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円グラフ作成でサイズが指定した値と異なる
１．Windows11Pro
２．グラフツールを使って円グラフを作成
３．指定サイズの円グラフ
４．50㎜の円グラフが43.287㎜になる3 votes -
Scale Strokes Only
When Scaling numerically, the have choice whether to scale Strokes (and) effects as well.
What I am looking for, is a way to scale stroke widths, without scaling the objects. In that way, it is easy to change several stroke widths, while keeping the ratio between the stroke widths. (I know the work around, to scale back the objects without scaling the strokes - but that comes with some risks and limitations)
3 votes -
Eyedropper tool breaks Chinese/English mixed text after recent update
Title: Eyedropper tool breaks Chinese/English mixed text after recent update
Description:
In previous versions of Illustrator, when working with sentences containing both English and Chinese text, the Eyedropper tool worked correctly:If I applied a new font with Eyedropper, only the English letters would switch to the sampled font.
The Chinese characters would remain in their original font, preventing missing glyphs or “tofu” boxes.
After the recent update, this behavior has changed:
When I select the entire sentence and use Eyedropper, Illustrator now forces the entire string (including Chinese) into the sampled font.
Since the sampled font usually does not support Chinese characters, all Chinese text turns into blank squares/garbled characters.
This change breaks the previous workflow and causes major problems for designers working with multilingual text (especially in Asia).
Request:
Please restore the previous Eyedropper behavior, or at least provide an option such as “Apply only to supported characters” so that unsupported glyphs (like Chinese) will remain in their original font.This functionality is critical for mixed Chinese-English typography, and removing it significantly reduces efficiency.
Title: Eyedropper tool breaks Chinese/English mixed text after recent update
Description:
In previous versions of Illustrator, when working with sentences containing both English and Chinese text, the Eyedropper tool worked correctly:If I applied a new font with Eyedropper, only the English letters would switch to the sampled font.
The Chinese characters would remain in their original font, preventing missing glyphs or “tofu” boxes.
After the recent update, this behavior has changed:
When I select the entire sentence and use Eyedropper, Illustrator now forces the entire string (including Chinese) into the sampled font.
Since the sampled font usually does not…
3 votes -
I'd like to be able to drag files directly into folders within Projects on Creative Cloud.
I'd like to be able to drag files directly into folders within Projects on Creative Cloud.
3 votes -
Our own custom new document templates
It would be great if we could have our own folder in which to store our customized NEW DOCUMENT TEMPLATES and have it in the row where RECENT, SAVED, MOBILE, WEB, PRINT... are stored.
There is also an error when saving a template in the templates folder:
http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/504168393 votes -
Improve Save a Copy as PDF workflow
Description:
When saving a copy as PDF, artboards must be chosen in the first step — before seeing any PDF settings. This is awkward and less flexible.Suggestion:
• Allow artboard selection in the PDF settings step.
• Add a preview (like in Print or artboards/screens in export) so users can easily see and pick the artboards they want.This would make saving PDFs faster, clearer, and more user-friendly.
3 votes -
Dimension Tool option that creates appropriate size lines, arrows, text, based on the art measured
I work within a wide range of sizes, from very small to very large. 9 times out of 10 I'll go to use the dimension tool and find that the lines, arrows, text, etc. are far too large or small. I'll then go through the tedious process of deleting the dimensions, taking a wild guess that the new input sizes will do the trick, and try again. I like all the detailed controls and don't wish for them to go away, but I'd love the option for a more intuitive sizing result based upon whatever I'm measuring. for example, if I'm measuring a five inch shape, it should know not to use a 12 pt or 120 pt font, but something more fitting, like 40 pt. Maybe there could be a checkbox within the setting for "intuitive sizing".
I work within a wide range of sizes, from very small to very large. 9 times out of 10 I'll go to use the dimension tool and find that the lines, arrows, text, etc. are far too large or small. I'll then go through the tedious process of deleting the dimensions, taking a wild guess that the new input sizes will do the trick, and try again. I like all the detailed controls and don't wish for them to go away, but I'd love the option for a more intuitive sizing result based upon whatever I'm measuring. for example, if…
3 votes -
Overset Text Warning on Outline
Outlining a textbox which contains overset text should trigger an alert.
This would help to avoid inadvertent loss of that overset text.
The alert could include [Cancel] and [Ignore / Continue] buttons.Below is a link to a suggested function which would help the user find and resolve any overset text:
https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/suggestions/50350404--find-overset-text-function3 votes -
"Find Overset Text" Function
The overset text [+] icon can be easily overlooked in a busy document.
There needs to be a way to cycle through text boxes with overset text.
The way the Find/Replace Font dialogue cycles through and focuses on results would be acceptable.
These would be the minimum required buttons.
Find (Next)
Done (Cancel / Exit)For an efficient workflow, include a preview of the overflowing text within the dialogue .
A "Delete Overset Text" button adjacent to the preview could save a lot of time since overset text boxes often just contain a stray line break.This function would pair well with the suggestion on an Overset Text Warning on Export (like InDesign)
https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/suggestions/50350371-overset-text-warning-on-export-like-indesignThe overset text [+] icon can be easily overlooked in a busy document.
There needs to be a way to cycle through text boxes with overset text.
The way the Find/Replace Font dialogue cycles through and focuses on results would be acceptable.
These would be the minimum required buttons.
Find (Next)
Done (Cancel / Exit)For an efficient workflow, include a preview of the overflowing text within the dialogue .
A "Delete Overset Text" button adjacent to the preview could save a lot of time since overset text boxes often just contain a stray line break.This function would pair…
3 votes -
Recognize Artboard Overlapping
I often run into times where I try to drag an artboard and I might accidentally overlap artboards which then grabs the art on the other artboard. If Illustrator can recognize artboard overlapping and warn the user of it or have a smart option which recoginzes and keeps the art on their respective artboards even if they are overlapping, that would be really nice.
3 votes -
Ability to turn off all tips/tours
I have seen the same blue warning message about discontinuing PMS colors over and over no matter how many times I dismiss. I've been using this software for 20 years. I don't need tips. I especially don't need tips multiple times. Can we have a one stop shop to turn off all of this stuff? They seem to get more intrusive with every update.
3 votes -
Please show that a document is loading, on the Home Screen
When double clicking on a recent file, to open it, from the Home Screen, there is a very noticeable multi-second delay - where nothing changes or indicates that the load operation is happening.
Like, when I double click too slow to actually trigger the file open function, there's no way to know that my double click failed, without just waiting a few seconds to see if the Home Screen goes away and the file begins obviously loading, so I land up wasting extra time, just to realize I still need to double click to open my file.
It's only slightly annoying, but it is still annoying.
I put it as a feature request, because the easiest solution would be to add some kind of indicator over top of the Home Screen that confirms Illustrator is loading my document. Either that, or just have the Home Screen close immediately, before it even starts the load/open operation.
Sometimes it's a bit more annoying, because I launch a recent file from the Home Screen as I'm leaving my desk to go prepare a coffee, but then I come back and sit down only to find that I'm still on the Home Screen, because my double click wasn't fast enough.
Anyways, Illustrator is still awesome, and big thanks from me to the team behind it!
Cheers,
Robert H
When double clicking on a recent file, to open it, from the Home Screen, there is a very noticeable multi-second delay - where nothing changes or indicates that the load operation is happening.
Like, when I double click too slow to actually trigger the file open function, there's no way to know that my double click failed, without just waiting a few seconds to see if the Home Screen goes away and the file begins obviously loading, so I land up wasting extra time, just to realize I still need to double click to open my file.
It's only slightly…
3 votes -
Allow to add folders for opened document tabs in the top tab bar
Hey guys! While using Adobe Illustrator, I thought it’d be super helpful if we could organize the opened document tabs in a workspace panels better — like grouping them together and renaming the groups, kind of like folders. It’d make things a lot easier when working on multiple projects and trying to keep everything separated by sections.
3 votes -
Symbol preview display size
Even the Large List view is still too small to visualize the profile of each symbol, it works well with simple symbols but with more complex symbols it becomes impossible to see except by the name
3 votes -
A 'scale object' switch next to 'scale corners' and 'scale strokes & effects'.
Sometimes I want to scale just an object's strokes and effects without scaling the object - for example, if I've got an 'iris' graphic style that combines multiple fills and strokes to create a stylized iris of an eye, that I created for one size of eye, and would like to use for a closeup drawing.
Currently I would have to do something like this:
- draw a path with the 'iris' style, realize it's designed for a very different scale
- turn on scale strokes & effects
- rescale the path to be larger
- turn off scale strokes & effects
- rescale the path back down to roughly its original size
- maybe go back to step 2 if the size needs further adjustment
- maybe redefine the style or define a new one with a name like "iris closeup" so I don't have to do this again
I would like to be able to do this instead:
- draw a path with the 'iris' style, realize it's designed for a very different scale
- turn on scale strokes & effects, turn off scale object
- rescale just the strokes & effects, maybe fiddle with the scale a few times until I get it right
- maybe redefine the style or define a new one with a name like "iris closeup" so I don't have to do this again
Possibly it would be a good idea to make it impossible to have all of the scale object/corners/strokes & effects off at once; I would suggest that 'scale object' should be the one that comes onn when you try to turn them all off at once.
It might also be nice to add the ability to hold down some key or another while scaling to toggle scaling objects/corners/strokes & effects, similar to the way holding down ~ lets you toggle the state of the 'transform patterns' switch with some transformation tools. Offhand I would say this ability belongs on the Scale tool, dragging the handles of the Free Transform too, and on the handles of the Bounding Boxes; I am making this list because the Free Transform and Bounding Box still don't understand the ~ key to toggle pattern transformation after many years of existance...
Sometimes I want to scale just an object's strokes and effects without scaling the object - for example, if I've got an 'iris' graphic style that combines multiple fills and strokes to create a stylized iris of an eye, that I created for one size of eye, and would like to use for a closeup drawing.
Currently I would have to do something like this:
- draw a path with the 'iris' style, realize it's designed for a very different scale
- turn on scale strokes & effects
- rescale the path to be larger
- turn off scale strokes & effects
- rescale the…
3 votes -
Add an option to disable the Windows 11 Modern Print Dialog
Merci d'ajouter une option pour désactiver la boite d'impression moderne de windows 11 et accéder directement à la boite pilote d'impression de nos machines
3 votes -
Add Copies field in Transform Each dialog
Transform effect dialog looks a lot like Transform Each dialog.
Perhaps Transform Each should get the same Copies field that the effect’s dialog has, to avoid hitting/holding Ctrl+D and to be able preview the result like the effect allows.Original idea by Enisio
3 votes -
Add 'bold/heavy' and 'italic/oblique' and similar features to the Font filter options.
I'm sitting here designing a character for my current comic, and part of this task involves deciding which font works best for their dialogue. Or which font family; I need to have at least one option for emphasis. Maybe two, bold and italic kind of imply different tones of voice.
I have a lot of fonts that are parts of families and have italic/oblique/bold/heavy/black variants. I also have variable fonts that include weight and angle/*****/etc sliders. And I also have a lot of fonts that have none of these options.
It would be very helpful if I could tell Illustrator to only show me fonts that have some of these variations, whether via multiple fonts in a family, or variable font siders. This would save me a lot of time scrolling through my collection of fonts, seeing one that feels good, only to hit the disclosure triangle next to it and discover its family doesn't include what I need!
I'm sitting here designing a character for my current comic, and part of this task involves deciding which font works best for their dialogue. Or which font family; I need to have at least one option for emphasis. Maybe two, bold and italic kind of imply different tones of voice.
I have a lot of fonts that are parts of families and have italic/oblique/bold/heavy/black variants. I also have variable fonts that include weight and angle/*****/etc sliders. And I also have a lot of fonts that have none of these options.
It would be very helpful if I could tell Illustrator…
3 votes -
Allow to quickly change stroke units directly from Stroke panel
Currently, the stroke unit can be adjusted via the Preferences > Units > Stroke settings. It would be extremely helpful if this setting could also be made accessible directly from the Stroke panel as a shortcut.
Being able to quickly switch between measurement units is particularly important for us during production workflows. Therefore, we kindly ask you to consider adding a shortcut to the Stroke panel for easier access to unit settings.
3 votes -
Allow editing of text content in dynamic symbol instances
When creating dynamic symbols, there can be some changes to individual instances, however, the text content is static. If you need multiple instances of the same symbol, but with different text content, the only way to achieve that is to break the symbol link before editing; future style updates to the symbol will not be inherited. Sometimes the intended behaviour can be achieved through Character or Paragraph Styles, but if the symbol also includes non-text objects, that is no longer an option.
It would be great if text content for instances of dynamic symbols could be changed dynamically.
Sample use cases might be illustrations of maps, board games, calendars, instruction manuals; anything that requires a lot of individual short text instances with consistent iconography or styling.
When creating dynamic symbols, there can be some changes to individual instances, however, the text content is static. If you need multiple instances of the same symbol, but with different text content, the only way to achieve that is to break the symbol link before editing; future style updates to the symbol will not be inherited. Sometimes the intended behaviour can be achieved through Character or Paragraph Styles, but if the symbol also includes non-text objects, that is no longer an option.
It would be great if text content for instances of dynamic symbols could be changed dynamically.
Sample use…
3 votes
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