txt file with an "autoflow" feature, like in Indesign. All pages should open all needed artboards.
    Thank you.

    3 votes
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  13. Used to be able to resize text back to 100% in a group after stretching it horizontally or vertically.

    After stretching a group horizontally or vertically, you used to be able to resize the text back to 100% (aka, revert the weird text stretching while keeping all the objects grouped together). This option seems to be missing after the Ai update! Please give it back!

    3 votes
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  14. Free Transform of Text does not operate as expected

    Free Transform of Text does not operate as expected; Text should rotate with the text box when using free transform - instead the text does not rotate. Having to stop my workflow to find the rotate command and then guess what angle I need to rotate is a time waster.

    3 votes
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  15. Text thread marker (out port) is too small

    The size of the red controller [+] which allows you to create a new threaded text is so small that is almost impossible to click. I think it could be bigger in order to improve the usability. In fact, many of those options can be bigger.

    3 votes
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  16. Type > Text wrap > Make / Release / options

    I constantly expect Text Wrap to be in the Type menu instead of the Object menu. Can it show up there?

    You don't have to move it from the Object menu, I'm fine with there being two ways to get to it.

    2 votes
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  17. Korean text can't wrap cleanly at syllable boundaries

    In InDesign, Korean text can wrap cleanly at syllable boundaries, but in Illustrator and Photoshop it still can’t. We’re simply asking for the same “syllable‑by‑syllable” line‑break option that InDesign already has. Who on earth wants to type Korean like “인‑디‑자‑인‑처‑럼,” with every syllable forced onto its own line? We just need consistent letter‑spacing and neat line breaks.

    Korean users have been requesting this for more than ten years. Adobe, please—could you finally make it happen?

    2 votes
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  18. Keyboard shortcut to cycle through 'Change Case' states

    Allow users to assign a keyboard shortcut to cycle through 'Change Case' settings. This was available on previous versions of Ai, and is a basic functionality that seems to have been removed for absolutely no reason.

    2 votes
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  19. Adobe fonts searching on top of the font list > easier entry

    Adobe fonts browsing on top of the font list. Instead of scrolling down the (large) loaded fonts list, I would suggest searching Adobe fonts on top of the font list or a dedicated search entry.

    2 votes
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  20. Dedicated Persian Language Engine for Illustrator

    Persian-speaking users form a large and growing part of Illustrator’s user base. However, Persian text support still relies on the Arabic engine, which leads to issues in text rendering, alignment, and typography.
    Persian has unique typographic rules that differ from Arabic, and a dedicated engine is essential for proper layout and display.
    We request the development of a Persian-specific text engine to improve support and usability for millions of Persian-language users. I’m happy to provide examples if needed.
    Thank you!

    2 votes
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