Illustrator (Desktop) Feature Requests
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Scatter Brush Options
I would like to see a Transparency Scatter Brush Options added to the current list (size, spacing, scatter, rotation). In addition to the usual Control Methods in the dropdown menu, it would be neat to have a way for Transparency to match Size option. (e.g. 50% size -> 50% opacity.
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Please let us remove the swatches in the Gradient panel
If you have the options on in the Gradient panel there are space sucking gradient swatches - please let us remove these swatches in the panel they take up too much room - previous builds didn't have these ridiculous swatches.
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Warn about loosing appearance when ungrouping
Could you please add a feature for groups?
When a group is selected and you choose to ungroup, please add a dialog that "applied effects may be lost" or something similar.2 votes -
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 :)
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Please update the Glyph Panel with a search feature for icon tags in icon fonts.
Currently, if I create a text block to add an icon-font, the default placeholder text prevents the icon font from being displayed in the Glyphs pallet. I have to delete the placeholder text just to see the Glyphs.
But more importantly, I spend a great deal of time digging through these icon fonts to find the icon I need.
What would be ideal is if you would enhance the Glyphs pallet to include a simple text field that would allow me to search within an icon font (or really any font) for a specific character tag.
The enclosed image shows…
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Show the number of all and selected layers in the document
Please add an indicator showing both the total number of layers in the document and the number of layers currently selected for potential operations, in the bottom-left corner of the Layers panel.
Attached you will find a screenshot illustrating a possible implementation of this feature.I am confident that you will consider this proposal carefully and evaluate the integration of this functionality into Adobe Illustrator, helping make the user experience even more efficient and intuitive.
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Error con el cambio de tipografía.
Resulta que cuando creo un cuadro de texto (cualquier opción) voy a la barra lateral derecha y cambio la tipografía no la toma, es decir vuelve y cambia a la que esta configurada por defecto, pasa con archivos nuevos y con archivos antiguos, cambie en configuración el tipo de letra, borre la memoria cache, y algunas otras cosas y siguió igual. lo único que me funciono fue poner una nueva barra de herramientas en la parte superior y desde ahí si me deja modificar y cambiar a cualquier tipografía sin ningún inconveniente. El tema es que visual mente y por…
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Keep the Spacing value active when you have 1 artboard in New Document dialog
I often start with 1 artboard only in a new document (and I create these using classic dialog, because it’s faster than the modern one). There is a bug with the value used from a previous session (like 20 mm I love) looses precision (becoming 19.999 mm)... I reported this problem here — http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/51116116
But even with this bug fixed, I don’t see why this field should be disabled.
I can see why Columns is, and other options in these section... but the Spacing GETS used when you create a new artboard LATER — and Ai offers now way to…2 votes -
DATA MERGE . File Names from CSV
REPEATEDLY NOTICED NOT YET AVAILABLE FEATURE
It would be tremendously helpful, if we could name exported files via the CSV-file used for data merge, so we can have actual full names, instead „Data Set 1“, … „Data Set 217“.ISSUE
Data Merge exports are being exported without customized file names, which is a major time issue, when dealing with large scale data merge exports.SUGGESTED SOLUTION
Giving users in the VARIABLES -> VARIABLE OPTIONS menu the option to assign „FILE NAME“ to a variable via TYPE, and make this accessible to the ACTIONS when exporting via BATCH.WHY
More effective…2 votes -
Allow selecting layers’ colors directly in the Layers panel
In the Layers panel would be useful to select a layer color directly from a dropdown list or something like that, instead of double clicking the layer and then choosing a different color.
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Make fields respect units entered
When creating a new document, it is annoying having to select the units from a drop down.
Why not just respect the units the user enters: 1920px, 210mm, 10cm, 5"Typing this in the input field:
1920px
when the dropdown is set to centimeters,
results in 67.7333 cmIt's contra intuitive, even more since the result has the unit typed in the input field.
My request:
Please make this smart: when typing 1920px, the unit should change to pixels,, when typing 10cm, the unit should change to cm.2 votes -
In artboard mode enable unit of measure in Distribute Spacing using Align panel
Recently Artboard mode added support for the Align panel’s Distribute commands, which is great, however I can't type in the unit box for distribute. This is surely a quick fix to just enable that box when in ARTBOARD Mode.
I find myself needing to set spacing between artboards all the time, and the rearrange tool does not always work, because it just sets the same distance between multiple artboards.
I have found many scenarios where rearrange does not work, because I have different artboards of different sizes stacked on top and below and left and right.
What I really need…
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Saving custom templates/workspaces that SAVE BRUSHES + SWATCHES WE HAVE CUSTOMIZED
At the moment, anytime I create a new document I have to re-load in my customized brushes and swatch workspace. There is no ability to save a custom workspace with the brushes+swatches how I want it. I also cannot do this via saving a custom template, which seems like the logical thing to do.
It's such a small thing, but it's a bit silly that I have to dig through my desktop files anytime I need my own brushes/saved swatches/saved template. I'm a professional who sends off custom files over to factories all the time and it slows me down…
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A way to delete all unnecessary handles on straight lines
I want a way to delete all unnecessary handles on straight lines Join tool create (here’s a bug report: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/51071002).
I want to select all of those and make them lines in one click. It is very time consuming to take care of each individually.2 votes -
Give access to Merge Swatches command in ExtendScript
I manage to develop a script for color mapping using ChatGPT (http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/50084142), but my biggest road block is that the script has to read every single element in the document to remap the CMYK to the Pantone Colour.
What are the chances that Adobe will include the Merge swatches to the extend script?
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Reorganize the SWATCHES WINDOW to be able to see ALL colour values
Many os us (designers) don't have a huge screen to be able to spread all windows/tools allover thus, my request is regarding the way the colours names are displayed in the swatches window. I can’t see all values!!!
Even using the "small list view", all values can't been seen (this is what I see now: C=30 M=60 Y=4...) unless the swatches window is really wide... using too much space out of my screen. (check attached image)
Maybe a quick solution could be using C30 M60 Y40 K10 instead of C=30 M=60 Y=40 K=10
There are also many space “not used”,…
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White Canvas with Artboard Tool
The Canvas is turning white every time I use the Artboard tool. Please remove this feature and leave the original Canvas colour. I use the Artboard tool very often, and the Canvas is turning white every time, making my screen flash from grey to white. This is bad for the eyes.
2 votesThis got solved with enabling the 'Fade region outside Artboard' back in the Artboard Options dialog.
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Allow Actions to use commands from Artboards panel
Currently, there's no way to add an artboard using the Actions panel.
Please allows Actions to record these commands.2 votes -
Make Artboard for Selection
Currently, there's no way to add an artboard using the actions pallet. If there were, I would create the action that said:
Copy Selected Element(s)
Create a new blank artboard
Activate new artboard
Paste in Place.Essentially, it would create an identical artboard for whatever you had selected. This would be nice to have built in to the artboard options... if you have something selected when you add a new artboard, automatically copy it in its same location on the new artboard.
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Allow to disable "Use Compression" option by default
The new change making 'Use Compression' a default setting under the Illustrator Options when saving new files has negatively impacted our team's productivity. We require full autonomy over our file settings and find the imposition of new defaults to be unnecessary. We strongly suggest reverting this to an opt-in feature so that professional users can maintain their established saving protocols without manual interference because compression sucks. Thank you!
2 votes
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