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1. Typesetting formulas, mathematical equations and symbols in LaTeX-style

   When typesetting mathematical formulas, LaTeX is the way to go and is the standard in many scientific areas. But a problem arises when mathematical symbols should be used in figures. If these figures are e.g. created in Illustrator, it is always a bit inconvenient to include the symbols in the figure. It is e.g. necessary to render the symbols separately and include them as EPS files in Illustrator or the symbols are added later to the figure by another program.

   It would be really cool to have a build-in feature in Illustrator which would allow direct typesetting in the common LaTeX-style. Ideally, symbols are typed as e.g. \vec{u}_i, the text area is marked as mathematical formula and are then transformed to the proper symbol with a setting for the font to use (e.g. Latin Modern).

   This feature might be realised in a step-by-step way: typesetting symbols in the $$ style is probably the easiest and most beneficial change for the user. Allowing separate equations in the \begin{equation} \end{equation} style would could be the next step.

   I see two main advantages of this feature:
   1. It improves efficiency a lot since it is much easier to include symbols and equations to figures.
   2. It allows to store related content together. The symbols used in a figure are part of the figure, so it is only natural to store both in the same file and edit it with the same program. This makes changes to the figure much easier since everything is located and edited at the same place.

   When typesetting mathematical formulas, LaTeX is the way to go and is the standard in many scientific areas. But a problem arises when mathematical symbols should be used in figures. If these figures are e.g. created in Illustrator, it is always a bit inconvenient to include the symbols in the figure. It is e.g. necessary to render the symbols separately and include them as EPS files in Illustrator or the symbols are added later to the figure by another program.

   It would be really cool to have a build-in feature in Illustrator which would allow direct typesetting in the common… more

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2. Cursor and path feedback for Scissors

   We have to guess if we cut a path at all and if we hit the right path.
   No highlight (OK, using Smart Guides helps, but Smart Guides does nothing if you also have Snap to Grid enabled!), no cursor change.

   It’s 2022, right? Clouds, integrations, Stock sales directly in files... Scissors are still used with a blindfold, in a dark room, in a midnight.

   Also vote for this related issue:
   https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/suggestions/36111436-make-pen-and-scissors-tools-prioritize-editing-to — Make Pen and Scissors tools prioritize editing to a selected path

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3. Regression: Illustrator CC saves each instance of symbol in .ai file separately

   How to reproduce this problem in Illustrator СС:

   1. Create clean AI file with A4 page.

   2. Place any pixel image (with size ~10 mb) embedded to this page. Save file, it will have size about ~10 mb)

   3. Make this image as symbol and remove object from page.

   4. Place symbol to page one time.

   5. Save file. File size will be, eg, ~10 mb.

   6. Now place same symbol to page more 4 times, total will be 5 images on page.

   7. Save file and check size - it will be increased to ~50 mb.

   As result, you will have ai file, containing only 5 copies of one image, with ~50 mb size instead of ~10 mb!

   Same steps on Illustrator CS6 works well - file size will not be increased at 5x times. So seems there is regression.

   How to reproduce this problem in Illustrator СС:

   1. Create clean AI file with A4 page.

   2. Place any pixel image (with size ~10 mb) embedded to this page. Save file, it will have size about ~10 mb)

   3. Make this image as symbol and remove object from page.

   4. Place symbol to page one time.

   5. Save file. File size will be, eg, ~10 mb.

   6. Now place same symbol to page more 4 times, total will be 5 images on page.

   7. Save file and check size - it will be increased to ~50 mb.

   As result, you will have ai file, containing only 5… more

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4. Add "Crop Image Data to Frames" option to PDF Export (after first adding PDF Export).

   InDesign can crop image data to frames, which can significantly shrink PDF files. Why is this long existing InDesign feature missing from Illustrator? Please add it. There is no excuse.

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5. Images with the file name underneath.

   Would be great if you could place images on to an artboard and have the option to display the files name underneath the image.
   This would be great when designing images for Etsy showing the customer the choice of images they can choose and then tell you the file name of their chosen image.

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6. Add custom AI templates to the CC library

   Add custom AI templates to the CC library. The functionality is already programed for Adobe Stock. Allow the user to add custom templates to their libraries. Enable the bulk import of .ait files.

   I noticed on another thread requesting Cloud files to show in libraries menu. That or create another menu that is for the files similar to how the libraries function. Whatever is easier.

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7. Do not allow save if multiple versions of same file is open in same computer

   Lets say, you have 10 files open when you are working in illustrator. You take a break and come back, and open another instance of the same file say, X (you forgot you have X already open). It does give you a message, that 'the file is already open, do you want to reopen' etc., but you are quick these days to click ok on any dialog box, rather than reading what the message was. Now, you have two instances of the same file open in the same window. This leads to multiple complications:
   1. You save one version. Take a break, come back and find another version. You see it does not have the latest changes, leading to confusion and overwork.
   2. You save the latest file to close it. Then as you are closing the files, you reach the earlier file, which is an earlier version. Now to close you have to save, and the moment you save, you have overwritten the latest file with a previous version.

   To avoid this, if multiple version of the same file are open on the same computer, please give an error message -
   ' A file by the same name is already open - last revised at DD/MM HH:MM. Saving this file will overwrite this file.'
   Or 'Switch to the other file to close that file'.
   Etc.
   This is a menace that can be avoided. I would suggest the same file not be open in the same computer with multiple versions.

   Lets say, you have 10 files open when you are working in illustrator. You take a break and come back, and open another instance of the same file say, X (you forgot you have X already open). It does give you a message, that 'the file is already open, do you want to reopen' etc., but you are quick these days to click ok on any dialog box, rather than reading what the message was. Now, you have two instances of the same file open in the same window. This leads to multiple complications:
   1. You save one version. Take… more

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8. Option to export to clipping mask boundaries

   When exporting assets to raster formats, it would be a huge time saver if we had an option to use the boundaries of clipping masks as the edge of the exported artwork. I created three triangles and used a circle as a clipping mask in the attached image. You can see that the exported file has a lot of padding around the artwork because the outer edges of the triangles are used as the boundaries of the file.

   If there was an additional option to use the clipping mask boundary as the edge of the exported raster file, it would mean that I wouldn’t have to open every exported file in Photoshop to then crop to the edges of the artwork and re-save the file.

   When exporting assets to raster formats, it would be a huge time saver if we had an option to use the boundaries of clipping masks as the edge of the exported artwork. I created three triangles and used a circle as a clipping mask in the attached image. You can see that the exported file has a lot of padding around the artwork because the outer edges of the triangles are used as the boundaries of the file.

   If there was an additional option to use the clipping mask boundary as the edge of the exported raster file, it would… more

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   Completed (Comments Open)  ·  AdminVarun Sharma (Sr Product Manager, Adobe Illustrator) responded

   Hi Everyone,

   The fix has been rolled out and is available in our latest release build – 24.1.1 for Win and 24.1 for Mac which is available worldwide now.

   What’s new in 24.1: https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/whats-new.html

   You can update to the latest release using Creative Cloud desktop App: https://helpx.adobe.com/in/creative-cloud/help/creative-cloud-updates.html

   Thank you for all the feedback.

9. Save from Illustrator to iPad Cloud

   I need to be able to save illustrator files to the cloud for ipad use, as I can for Photoshop.

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   Completed (Comments Open)  ·  AdminEgor Chistyakov (Admin, Adobe Illustrator) responded

   You can save documents to cloud in new versions of Illustrator

10. Some computers cannot successfully output SVG files

    Unable to output SVG in the format of a style attribute. May be the reason for incompatibility with the system

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11. Keep Linked Image File Name when it gets Embedded

    Keep File Name on Embedded Images. So many times the file name disappears after the image is embedded and the file is saved. If you have multiple versions of an image it would be helpful to have the file name.

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12. Keyboard Command for Expanding Objects

    Please. It's so much more intuitive to press ctrl/cmd+a and expand using the keyboard. I work with other peoples files all the time so being able to easily expand their files to make them work is critical.

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    Resolved (Comments Open)  ·  AdminEgor Chistyakov (Admin, Adobe Illustrator) responded

    You can assign your own hotkeys via Edit > Keyboard shortcuts, including Object > Expand, Expand Appearance, and object-specific Expand commands (Blend, Shape, Envelope, etc.)

13. File > Adobe PDF Presets menu, to have even faster PDF export options

    Starting with build 28.6, we can now Export As PDF (thanks to this request: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/32841790)

    This works alongside with a pervious lesser known method: Save a Copy, as PDF.

    However, exporting a PDF copy to make a quick 'snapshot' still feels slow — we get a dialog and have to choose a preset we want to use.

    Meanwhile InDesign offers a handy configurable menu that allows to skip format options and go with a chosen preset, like the attached screenshot shows.

    Please make a similar menu.

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14. Save A Copy Action with current name of file

    Currently, if you create an Action and go to File > Save A Copy... with a PDF Preset and in specific folder or desktop etc., it saves the file name that you create the Action with in the Action.
    It doesn't update to the new file you are applying the action to. So if you run this action on several documents they all save over each other unless you manually change the file name in the operating system.
    It would be nice if there was an option that lets you add the file name to which the action is being applied to. Additionally in that same interface within actions it would be nice if we could add a suffix within instead of always having to save with the same file name in the same exact location.

    Currently, if you create an Action and go to File > Save A Copy... with a PDF Preset and in specific folder or desktop etc., it saves the file name that you create the Action with in the Action.
    It doesn't update to the new file you are applying the action to. So if you run this action on several documents they all save over each other unless you manually change the file name in the operating system.
    It would be nice if there was an option that lets you add the file name to which the action is being… more

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15. File Management

    Hi, it would be a great feature in Illustrator if you could see at a glance where the illustrator file is linked eg Indesign or Framemaker.

    This would help massively and save considerable time when updating files that use the same linked Illustrator file.

    Thank you

    Phil Crowcroft

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16. I cannot see my file when I open it into Illustrator. The app opens but the file is hidden.

    I cannot open my files into Illustrator. I try to open it but the app launches but no file is visible. I try to "Open file…" and it says that it is already opened. I cannot see it. I can only see it if I go to "Arrange" and "Float windows". This is a new issue.

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17. Ability to link "Data set name" upon CSV import for Variables panel

    Currently when you "load variable Library" from a CSV illustrator defaults each Data Set with "Data Set 1, Data Set 2, Data Set 3, Data Set 4... ect."

    Currently the only way I know to rename that data set is to manually rename each data set by selecting that data set from the drop down menu, and selecting "rename data set" from the options panel, and then either typing or copy and pasting some text in.

    I use data sets for more batch like designing, it would be really nice if we could bind the data set name to a variable the same way we do objects in illustrator. I know you can do this with XML data, but seem to lose the ability to do so when loading in CSV libraries.

    This would be particularly useful because I use "data set name" with batch exporting which right now is a blocker to my workflow. since the way I want to name files is not ""Data Set 1.png, Data Set 2.png, Data Set 3.png, Data Set 4.png... ect."

    ideally I'd prefer to be able to select that data variable go into options and choose "Data set name" as an option.

    Currently when you "load variable Library" from a CSV illustrator defaults each Data Set with "Data Set 1, Data Set 2, Data Set 3, Data Set 4... ect."

    Currently the only way I know to rename that data set is to manually rename each data set by selecting that data set from the drop down menu, and selecting "rename data set" from the options panel, and then either typing or copy and pasting some text in.

    I use data sets for more batch like designing, it would be really nice if we could bind the data set name to a… more

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18. Set all colour palette swatches to Global as default

    Could we have all default swatches and custom colour swatches we select set as 'Global' when are working in a document? Or at least be able to select multiple swatches all at once and make Global? Why is the default 'non-Global' when colours are likely to be used regularly across multiple working files?

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19. Make the Illustrator Home Screen Responsive

    Problem:
    Right now, the Home screen is center-justified and fixed-width. On wide monitors, this creates huge blank space between the left sidebar and the file previews. Even worse, recent projects are hidden off-screen until the app window is stretched far enough. They don’t wrap, resize, or scroll, they just vanish.

    Why this sucks:
    Users with wide displays waste massive amounts of screen real estate.
    Important files appear to be “missing” unless you manually widen the window.
    The layout looks like an old webpage centered in a box, not professional software.

    Screenshots attached:
    Welcome screen: can’t see all projects unless window is widened.
    Expanded window: giant blank void in the middle, wasted space.

    Request:
    Left-align the project thumbnails with the sidebar.
    Allow thumbnails to wrap or scale to fit the window.
    Add scrollbars if content exceeds the viewport, instead of hiding files.
    (Optional) Give users the ability to choose how the grid is anchored: left, center, or responsive.

    This would make Illustrator feel modern and stop punishing users with large/wide monitors.

    Problem:
    Right now, the Home screen is center-justified and fixed-width. On wide monitors, this creates huge blank space between the left sidebar and the file previews. Even worse, recent projects are hidden off-screen until the app window is stretched far enough. They don’t wrap, resize, or scroll, they just vanish.

    Why this sucks:
    Users with wide displays waste massive amounts of screen real estate.
    Important files appear to be “missing” unless you manually widen the window.
    The layout looks like an old webpage centered in a box, not professional software.

    Screenshots attached:
    Welcome screen: can’t see all projects unless window… more

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20. Illustrator window should stay maximized when opening existing documents form Explorer

    What we want is simple, make it so that opening an Ai file from File Explorer does not change if Ai is in windowed mode, or fullscreen mode.

    This has been an issue for years that disrupts the workflow of users on a regular basis. Here is an old forum thread going back as far as June 2012 further detailing this ongoing issue: https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1026020

    When opening an Ai file from File Explorer, Illustrator automatically Restores down to a window from Maximized mode. While the work-around, (of extending edges of Illustrator's window from edge-to-edge of the desired monitor), minimizes the impact of being reduced to windowed mode, many other users, including myself, still find ourselves re-Maximizing the window to fullscreen.

    Adobe, via Creative Cloud, recently launched the first round of 2019 Edition updates, and it would be greatly appreciated if this pesky and disruptive issue would be resolved at last.

    Thanks for your time.

    What we want is simple, make it so that opening an Ai file from File Explorer does not change if Ai is in windowed mode, or fullscreen mode.

    This has been an issue for years that disrupts the workflow of users on a regular basis. Here is an old forum thread going back as far as June 2012 further detailing this ongoing issue: https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1026020

    When opening an Ai file from File Explorer, Illustrator automatically Restores down to a window from Maximized mode. While the work-around, (of extending edges of Illustrator's window from edge-to-edge of the desired monitor), minimizes the impact… more

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