Option to disable 'Recent Fonts' feature.

I hate having to scroll from the top of the fonts list every time i'm searching for a new font. Currently, in preferences there is an option for only 1 recent font, however, i'd like to be able to disable this feature completely.

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Daryl shared this idea · Oct 27, 2017 · Report… · Admin →

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Ashutosh Chaturvedi responded · Mar 13, 2018

We have the fix available in the latest release. Please update Illustrator using Adobe Creative Cloud application to the latest build for version Illustrator CC 22.1.
Please refer to our knowledge base FAQ – https://illustrator.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/1844590 if you face difficulty in update.
Or get in touch with us at any of the other support channels – https://helpx.adobe.com/support.html

Warm Regards,
Ashutosh Chaturvedi | Sr. Quality Engineering Manager – Illustrator
Adobe. Make It an Experience.

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Done (In Beta) ·

Ashutosh Chaturvedi responded · Feb 24, 2018

We have a fix and is available in the pre-release build. Please visit https://adobe.ly/1o2SDsg and get the latest build for version 22.1.
While the build is prerelease this build is of production quality. Please feel free to use / recommend it for your day to day activity.

Sorry if you have received this message the second time: the previous link was not working for few hence updated the link. If this new link still does not work for you please use this link: https://www.adobeprerelease.com/beta/85A6F544-2705-49BD-8314-DD549C6A1713

Warm Regards,
Ashutosh Chaturvedi | Sr. Quality Engineering Manager – Illustrator
Adobe. Make It an Experience.

Done (In Beta) ·

Ashutosh Chaturvedi responded · Feb 23, 2018

We have a fix and is available in the pre-release build. Please visit http://adobe.ly/1Q3rCPI and get the latest build for version 22.1.

While the build is prerelease this build is of production quality. Please feel free to use / recommend it for your day to day activity.

Warm Regards,
Ashutosh Chaturvedi | Sr. Quality Engineering Manager – Illustrator
Adobe. Make It an Experience.

Done (In Beta) ·

Raghuveer responded · Feb 5, 2018

Hi All,

We have a fix and is available in the pre-release build. Please visit https://adobe.ly/1o2SDsg and get the latest build titled AI – 22.1.0 – Binary_Build3 (FEB 2018).

With Best Regards,
Raghuveer Singh
Illustrator Team

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AdminNeeraj Nandkeolyar (Sr. Product Manager, Adobe Illustrator) responded · Feb 5, 2018

Currently, selected font is listed in two places in the font list. First, in the recent font list section, and second, in all fonts list. The question is which of the two should be the referenced when the font list is accessed. There can be arguments on both sides, but if we look at the prime intent, users are most likely replacing the current font with a different one. This replacement could either be from an exploration of fonts, or from a font that was used ‘recently’. There is definitely a value in keeping other recently used fonts in a collated and prioritized list. And probably because of this value text rich apps like InDesign, Keynote, Office, etc. have a similar experience. But this is surely a change from the past behavior in Illustrator, and that does not work for all the users.

To keep this new enhancement in place, and at the same time attend to working preference of users who don’t like the priority access to recent fonts, we are ensuring that an input value of ‘0′ in Preference > Type > Number of Recent Fonts, shall not list any recent fonts, and the font list will continue to work the old way.

This is a work in progress. And we will post a beta of this in the coming weeks to our pre-release.

Thanks!

- Neeraj

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TJ commented · February 1, 2018 12:51 AM · Report

ASAP! This is needlessly time consuming

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Anonymous commented · January 26, 2018 3:49 AM · Report

I'm having this same problem. It's incredibly annoying and a massive time suck. Would definitely appreciate a fix!

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Alison Waidell commented · January 24, 2018 10:29 PM · Report

I just updated to 22.0.1 and this still is not fixed. Please advise!! This is wasting so much time.

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Tarek commented · January 21, 2018 4:32 AM · Report

i downgraded because of this bug

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Aj White commented · January 21, 2018 2:39 AM · Report

PLEASE DO THIS RIGHT AWAY!!! WTF WOULD YOU CHANGE THIS!!!!????

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Cory Kilduff commented · January 19, 2018 8:14 PM · Report

Please fix this! like others said it completely changes workflow in the worst way

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Anonymous commented · January 19, 2018 2:07 PM · Report

I have this problem too, and it wastes so much time! We want to see the current selected font in its place in the font list. We don't want to scroll down through a 1000 fonts to find it again.

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Christine commented · January 9, 2018 9:08 PM · Report

This has been driving me INSANE since I updated Illustrator. Please update soon.. :(

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Tarek commented · January 4, 2018 9:41 PM · Report

same problem

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Sean Donovan commented · January 4, 2018 10:44 AM · Report

Utterly maddening

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DC Jon commented · January 3, 2018 12:35 AM · Report

This has also been driving me up the wall! If I'm trying to compare a few fonts against each other I have to keep scrolling back through the entire fonts list to get back to where I was. InDesign does this **** too.

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yaminaisabel commented · December 26, 2017 10:13 PM · Report

please Adobe! I'm with all you guys. I can't believe that there isn't a way to turn this feature off.

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Tarek commented · December 23, 2017 1:36 AM · Report

same problem

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Ryan commented · December 22, 2017 9:45 AM · Report

Making the move. My subscription is up march 4th. If i cancel now, its only 50 bucks... Sorry adobe, but I am out! Affinity Designer here I come! https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/designer/

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Christine commented · December 21, 2017 10:12 PM · Report

I noticed this in the new update for Illustrator CC and it's been driving me insaneeeeee.

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Anonymous commented · December 21, 2017 12:45 AM · Report

Same problem here. Very frustrating. No improvements only useless redundant tools.

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Herbie commented · December 18, 2017 7:41 PM · Report

I can't keep my location in the font menu because version 2018 keeps jumping to the top of the font menu. If the last font I selected was Franklin Gothic, I expect to still be at Franklin when I go back to the font menu, but instead, it jumps to the top! I can't arrow down to tryout different fonts any more because it always jumps back to the top.

See attached screen shot. I have Franklin selected, but the font menu jumps be back to the top, not at Franklin and all the other "F" fonts.

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Stefan Hammar commented · December 18, 2017 5:49 PM · Report

Ankit from Illustrator team. Thanks for your answer. Its been under review quite a while now. Any word?
And i understand the need to make every program to link alike. But Indesign has hade that feature a while, but in indesign you can set recently viewed to 0 in Preference>Type. Witch solves the problem. But in Illustrator you can't to that. 1 is the lowest number. And that keeps the problem we all experience. Last but not least, Its not about expanding fontfamilly/group that is the problem we all have. So that is not a solution.

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Ryan commented · December 17, 2017 10:03 PM · Report

This has got to be the stupidest, most unproductive update ever. Seriously, do the Adobe programmers actually use Illustrator? When choosing a font for a project most will scroll threw their fonts list. They need to see how a font will look for that project. This stupid recent fonts list take the cursor away from the last font used and then you need to go searching threw the 5,000 installed fonts AGAIN to find where you left off. Serious folks, FREAKING DUMB!!! Go back to the way it was! Illustrator is going downhill FAST! Corels one time fee is looking better and better each time Adobe updates.

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Wayne Wilson commented · December 15, 2017 4:08 AM · Report

completely agree. this is a major headache for me. font menu should show selected font in alphabetical order in the font menu. recent fonts at top is ok,... but i seldom use it. please consider changing this back to the way it was.

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