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  1. For complex artboard setups: Artboard groups, folders, labels, hide/show toggles and other enhancements to the Artboards window

    Currently the Artboards window lists all artboards in a single numbered list. The only customization available for the list is the ability to renumber the artboards. A helpful enhancement to consider: Add the ability to organize artboards list into nested groups and folders. For more complex situations, features like color coding with custom labels, and tags and filters could be helpful. To help de-clutter complex overlapping artboards, it would be helpful to be able to toggle the view on and off for artboards similar to how layers can be shown or hidden.

    48 votes

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  2. Make an option to show text sections with 'No break' applied to them

    'No break' is a goo thing to have, but it's invisible even when Hidden Characters are on. Make something for those who have to work with text in AI to see these sections

    18 votes

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  3. Option to save / export values in 64 bits

    I work in metric, and everything works perfectly until I have to export file to the CAD software which uses higher accuracy.

    If I have a line of 42 mm, actual dimension is 42.00007 (because the way illustrator stores values in points, and getting rounded in 32bit).
    Problem really shows up if I have to scale things 1000-10000 times

    Would be amazing if Illustrator had an option to save / export values in 64bits

    3 votes

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  4. Global colour groups from Recolor Artwork dialog box

    Am requesting that the Adobe Illustrator team should introduce an option to output colour groups as Global or non-global colour swatches when creating / editing / saving colour groups in Recolor Artwork dialog box.

    Am requesting this addition because I mostly favour using Global colours over non-global as this speeds up my work when I am doing colour edits. It becomes so frustrating when editing an existing colour group made up of Global colours using the Recolor Artwork dialog box as the colour groups generated from it only output as non-global.

    2 votes

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  5. Start drawing (onPenDown) Event option like Photoshop.

    Having an option of drawing with the brush, pencil or blob tool on a (PenDown) Event, like in photoshop. Currently a dot or line, only appears on a penUp or penMove. thus it seems like there is a delay when drawing small shading or detailing lines quickly.
    Any delay for artists can be annoying.

    It would great if Ai had that normal event of traditional drawing on paper. mouseUp and mouseMove is ok for a mouse, but a penDown is needed - i think.

    If there is such an option, let me know. I cant seem to find it,…

    2 votes

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  6. "recolor artwork" undo

    CAn we have an option to undo within the "recolor artwork" panel?

    34 votes

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    Yes, the Recolor dialog does not have its own undo stack, and all changes are permanent. Since Recolor is often used as an experimentation tool, this behavior limits the freedom and forces users to avoid it and loose applied settings.

    The team is now aware of the situation and hopefully some changes will be made.

  7. Customize Quick Actions in Properties

    Love the new Properties panel and the Quick Actions feature. But sometimes I need to do some actions that had disappear from the old toolbar like select objects with the same fill color...
    It will be nice if I can add or remove some actions based on what I usually do.

    14 votes

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  8. Option to auto-sharp an anchor point when using the pen tool.

    By default when making a anchor point with the pen tool it gives you a curve anchor(2 direction handles). I request that we have the option to make it a sharp anchor(1 direction handle).

    Currently in order to make a sharp anchor you have to go back and select the anchor again. This is a slow method if you only draw in sharp anchors. By having this new option it will be lot faster and easier to draw in this style.

    3 votes

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  9. Image trace has been ruined since 27.6.1.

    Bring old image trace back. I cannot use it anymore. Default setting should be same as old, just some general 2 color trace. Default Image trace makes picture pink and very noisy and every preset is just some ugly artsy thing.

    11 votes

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  10. Knobs.

    Just more knobs. There should be a knob next to every input that takes an angle value. The Scribble effect has one. The Gradient palette doesn't. The Transform palette has one but it could use another one along with a couple of text input boxes as an option to move an object a specified distance along a particular angle instead of moving it in X and Y. The angle value in the transform section of Properties doesn't have a knob. Scatter brush options have two horizontal sliders and no knobs. Put a knob next to each of those sliders

    4 votes

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  11. Show/Collapse Option for the Right-Click Menu Items

    The Right-Click menu is getting too long. How about making an option to collapse or send to a fly-out window from the right-click menu, the least used tools/commands? Or, the ability to roll-up (or keep unrolled) the sections in the right-click menu? And the next time AI is started, the settings appear as they were from a previous session.

    3 votes

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  12. Add Ai and EPS formats in Export for Screens / Assets dialog

    I realize that .pdf is essentially the same as .eps format, but still it would be useful to have the option to export as .eps.

    77 votes

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    With the v29.2, Illustrator now allows you to export into Ai and EPS format via the export for screen dialogue.

    You will also have the ability to fine-tune the these documents through the advance settings.


    We hope you would find the changes useful, please let us know your feedback or comment below.

  13. Separate the Icons for stroke and fill.

    Why does the adobe illustrator swatch palette overlap the stroke and fill? Why would they not separate this so we dont have to pick so carefully to access the color we want? What is the point of this? Is there some option to change the appearance of the swatch palette? I find this cumbersome and unnecessary.

    1 vote

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  14. Search option in CC Library when relinking

    When relinking an asset in CC Library, you are not able to use the search box. Please make this possible!

    7 votes

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  15. Option to "protect" Type when Scaling/Rotating/Mirroring etc

    Please add a "protect" button in the Type-menu. That way, when scaling, rotating, mirroring or similar, only the position point of the Type will be affected, but all other type-measurements (size, horizontal scale etc.) will remain unchanged.

    See attached before / after-image with this option turned on.

    (This is already a great feature in Adobe's Data-illustrator App.)

    3 votes

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  16. CMYK Support for svgs - make use from the device-CMYK attribute

    When opening an .svg File that got several device-cmyk Params set, i would love to choose (e.g. by popup) which colors i would like to use for the svg - the rgb colors set as a fill or the device-cmyk colors. It would make svgs printable

    e.g. <circle fill="#CD853F device-cmyk(0.11, 0.48, 0.83, 0.00)"/>

    1 vote

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  17. Make an option to disable dimensions being live and sticky

    PLEASE ensure this is made into an option that can be turned off. We need the dimensions to NOT be live.

    2 votes

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  18. Option to Reset Character & Paragraph Panel

    Provide an option or a button to reset all the values of the character and paragraph panel.

    1 vote

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  19. Please allow an option to disable to home screen.

    It's annoying to have this thing pop up every single time you close a document. In every app. Give us an option to turn it off.

    2 votes

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  20. 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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