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  1. Open dialogs on top of window in windowed mode

    When working with multiple displays, dialogs (like saving, etc.) open on the display with the dock.

    This does not work well in windowed mode when the window is on the other display. It is not always obvious whether the dialog actually opens because it is often hidden behind other things on the main display. Because you can't interact with the document until the dialog is dismissed, it can feel like Illustrator has frozen.

    Is there a way to open the dialogs on top of the active window instead? This would place them in context and they would not get lost.…

    3 votes

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  2. Support (like all other software) Ctrl-Ins, Shift-Ins and Shift+Del for Copy, Cut and Paste

    It's a common behavior on windows the Ctrl-Ins, Shift-Ins and Shift+Del for Copy, Cut and Paste.
    Adobe software doesn't support this at all.

    3 votes

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  3. Ability to invert the zoom direction when using option+scroll.

    I'm scrolling down to zoom in & up to zoom out (using option+mouse scroll)- there should be an option available to invert this methinks. Just seems that it should be the other way around.

    3 votes

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  4. A better place to disable "Video Safe Areas"

    Hi. I've been asked to remove the video safe areas, margin and center mark from a new Video document, and had to look online to find that those "guides" where related to the artboard (each artboard, btw) and not to the document's preferences (which makes sense, btw).

    Where I searched for them: in the View menu (and read carefully), in the Preferences, UI, in the Properties panel. Took me a while to get to the Artboard tool, then Artboard Options.

    May be the 3 "guides" could be linked to a single button in Artboard tool properties panel…

    Requested by another…

    3 votes

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  5. Tool palettes docked in touch bar

    I would like to be able to dock tool palettes in the touch bar.

    3 votes

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  6. Magic Wand tolerance slider more convenient.

    Please make the tolerance slider for the Magic Wand tool more convenient.

    Two clicks (or three) is unnecessary.

    C'mon team. The tolerance slider could be immediately available on the Magic Wand Palette.

    Simultaneous numbers with the slider would be ok.

    The tolerance number could be visible as a "hover" with a blank space for anyone seeking a specific tolerance.

    Please make the slider immediately available. Thank you.

    3 votes

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  7. Scale Library Palette Icons

    It would be nice to be able to scale the size of the icons displayed in the Library palette. At the very least, have a few choices beyond one size.

    3 votes

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  8. Illustrator interface redesign like XD

    Illustrator needs redesign because it feels bloated and outdated so I had made quick concept of new clean minimalistic interface inspired by your other tool XD.

    3 votes

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  9. Transparent palettes when cursor is out from palette

    I offer to do ability to make palettes transparent when it's floating and when cursor is not on palette.
    Floating palettes allow to use Tab to switch them off without redrawing window — it's make more comfortable and fast work.
    And to don't use Tab every time I think that it will be more comfortable to made it transparent.

    3 votes

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  10. Non-Latin Support for Numbers in UI

    I use Bengali extensively in CC, and it's frustrating that the interface doesn't understand Bengali numerals as their latin equivalents - for example if I type ৩৩ in the font size, it doesn't understand it as 33. However, I noticed that in the latest version of InDesign (13.0 x64) it does recognize & convert Bengali numerals - for example when I type ৩৩ in the font size box it converts it to 33pt. However, this still doesn't work in the current version of Illustrator (22.0.1 x64), and it would make sense to have this feature throughout the major CC products.

    3 votes

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  11. Make Animated zoom and Scrubby zoom as two different settings, as in Photoshop

    I love the GPU animated zoom when scrubbing/dragging the canvas.
    BUT no that it starts zooming automatically when the mouse is pressed down less than a second.
    It’s extremely annoying.

    In Photoshop when you deactivate the Animated Zoom you can still scrub/drag the GPU zoom.

    If you deactivate the Animated Zoom in Illustrator you can only do the classic stepped zoom, but not drag to have the animated zoom.

    Can you add the feature to make it so that you can disable the automatic Animated Zoom but still keep the animated scrub/drag zoom please, just like in Photoshop.

    3 votes

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  12. Highlight the layer that is selected on the artboard

    When selecting an object, it's extremely hard to find the layer. Can the layer be auto selected/highlighted when selecting an object?

    3 votes

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    When one or more objects of a Layer are selected, the Layer gets highlighted and also indicates a selection. To locate the object in the Layer panel – see if this works. Select the object, click on the Layer panel flyout menu and pick ‘Locate Object’.

  13. No outline for an empty layer’s thumbnail in Layers panel

    In a previous edition of Ai, when in the layers palette and having a layer with no content, the thumbnail square didn't have an outline. Now it has an outline and leads you to believe there is content there.

    Why did you change it? Leave it without an outline so you can delete it without the extra steps of looking for content you might not see (being white) or want to delete.

    I feel both Adobe and Apple make changes just to makes changes and justify someone's job. I really resent the accumulation of constant unnecessary changes and this is…

    3 votes

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  14. Adobe Draw File Management

    I use Adobe Draw every day, and I keep all drawings for one project together in one file. There is no function to change the order that files or folders appear in the app, nor is there a search function, and and so if I am still working on a drawing I created yesterday in a folder that I opened 4 years ago, I have to visually search through hundreds of drawings every time I open the app or move back and forth through different projects.

    Pretty please, introduce either a 'sort by last opened' option, and/or a file/folder search…

    3 votes

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  15. 最近使用したものの一覧にファイルパスを表示する Display file path for Recently Used items

    最近使用したもの一覧はインターフェースとして便利ですが、同一ファイル名を使用したりするケースでは判別がつかず、ファイル管理上、危険が伴うので、ファイルパスを表示するなど、どこかにユニーク情報を入れてほしい。

    3 votes

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  16. Artboard delete tool

    This is really nitpicky but the little X at the top right of the artboard tool is too small and more often than not I end up creating a new artboard around the object at the top right of the artboard. Possibly make the cross larger or move it somewhere else to remove this problem?

    3 votes

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    Hi,
    We are pleased to inform you that your request is available in the latest release of Illustrator version 22.0.
    Visit your Adobe Creative Cloud Application and update. If you do not see an update on the application please check for update from the flyout options on the application after clicking on three vertical dots. For step by step process please visit: https://helpx.adobe.com/in/creative-cloud/help/download-install-app.html#Checkforupdates

    Warm Regards,
    Ashutosh Chaturvedi | Sr. Quality Engineering Manager – Illustrator
    Adobe. Make It an Experience.

  17. Save to older version of EPS or AI

    CS6 does not appear to allow the user to save to older versions of EPS or AI. Many vendors and designers are still using older versions, and the inability to save to older versions is creating a lot of problems.

    3 votes

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    It should be possible to do so through File > Save As… then select the Format as .ai or .eps, then click Save. In the next dialog select the desired version from CC to Ai3.

  18. 2 votes

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  19. Recent Window not showing Path anymore

    The Recent Window on Start up Adobe Illustrator showed the Location (Path) of the .ai-Document. That has changed. There is no usefull Information now.

    There can be three Files showen, each with another Location. Wich one to open???
    One can be on an external HD. One on the Mac-Mini and one on the Server.

    Please change it back.

    2 votes

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  20. Provide angle / rotation in Info panel, for text and other parametric objects

    For Parametric objects, like text objects, Ai knows the rotation, if applied. Please give the user that information in the Info panel, when a rotated parametric object is selected.

    2 votes

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