Illustrator (Desktop) Feature Requests
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ショートカット「Command+Option+tab」
過去にIllustrator CS5でショートカット「Command+Option+tab」を多用しておりました。
ペンツール使用時に「Command」を押して矢印ツールに切り替え、その後「Option+tab」で矢印を白・黒切り替えてオブジェクトの微調整をしておりました。
現在、そのショートカットが使用できずツールボックスで切り替える等しておりますが、
以前と比べて格段に作業性が悪くなりペンツールを使用するだけでストレスが溜まります。
大昔は「Command+tab」で出来、その後「Command+Option+tab」で出来た昔から長年使用できていたショートカットです。
私以外にも不満を感じている方はいらっしゃると思います。
復活をぜひよろしくお願いします。2 votes -
Please make a one button solution to remove clutter from New documents
When I create a new document in an updated Illustrator, I always get 'Video Rulers, Safety Margins, Center Mark and Crosshairs' visible. I never use those (smart guides, and precise creating shapes is enough), and wonder if anyone does.
To get rid of these annoying green distractions I have to visit a lot of places. Intuitively, Document settings is the place to go (I just started a new document)..., but no. We need to go to Artboard and then 'Quick Actions (??)' / Artboard Options to shutdown the Center Mark, there Crosshairs and the Video Safe Areas (5 clicks).
Then the video rulers - these are not fast accessible likea the Global rulers and Artboard rulers (right click in ruler), but those are to be turned off. in the View menu.The solution:
Please make 1 switch in the view menu to switch of all green video overlay-stuff.When I create a new document in an updated Illustrator, I always get 'Video Rulers, Safety Margins, Center Mark and Crosshairs' visible. I never use those (smart guides, and precise creating shapes is enough), and wonder if anyone does.
To get rid of these annoying green distractions I have to visit a lot of places. Intuitively, Document settings is the place to go (I just started a new document)..., but no. We need to go to Artboard and then 'Quick Actions (??)' / Artboard Options to shutdown the Center Mark, there Crosshairs and the Video Safe Areas (5 clicks).
Then…2 votes -
Hidden layers significantly increase exported PDF file size even when Illustrator editing capabilities are disabled
When saving an Illustrator document as PDF, hidden layers appear to remain embedded in the resulting PDF and significantly increase its file size.
I have a document containing several dozen layers. Only one layer is visible at a time and is intended to be exported as a single A4 page.
When I save the document as PDF with all unnecessary PDF options disabled, including Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilities, the resulting single-page A4 PDF is approximately 200 MB.
I then tested the same document by physically deleting all hidden layers and leaving only the visible layer. After saving the PDF again using exactly the same PDF settings, the resulting file size dropped from approximately 200 MB to just 7 MB.
This strongly suggests that Illustrator is retaining a very large amount of data from hidden layers in the PDF even though those layers are not visible and Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilities is disabled.
Steps to reproduce:
- Create or open an Illustrator document containing multiple layers with artwork.
- Hide all layers except one.
- Save the document as an Adobe PDF.
- Disable Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilities.
- Check the resulting PDF file size.
- Return to the Illustrator document and physically delete all hidden layers.
- Save the PDF again using exactly the same settings.
- Compare the file sizes.
Actual result:
The PDF created while the unused layers are merely hidden is dramatically larger.In my case:
Hidden layers present: ~200 MB
Hidden layers physically deleted: ~7 MBThis means that removing artwork which should not be included in the final PDF reduces the file size by approximately 96.5%, despite using exactly the same PDF export settings.
Expected result:
When Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilities is disabled, artwork contained on hidden layers should not be embedded in the exported PDF and should not affect its file size.A PDF containing only one visible A4 composition should have approximately the same file size regardless of whether unrelated, invisible Illustrator layers still exist in the source document.
Workaround:
Physically deleting all hidden layers before saving the PDF reduces the file size from approximately 200 MB to 7 MB.This is particularly problematic for documents where multiple design variants or pages are stored as separate layers, because exporting each visible layer currently requires physically deleting all other layers instead of simply hiding them.
When saving an Illustrator document as PDF, hidden layers appear to remain embedded in the resulting PDF and significantly increase its file size.
I have a document containing several dozen layers. Only one layer is visible at a time and is intended to be exported as a single A4 page.
When I save the document as PDF with all unnecessary PDF options disabled, including Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilities, the resulting single-page A4 PDF is approximately 200 MB.
I then tested the same document by physically deleting all hidden layers and leaving only the visible layer. After saving the PDF again…
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Reflect tool also reflects Art Brushes
When using the Reflect tool on a selection, it currently doesn't mirror the Art Brushes used within the artwork.
It would be a significant time saver (especially when an artboard contains lots of Art Brush strokes) if the Flip Across checkbox within the Stroke Options screen automatically switches/toggles when reflecting an artwork.See attached screenshot for visual explanation.
2 votes -
Tutorial History
Add a tutorial history so that the user knows the tutorials watched and they can continue from where they stopped. It'll cause less friction and also encourage users to watch more tutorials.
Adding an award system like medals can make the user feel less intimidated of the software (especially for a beginner) and tell them that they are a certain level of ready to use the software.
2 votes -
A simpler way to populate Color Guide panel with tints and shades of currently selected artwork’s colors
Currently we can populate the Color Guide panel with the shades and tints of the selected artwork only by calling Recolor dialog and clicking OK.
I think having a way to reset your chosen harmony rule when selecting an object without using Recolor Artwork would make a lot of sense. If you can imagine not knowing that workflow, that is why I thought it was a bug. Perhaps a 'Reset' item in the list, or an option in the panel’s menu would be a clearer way.
2 votes -
Native Math Type
Can we get a native Math type text editor inside Illustrator (or Creative Suite). The LaTeX or Math Type apps are really difficult to use inside Illustrator.
2 votes -
Improve the preview quality when placing a file
When importing a file to place it, the quality can be quite disastrous and it can be difficult to know if the version being imported is the right one, if the only difference is in the details.
Alternatively, a larger window with a zoom effect upon hover would make this feature exceptional.
I love pixel art but this feels ancient and in dire need of an upgrade.
2 votes -
Alternate colors to improve row legibility
When Panels contain lists, it would greatly improve accessibility and legibility to alternate the hues of the entire rows.
In the mockups attached, it is much easier to follow each line and click the corresponding circle for each layer than if the rows were all the same color.
2 votes -
Add an option to preserve the color of the Clipping Mask when creating a Clipping Mask
I would like the "Object > Clipping Mask" menu to have two options:
1 - "Make transparent Clipping Mask" (keeps current behavior)
2 - "Make Mask (preserve color)" : Makes a clipping mask but doesn't strip the color of the object used as a mask.I create a lot of illustrations where I use dark shapes for colouring inside and shading, and then clip the shadow's bleed outside the shapes with a clipping mask - it doesn't mean I need the object's color removed.
2 votes -
Save a Graphic Style in CC Library with a right-click or from the Graphic Styles window
It's a huge waste of time to save Graphic Styles as a .ai file when it would be so simple to save Graphic Styles in the CC Library to centralize everything across hundreds of docs.
Having to locate a file and open it and locate the element and select the Graphic Style and drag it from the Appearance Panel to the Graphic Styles window and then saving it to a file is an incredibly long and cumbersome process.
Right-clicking an object and "Save Object Style to CC Library" would allow a user to discard a file if they don't need it anymore but save the Graphic Styles contained quickly and effectively.
It's a huge waste of time to save Graphic Styles as a .ai file when it would be so simple to save Graphic Styles in the CC Library to centralize everything across hundreds of docs.
Having to locate a file and open it and locate the element and select the Graphic Style and drag it from the Appearance Panel to the Graphic Styles window and then saving it to a file is an incredibly long and cumbersome process.
Right-clicking an object and "Save Object Style to CC Library" would allow a user to discard a file if they don't need…
2 votes -
Support SVG 2.0 for import and export
When importing SVG 2.0 files into Adobe Illustrator, some attributes will not be properly recognized and get lost.
SVG 2.0 is gaining wider adoption in modern design and web workflows. If Adobe Illustrator, After Effects and other industry-standard creative tools do not implement full SVG 2.0 compatibility soon, it will create major unnecessary frictions for users. Designers will constantly need to manually modify files and roll back to outdated SVG 1.1 syntax to make their assets editable across the toolchain. This breaks the seamless handoff between design and development that modern vector workflows rely on.
2 votes -
Smartly bring relevant panels up from under other ones based on context
AI's interface can clutter easily, resulting in panels hiding under other panels. In some cases this can be solved by some intelligent context sensitivity. E.g: when Type is selected, please bring the Character palette to front; when a Path is selected, bring Stroke forward. For Tools, something alike can happen: a context sensitive section in the Tool palette, presenting all relevant tools.
2 votes -
Random image being added while editing a text box
I'm using Illustrator and a random image is added while I'm editing text. It deselects the item I'm editing and creates an image out of nowhere.
2 votes -
Change labels for Align buttons to match the reference line rather than a position change
The labels that pop-up over the align panel are wrong!
Well, when one wants to align objects left, right or centre – the aligning reference (imaginary) line is vertical, isn't it? Then why are they called "Horizontal Align"? And vice-versa for aligning objects top, centre and bottom. What's the reasoning behind this? Dyslexia?2 votes -
Shortcut for removing many selected points on an object without breaking the shape into a line
It would be great if there was a shortcut key for removing selected anchor points while maintaining status as a shape object.
I could be simply not aware of the shortcut key for it, but it's frustrating to select anchor points and hit backspace/delete, only for the shape to break into a line. When it breaks into a line, it's no longer a viable target for the pathfinder tool, and you can't easily turn it back into a shape once it's a line.
Even better would be if there was also a shortcut key (maybe an ALT or SHIFT in addition to the existing shortcut) to remove the anchor point and have the nearby points dynamically adjust to maintain the shape as it is, similar to the simplify feature but with more control over which points get removed.
It would be great if there was a shortcut key for removing selected anchor points while maintaining status as a shape object.
I could be simply not aware of the shortcut key for it, but it's frustrating to select anchor points and hit backspace/delete, only for the shape to break into a line. When it breaks into a line, it's no longer a viable target for the pathfinder tool, and you can't easily turn it back into a shape once it's a line.
Even better would be if there was also a shortcut key (maybe an ALT or SHIFT in…
2 votes -
Distribute Spacing dialog
The new Distribute Spacing dialog is extremely useful when a key object is set and the function is accessed through the menu.
I'm aware that a keyboard shortcut can be assigned to open this dialog quickly. However, what I'd really like is the ability to trigger the same key-object-based distribution directly from the Distribute buttons on the panel, by holding a modifier key while clicking them.
2 votes -
Dual units of measurement on Transform panel
I need to be able to see two units of measurement in the Transform / Properties panel. I work with documents in centimeters and inches. I also need to be able to enable or disable dual measurements from the hamburger menu.
2 votes -
特殊効果をつけると重くなって動作が遅い。昔のバージョンのようにサクサク動くようにして
特殊効果をつけると重くなって動作が遅い。昔のバージョンのようにサクサク動くようにして
2 votes -
Cropping Rotated Image should offer to rasterize it to have the cropping frame orthogonal
When I select an image layer, rotate it, and then want to crop it to make it fit into a spot, the crop shows up square instead of following the rotated image. To my knowledge there isn't an easy way to crop a rotated image. I understand a lot of people are trying to crop square but I would love a checkbox in cropping properties that lets me have it conform to the rotation of the image.
IE: if an image is rotated 30 degrees, I want my crop bounding box rotated 30 degrees too.
2 votes
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