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  1. 2 votes

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  2. Support noise effect from SVG exported from Figma

    <svg width="255" height="255" viewBox="0 0 255 255" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
    <g filter="url(#filter0_n_1_5)">
    <circle cx="127.021" cy="127.021" r="127.021" fill="#FF7575"/>
    </g>
    <defs>
    <filter id="filter0_n_1_5" x="0" y="0" width="254.042" height="254.042" filterUnits="userSpaceOnUse" color-interpolation-filters="sRGB">
    <feFlood flood-opacity="0" result="BackgroundImageFix"/>
    <feBlend mode="normal" in="SourceGraphic" in2="BackgroundImageFix" result="shape"/>
    <feTurbulence type="fractalNoise" baseFrequency="0.71641594171524048 0.71641594171524048" stitchTiles="stitch" numOctaves="3" result="noise" seed="7505" />
    <feColorMatrix in="noise" type="luminanceToAlpha" result="alphaNoise" />
    <feComponentTransfer in="alphaNoise" result="coloredNoise1">
    <feFuncA type="discrete" tableValues="1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
    3 votes

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  3. Share for review needs rotate tool in the web cooperation mode

    I use the share for review usually for the very complex packaging designs.

    In many cases the package has text on all sides and that means that the texts are sometimes 180 or 90 degrees rotated. Its very inconvenient for the client to comment those texts. So the web interface definitely needs a simple 180-90 degrees rotation tool.

    4 votes

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  4. 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 votes

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    To 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

  5. Share for Review entire drawing area

    It would be great if you could choose to either share for review in Illustrator artboard by artboard (as exists now) or to share the entire pasteboard/drawing area so a reviewer could see all of the artboards at once. View the file exactly as the author sees it, akin to how Figma does it. Sometimes the finished area is helpful for review. Other times, such as early in the design phase when you're really just ideating, sharing the whole mess makes more sense. I currently screenshot the whole thing, but that makes commenting harder.

    3 votes

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  6. Allow to bypass the Adobe print dialog, going straight to OS driver

    When it comes to laser cutting -- make it possible to not use the Adobe print dialog box and go straight to OS driver as for each job. I have to go to machine driver and set up and do not use the print dialog box at all.

    2 votes

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  7. Allow us to choose between groups and sublayers when expanding symbols

    Why dynamic symbols always turn into groups when expanded (Break Link), but all static ones become sublayers?
    Why can’t we decide what we want these expanded results be?
    I’d use groups all the time, but I know some others would prefer sublayers... Is it a technical difficulty?

    Also — why does an extra wrapper group appear for an expanded dynamic symbol?

    6 votes

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    2 comments  ·  Symbols  ·  Admin →
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  8. Please add a shortcut for 'Enter Isolation Mode' for layers.

    Please add a shortcut for 'Enter Isolation Mode' for layers. This is a very useful command, and accessing it by clicking a tiny icon is difficult.

    3 votes

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    3 comments  ·  Layers  ·  Admin →
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  9. Ability to draw circles starting from a Tangent Point (Point on Circumference)

    [The Problem]

    Currently, the Ellipse Tool only allows drawing from the "Center" or the "Bounding Box Corner." This makes it extremely difficult to create a circle that precisely touches other objects (tangency).
    For example, when I want to create a new circle that is tangent to "Circle A" and "Circle C," I have to draw a circle first and then manually move and rescale it repeatedly to find the tangent points. This is inefficient and lacks mathematical precision.

    [Proposed Solution]

    I request a new drawing mode or tool that allows users to:
    1. Click a point on an existing path…

    2 votes

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  10. Libraries should allow expanding / collapsing all groups with a button

    25 bonus points if we also get an Expand/Collapse all groups button.

    2 votes

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  11. Move artboards in illustrator by clicking on the artboard title and dragging

    This was standard behavior in the past and was a very intuitive option to me.

    2 votes

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  12. Reinstate the Full Retype Editing Functionality

    I have been a dedicated user of Adobe products and have greatly appreciated the advanced features that facilitate creative workflows. One such feature was the "Retype" function which allowed users to edit text directly within images. This feature was incredibly useful for many of us in the creative and professional fields, as it streamlined our processes and enhanced productivity.

    However, the Retype feature now seems limited to only identifying similar fonts rather than enabling direct text editing within an image. This limitation has significantly impacted the utility of this tool.

    Could you please consider reinstating the full functionality of Retype…

    26 votes

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  13. Bi-color contour brush

    I want to suggest to the Adobe Illustrator developers the creation of a brush that allows for precise adjustments of both the line width and the outline width in millimeters, and that, when lines intersect or overlap, it combines the elements and creates a continuous outline around them. This would allow you to create patches for milling machines.

    2 votes

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    3 comments  ·  Brushes  ·  Admin →
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  14. 3 votes

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  15. Make Select Art button more evident

    I periodically see designers, with serious (albeit cheerful) faces, boldly clicking the 'round button' in Layers to 'select everything on the layer.'

    And while the button indeed 'selects' everything on a layer, it also selects the layer itself — targets it really, for applying a layer-specific appearance.

    Take a look at this GIF attached.
    If I select Layer 2 (with the green squares) like this, and then apply the Round Corners effect, all the new squares in the layer will have round corners.
    Sure, everything is visible in the Appearance palette.
    Sure, everything is written in the pop-up hints.

    The…

    7 votes

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  16. Allow to reposition buttons in the Align panel

    Recently Ai Beta added the Full Align button in the Align panel, following this request: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/34796770

    Works perfectly, great icon for it too — my only extra beg is that the order of the align buttons can be amended, so I can drag them into an order that works for ease of use :)

    2 votes

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  17. Make arrowheads have a dedicated fly-out palette

    Arrowheads are too difficult to select. Having a fly-out panel so I can quickly choose and apply them would be a great addition for technical illustrators.

    4 votes

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  18. A mode for Free Transform tool to hug selected points tightly

    Affinity has Transform mode for selected points (see the GIF).
    Figma recently announced a similar thing — https://x.com/figma/status/2018778936482935124

    Illustrator meanwhile allows to use Scale, Rotate, and other dedicated transform tools for a partial selection. No bounding box is allowed when Direct Selection is active.
    We can pick Free Transform and use a familiar frame to transform the partial selection... but this frame hugs the entire object. This can be useful in some cases, but not that handy in others -—like when you need to work with a rather small part of a larger artwork.
    Perhaps there should be a way…

    3 votes

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  19. Allow Recent Colors to include tints for global and spot swatches

    Illustrator allows tinting non-process swatches.
    However, recently introduced Recent Colors strips in Color and Swatches panels don’t include these.
    Please include them.

    Original idea by Simon Bowland

    5 votes

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  20. 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

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