Illustrator (Desktop) Feature Requests
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Turn off artboard names / labels when using Artboard Tool
When using the Artboard tool, the artboard label can interfere with the artboard content. Can there be an option to turn the artboard name off or move it to be above the artboard and not within the boundary?
3 votesTo hide the permanent captions for artboards, go to Preferences > Selection & Anchor Display and disable the new 'Show Artboard name on canvas' option.
This would restore the previous behavior with labels being displayed only when Artboard Tool / mode is active, and shown above the artwork.
This feature was added because of this request
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Select > Object > Select All Symbols
Please? It would be handy to be able to select all symbols in one grab instead of doing them one symbol type at a time.
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Absolute mode for Scale tool
Speaking of Transform Each new absolute mode, presented in one of Beta builds (removed for now).
While having it is great (especially in the finished state), Transform still relies on one of 9 reference points.
To set a custom transformation pivot/origin we need to use interactive tools... and they don’t offer absolute lengths.Here, take a look, a real example.
I need to scale this > shape to be exactly 20mm height — and I need it to be scaled exactly from the position I marked with guides — the bottom right corner of it.
Transform panel can’t offer me anything but three fixed positions. Sure, I can use one and move the artwork, using Snap to Grid. But sometimes it's just a very procedure — a selection is more complex than a single path, accidentally deselecting is quite easy, and reselecting with Undo is untrustworthy.
So I grab Scale tool, hold Opt/Alt and click the point.
In an ideal world I’d be able to toggle absolute mode and set 20 mm for my desired height...
In the world we are in I paste the current height (I copied in a previous step), type 20 (the desired height), multiply in instantly by 100 by adding two more zeroes (since inputs don’t support more than one arithmetic operation) and divide it by the current height value I copied beforehand (which is not always the case).This gives me the result I wanted... but it could have been faster with the absolute mode, don’t you think?
Speaking of Transform Each new absolute mode, presented in one of Beta builds (removed for now).
While having it is great (especially in the finished state), Transform still relies on one of 9 reference points.
To set a custom transformation pivot/origin we need to use interactive tools... and they don’t offer absolute lengths.Here, take a look, a real example.
I need to scale this > shape to be exactly 20mm height — and I need it to be scaled exactly from the position I marked with guides — the bottom right corner of it.
Transform panel can’t offer me…
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'Reveal in finder' right-click images
Can basic image functions please get added to right-click menus. Both when right-clicking images, and when right-clicking images in the Links panel...
- Re-link image
- Update link
- Link File Info...
- Embed/Unembed image
- Reveal in Finder
- Reveal in Bridge
- Edit in Photoshop
I also made a single “Full Image & Link Overhaul” request that pulled all the smaller image issues together, but it seems to have been deleted. Can an admin explain why?
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Paste in Front / Back should be disabled while actively editing text
Ctrl+B and Ctrl+F are still available to paste objects while user is actively editing text. This should not be allowed.
Ctrl+V does some kind of text only paste in the active text edit field (this makes sense) but hitting Ctrl+B or Ctrl+F (by default, paste in back/front) these will ACTUALLY paste artwork whatever it may be in the location copied from, WHILE the user is in the text edit field. This could mean unexpected behavior and user may not realize they pasted something as it may not even have drawn on screen.
Editing text should be single threaded, and focused on editing text, or you're just going to limit the keyboard shortcut possibilities or confuse users.Ctrl+B and Ctrl+F are still available to paste objects while user is actively editing text. This should not be allowed.
Ctrl+V does some kind of text only paste in the active text edit field (this makes sense) but hitting Ctrl+B or Ctrl+F (by default, paste in back/front) these will ACTUALLY paste artwork whatever it may be in the location copied from, WHILE the user is in the text edit field. This could mean unexpected behavior and user may not realize they pasted something as it may not even have drawn on screen.
Editing text should be single threaded, and focused…3 votes -
Give as a choice when pasting something that uses an existing definition in the current document
When pasting art with different definitions for an existing style name, users should be given a choice to apply the document style to the pasted text, redefine the document style based on the pasted text, or just ignore it (as it does now).
It applies to text styles and graphic styles.
Today, example given, if I paste an artwork that uses 'My Style' from document A into document B that already has 'My Style' defined, Ai would just make it into 'My Style 2', silently.Thanks to Rick Johnson for raising this up.
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Add Next / Previous buttons in Layer Options dialog
Sometimes I need to change several colors for a bunch of layers.
To do this, I have to double-click one in Layers, pick a color, close the dialog, double-click the next one... why exiting the dialog at all? I should be able to cycle them directly within it.3 votes -
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Active artboard should correspond to the focus of the mouse or object(s) last placed on it.
The active artboard should either be activated by the position of the mouse, or from the placement of the last object. For example, using the mouse, I move an object from one artboard to an adjacent one. Therefore, the active artboard should be the adjacent one since I just placed an object on it. The reason this important for me is when I want to place this object on a new artboard and immediately center it to the page. However unless, I click on this new artboard first to activate it, Illustrator still has the previous artboard as active, and the object gets centered on it instead of the new one.
The active artboard should either be activated by the position of the mouse, or from the placement of the last object. For example, using the mouse, I move an object from one artboard to an adjacent one. Therefore, the active artboard should be the adjacent one since I just placed an object on it. The reason this important for me is when I want to place this object on a new artboard and immediately center it to the page. However unless, I click on this new artboard first to activate it, Illustrator still has the previous artboard as active, and…
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Schriftanzeigeaktualisierungen beim Nachladen von fehlenden Schriften inclusive Aktualisierung bei Texten mit Silbentrennung.
Wenn Schriften nachgeladen werden, sei es manuell oder durch PlugIns, wird die Anzeige in Textfeldern mit Silbentrennung bezüglich der nachgeladenen Schrift NICHT aktualisiert.
Für die Anzeige ist die aktive Schrift + die eingestellte Sprache + das Wörterbuch von Bedeutung. Bei Änderung der aktiven Schrift durch nachladen, wird die Silbentrennung nicht automatisch aktualisiert.
Was zu falschen Umbrüchen im Dokument führen kann, welche nicht immer sofort bemerkt werden.
Eine Aktualisieren auch der Silbentrennung nach Laden einer Schrift bei einem geöffneten Dokument ist daher wünschenswert.3 votes -
Easier access to Tools
Please rework the tools palette. Some ideas:
make it easy to use the full height of the monitor to show more tools
make it possible to select / activate tools directly through the All Tools overview, even when they are already loaded in the tools palette. It's inconvenient and annoying to watch an icon blink and then have to go into that to select a hidden tool.
make it possible to drag tools from All Tools that are already in the tools palette. Dragging should result in the desired tool on the desired spot, and remove it from the other position.
add Search to All Tools
add a favorites / recent used Tools section. Just like in the Swatches palette.
make it easy to switch to the previous tool with a key (see how Cinema4d utilizes that technique)
Please rework the tools palette. Some ideas:
make it easy to use the full height of the monitor to show more tools
make it possible to select / activate tools directly through the All Tools overview, even when they are already loaded in the tools palette. It's inconvenient and annoying to watch an icon blink and then have to go into that to select a hidden tool.
make it possible to drag tools from All Tools that are already in the tools palette. Dragging should result in the desired tool on the desired spot, and remove it from the other…
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Allow to select Dimension Text
The numbers displayed by the new Dimension Line Tool should be copyable and editable. Thus we will be able to easily use them in calculations of the golden ratio and edit the length of the line when needed.
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Ruler & Grids, Guides, Snap options as separate panel
There are already UI elements for changing these settings, but they're only available in the properties panel with the selection tool selected and no object selection – which is very inconvenient.
Make them a separate panel instead.
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Allow use of an incrementing variable in naming schema for asset export tab.
if you include a switch variable with symbols like ### I used in screen shot "###_24k♡3D"
makr the actual file names have Suffix
00124k♡3D
00224k♡3D
003_24k♡3D3 votes -
Show a progress bar for 'export for screens' when it's taking a little while
Maybe it's just me making absolutely pathological files (7k paths that expand to 72k paths and 6k images) but sometimes 'export for screens' can take a while. And I just wanna close the file and get on with my life but I can't until it's done, and I'd like to know how long it's gonna take.
Maybe pop up a progress bar at the top of the screen along with the "this is saving in the background and will close when it's done" grey box? Or maybe just, well, pop up a traditional window with a progress bar that's not blocking the rest of Illustrator?
Maybe it's just me making absolutely pathological files (7k paths that expand to 72k paths and 6k images) but sometimes 'export for screens' can take a while. And I just wanna close the file and get on with my life but I can't until it's done, and I'd like to know how long it's gonna take.
Maybe pop up a progress bar at the top of the screen along with the "this is saving in the background and will close when it's done" grey box? Or maybe just, well, pop up a traditional window with a progress bar that's not…
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円グラフ作成でサイズが指定した値と異なる
１．Windows11Pro
２．グラフツールを使って円グラフを作成
３．指定サイズの円グラフ
４．50㎜の円グラフが43.287㎜になる3 votes -
Scale Strokes Only
When Scaling numerically, the have choice whether to scale Strokes (and) effects as well.
What I am looking for, is a way to scale stroke widths, without scaling the objects. In that way, it is easy to change several stroke widths, while keeping the ratio between the stroke widths. (I know the work around, to scale back the objects without scaling the strokes - but that comes with some risks and limitations)
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Eyedropper tool breaks Chinese/English mixed text after recent update
Title: Eyedropper tool breaks Chinese/English mixed text after recent update
Description:
In previous versions of Illustrator, when working with sentences containing both English and Chinese text, the Eyedropper tool worked correctly:If I applied a new font with Eyedropper, only the English letters would switch to the sampled font.
The Chinese characters would remain in their original font, preventing missing glyphs or “tofu” boxes.
After the recent update, this behavior has changed:
When I select the entire sentence and use Eyedropper, Illustrator now forces the entire string (including Chinese) into the sampled font.
Since the sampled font usually does not support Chinese characters, all Chinese text turns into blank squares/garbled characters.
This change breaks the previous workflow and causes major problems for designers working with multilingual text (especially in Asia).
Request:
Please restore the previous Eyedropper behavior, or at least provide an option such as “Apply only to supported characters” so that unsupported glyphs (like Chinese) will remain in their original font.This functionality is critical for mixed Chinese-English typography, and removing it significantly reduces efficiency.
Title: Eyedropper tool breaks Chinese/English mixed text after recent update
Description:
In previous versions of Illustrator, when working with sentences containing both English and Chinese text, the Eyedropper tool worked correctly:If I applied a new font with Eyedropper, only the English letters would switch to the sampled font.
The Chinese characters would remain in their original font, preventing missing glyphs or “tofu” boxes.
After the recent update, this behavior has changed:
When I select the entire sentence and use Eyedropper, Illustrator now forces the entire string (including Chinese) into the sampled font.
Since the sampled font usually does not…
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I'd like to be able to drag files directly into folders within Projects on Creative Cloud.
I'd like to be able to drag files directly into folders within Projects on Creative Cloud.
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Our own custom new document templates
It would be great if we could have our own folder in which to store our customized NEW DOCUMENT TEMPLATES and have it in the row where RECENT, SAVED, MOBILE, WEB, PRINT... are stored.
There is also an error when saving a template in the templates folder:
http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/504168393 votes
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