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  1. Export Ai documents as HTML

    I'm not a programmer (at all) — it would be AMAZING to be able to export a document as an HTML with attached code that we could upload into something like WordPress for websites. It would make my

    1 vote
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  2. Feature Request: Manual Adjustment for Pattern Brush Guide Path

    I am a batik illustrator from Indonesia who uses Adobe Illustrator daily for creating intricate and detailed designs. Pattern Brush is one of the key features I rely on to develop seamless and repetitive motifs.

    However, I have encountered a significant limitation: when creating a Pattern Brush, Illustrator automatically places the guide path (the green line) exactly at the vertical center of the artwork’s bounding box, without offering any option to reposition it manually.

    This becomes a challenge when creating traditional batik designs, where the repeated elements need to follow a specific base line or custom flow rather than being…

    2 votes
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  3. Add an option to open the folder with exported images that stays for some time on scree

    I think it would be great if we could see a "View on Computer" or "Go to Folder" option on the screen, floating in the middle of nearly 5-7 seconds. So if we have to use it immediately we can go there with no effort... I'm writing it for Asset Export but I think this feature should be it for any save and export option on every Adobe software.

    2 votes
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  4. Illustrator does not record XMP metadata for images inside opacity masks.

    Illustrator does not record XMP metadata for images inside opacity masks. All linked assets should be written to the XMP headers.

    1 vote
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  5. Ferramenta parametrica para a manipulação de vetories com nodes não destrutiva

    Acho que o illustrator deveria ter ferramentas de manipulação de vetories e objetos mais profunda. Utilizo softwares como autodesk maia, autodesk 3ds max, blender e houdini no pontualmente em minhas criações e eles tem uma abordagem muito interessante de manipulação 3d de vetores bem complexa.

    Além de que, o Illustrator é uma ferramenta muito utilizada por profissionais de branding para criações de logo, ou seja, exige que a forma criada seja o mais unica possível. Uma ferramenta paramentrica, por exemplo, que fizesse modificações como transformações em um objeto através de nodes complexos seria muito interessante.

    Grato pelo espaços de diálogo

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  6. Please revert to data recovery files being saved as .ai files instead of .aishm files that can't be opened.

    Have the data recovery files save as .ai files that you can actually open and work on, rather than .aishm files that are unopenable.

    What's the use of data recovery files that you can't open?

    4 votes
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  7. Dedicated Persian Language Engine for Illustrator

    Persian-speaking users form a large and growing part of Illustrator’s user base. However, Persian text support still relies on the Arabic engine, which leads to issues in text rendering, alignment, and typography.
    Persian has unique typographic rules that differ from Arabic, and a dedicated engine is essential for proper layout and display.
    We request the development of a Persian-specific text engine to improve support and usability for millions of Persian-language users. I’m happy to provide examples if needed.
    Thank you!

    2 votes
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  8. Issue with Hidden Layers Exporting in PNG Format

    Hello. I am experiencing an issue with Illustrator when exporting my files to PNG format using artboards. Specifically, the exported PNG includes layers that are hidden and not displayed on the screen at the time of export. This issue does not occur when I export all the artwork or only selected artworks.

    Here are the details:

    Software Version: 29.3.1
    Operating System: Windows 11 24H2
    Steps to Reproduce:
    Open the Illustrator file.
    Hide certain layers.
    Export the file to PNG format using artboard and have transparent background.
    Check the exported PNG file.
    Despite hiding the layers before exporting, they still appear…

    1 vote
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  9. Bring in PDF's without changing the formatting

    PDF's, sometimes, when brought in, NOT as an image, but embedded, changes font style widths, etc. This was another issue for me, with a client who built their file in ID and saved as a PDF and I brought it in and embedded it. I did not catch it, but it's clearly changed. I have the font, so that was not an issue, it just change the "BOLD" to "REGULAR". Picture attached shows the "original" PDF as a pic on the right. I have it at 50% opacity as I was comparing.

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  10. Artboard Properties as Menu Commands

    Add "Maintain Width and Height Proportions" to Menu Commands so that it can be assigned a shortcut. Other artboard features like "Move artwork with Artboard" and "Scale artwork with Artboard" would also benefit from this, I lose a lot of time checking and unchecking these boxes.

    2 votes
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  11. Font Family field (and others) in Character panel (and others) doesn’t get resized

    If we dock Character panel together with a panel that can be resized (like Layers), we get the ability to resize both.
    Sound useful if you need to long font names... but this is the filed that doesn’t get resized.

    I don’t really object against the layout of the panel (although it’d benefit from getting reshuffled, adaptive layouts is not a new thing in UI), but perhaps Ai should resize fields at least?

    2 votes
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  12. Allow to customize color of text used by Distance Guides

    Recently Illustrator received Distance Guides (can be disabled in Preferences > Smart Guides > Invoke Distance Guides), thanks to this request: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/34302196 (it uses Opt/Alt, not Cmd/Ctrl)

    For some reason the color of text in these is black — while the lines use the one set for object guides (magenta by default today). It makes it very hard to see when working with dark designs.

    Dimension Tool uses magenta color for the same text... I think it should be either magenta as well, or a separate option should be used to set the color.

    6 votes
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  13. Zoom on text in panels and dialogs, for better accessibility

    Give us the ability to zoom in on text in all panels and dialogs. People have dyslexia, meres-irhlen syndrome and even just bad eyesight. Nobody wants to have their face two inches away from their screen just so they can see what they’re reading. This would have the added benefit of making presentations in a classroom setting more easy and thus, would make more people interested in subscribing to the software.

    I personally get my use of the Adobe suite through my university, however there are certainly hundreds of thousands of people who pay to use the software and this…

    2 votes
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  14. Global Edit should allow searching within current and chosen artboards

    Global Edit have some options to limit searching with artboards and/or canvas... but the choices are rather odd: Portrait, Landscape, Square and All.

    It’s strange though we can’t limit it to the current artboard... or some chosen artboards, even though today the selection of artboards on canvas is allowed within the scope of the Artboard tool — but I’ll take the field to put numbers, or selecting artboards in the Artboards panel!

    Select > Same and Select > Object commands don’t have these options at all. Must have — here’s the request: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/35752063

    9 votes
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  15. Offer more control for managing Profile Mismatching per image

    Profile mismatch alerts are given per each linked image, and the choices offered don’t allow to control this efficient enough.

    Please give us these things:

    1 - Ability to hide alerts in bulk
    It would be helpful if, like with other features, there could be a checkbox option for “Apply this action to all future alerts” to handle this.

    2 - Clear indication of which image the alert is referring to
    There may be cases where you’d want to fix a linked image with an irregular color setting, so the following detailed options might be useful:
    — A “Details” button…

    1 vote
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  16. Add Image Trace presets for QR codes and other barcodes

    One of the most common issues I have is receiving QR codes or barcodes from a customer as low-resolution JPEGs or PNGs. Asking customers to understand which formats from online generators are vector formats is always an issue.

    While I know I can technically regenerate the QR code with an online generator, it feels like a natural extension of the existing Image Trace function to be able to recognise QR codes or barcodes and to snap the vector artwork to a proper grid.

    This could be implemented with something like "snap points to 90° angles" or something, but I think…

    3 votes
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  17. Find circle from a given arc

    A tool that, when clicking on a previously created arc, would calculate and give the circle whose circumference that arc is part of; this would enable easier amendments, recreation etc. Can sometimes be done by trial and error, but not always accurately, particularly with 'shallow' arcs for which the circle can be surprising large - difficult to know buy just increasing size, moving centre, repeating etc.

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  18. Apple Intelligenceの作文ツールに対応希望&「印刷プレビューでのプリントオプションの"一部機能のサポートの要望

    PhotoshopやillustratorだとApple Intelligenceの作文ツールが使えるように要望します、&
    印刷プレビューでのプリントオプションの"プレビューで開く"と"PDF作成"もサポートするようにリクエストします。
    I would like to request that you can use Apple Intelligence's composition tool for Photoshop and illustrator, &
    Request that you also support the print options "Open in Preview" and "Create PDF" in the print preview.

    1 vote
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  19. 「印刷プレビューでのプリントオプションの"一部機能のサポートの要望

    印刷プレビューでのプリントオプションの"プレビューで開く"と"PDF作成"もサポートするようにリクエストします。
    I would like to request that you also support the print options "Open in Preview" and "Create PDF" in the print preview.

    1 vote
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  20. नेपाली भाषामा अक्षरहरु नमिल्ने समस्या

    नेपाली भाषामा लाेगाे बनाउँदा नेपाली अक्षरहरु टुटेकाे हुनाले Illustrator बाट लाेगाे र छपाकाे काम गर्न सकेकाे छैन । यसका लागि अझै पनि Corel Draw नै चनाउनु परेकाे छ ।

    Illustrator मा पनि Microsoft Word Art Support गरे सजिलाे हुने थियाे वा कुनै Plugin भए राम्राे हुने थियाे

    1 vote
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