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  1. Close panel by a middle-click on its header

    Middle-click today is a common gesture.
    In browsers and file managers with tabs it allows to close a current tab.
    There is a feature request to allows us to close tabs in Ai as well: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/suggestions/38150188-add-middle-click-to-close-document

    But I would also like to be able to close panel with a middle-click. Not collapse — this is what a left-click does — but just close the panel.

    3 votes
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  2. Make renaming layers consistent across Adobe applications.

    Currently, the process of renaming layers in Adobe's apps is inconsistent and misleading for new users. It provides a frustrating experience when working in several apps simultaneously. To rename a layer, users need to perform different actions in Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects

    Please, fix this issue. A universal solution (a shortcut) should exist to rename layers in all Adobe apps.

    2 votes
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  3. User defined scales for Dimension tool

    Repost from general discussions:
    I'm delighted to see the addition of the dimensioning tool, but I'm not wild about the fixed choice of scaling ratios. The option to set one's own scales would be great.

    Failing that, a 1:12 scale seems like a glaring omission for those of us still using inches and feet.

    Am I missing something?

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    Feature request , How-to

    24 votes
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    Done (Available in Beta)  ·  AdminEgor Chistyakov (Admin, Adobe Illustrator) responded

    It is possible now to set up a custom scale in Ai Beta 28.4.0.2.

    In Dimension Tool Options dialog open the Scale dropdown and choose custom to get the Custom Scale dialog.

    It works for decimal scales only, like 1:12 or 1:15, but not for Imperial scales like 1/16"

    Please try it and comment back.

  4. Image Trace like Vectorizer.AI does

    Adobe, love all the new A.I. features but what I would really love in Illustration would be what Vectorizer.AI does. Forget live trace, give one click vectorizing, please! Like what Vectorizer.AI does but in Illustrator.

    5 votes
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  5. Make Shadow bounds for 3D and Materials to auto-match the actual shadow bounds

    Please eliminate the shadow bounds for 3D objects, or make it infinite, or at least something more generous than 400%: 4000% perhaps? 40,000%

    8 votes
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  6. Harmonizing Adobe Illustrator App with Website Icons and Selection Tools

    If Adobe Illustrator on the app matched the website, it'd be easier to get the hang of things. Take a cue from Affinity Designer—having a similar layout on the app as the website makes learning smoother. Imagine being on your iPad while the instructor's on the website, but it all looks and works the same way. That kind of consistency, including toggles and tool names, would be a real plus for the Illustrator app.

    1 vote
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  7. Have a section of recommended font pairings like Canva does. Will make a lot of work much faster.

    Have a section of recommended font pairings like Canva does. Will make a lot of work much faster.

    2 votes
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  8. 'Exclude stroke width' option in Transform effect

    When I apply Transform effect to a stroked object, Illustrator includes stroke width and the resulting effect isn't aligned to the main object's skeleton. Consider that I want to mirror a shape and what I expect is the paths to perfectly align to each other. But what happens is that Illustrator treats strokes like they are expanded paths. I usually have to move the effect to correct it.

    There should be an option in Transform effect that let the user exclude stroke width from effect. That would resolve this issue.

    2 votes
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  9. I cannot correctly open the same files that were made a couple of days ago

    I cannot correctly open the same files that were made a couple of days ago.
    When opening, a window appears: the file was made in a NEWER version. Import this file? Part of the data may be lost

    1 vote
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  10. Uygulama ipad sürümünü kullanırken aniden kapanıyor. Cihazım programı kaldırabilecek güçte. Bu nedenle uygulamada bir sorun var.

    Uygulama ipad sürümünü kullanırken aniden kapanıyor. Cihazım programı kaldırabilecek güçte. Bu nedenle uygulamada bir sorun var.

    1 vote
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  11. コンテキストタスクバーをデフォルトから非表示にできる機能

    コンテキストタスクバーがデフォルトで表示されてしまって、その都度非表示にするのが煩わしいため、デフォルトから非表示にできる機能をお願いします

    3 votes
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  12. Auto Optical size

    Please add auto optical size for variable fonts with opsz axes similar to Adobe InDesign automapping:
    https://helpx.adobe.com/in/indesign/using/using-fonts.html#automap

    4 votes
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  13. Resize Artboard: Fit to visible.

    When dealing with a single page of artwork, resizing the artboard to artwork bounds does not take layers being hidden into consideration. So you have an artboard larger than your desired artwork.
    Along with fit-to-artwork bounds and fit-to-selected artwork, can we have a third option for fit-to-visible layers, please?

    3 votes
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  14. Multi page PDF import: needs to respect original document color space

    Hi,
    Now when selecting "All" for page range, Illustrator creates a document with default color space, e.g. now CMYK.
    It would be nice if PDF importer was a bit smarter and could check and respect original PDF's color space, and set up the document in Illustrator to match.

    E.g. when importing an RGB pdf, it would use RGB color space; and CMYK for CMYK.

    6 votes
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  15. Improve intertwine for gradients on strokes and effects

    Improve intertwine to allow gradients along a path before intertwine is made, then fully implement drop shadows to overlap intertwined segments. See attachment explaining workaround I produced along with high res rasterization to show where result is better than Illustrator display on monitor.

    5 votes
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  16. Batch rename of artboards and layers

    its so hard today to work with renaming many artboards. At the export (file > Export....) its the same problem, even if we decided to "Asset Export", we don't have the control of that. This featured is used so many time in Figma, por example, even we can perform a RegEx renaming.

    3 votes
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  17. Lock tools or pallets to the edge when using multiple monitors?

    I'd like to be able to pin toolbars or windows to the inside edge when using multiple monitors. I like keeping my main display clear of obstruction and have my tool pallets against the "spine" between the two monitors on the secondary display. Illustrator only allows toolbar pinning to happen on the extreme left or right of all monitors... Please allow the ability to pin to the spine/seam of the monitors.

    2 votes
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  18. Share for review

    It would be extremely helpful if there were a text-markup tool in Share for review just like in indesign.

    3 votes
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  19. Let the Recolor / Generative Recolor work in the Swatches Palette

    Please let those tools works on Groups of Swatches too.
    This comes in handy to make sets of colours with e.g. the same Hue, but a different Saturation.

    1 vote
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  20. An ability to disable Text to Vector Graphic feature and any other generative options

    I'd like to be able to turn off the new feature for "text to vector graphic (beta)" if possible.

    16 votes
    10 comments  ·  Performance, Enhancements  ·  Admin →
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