Editing a symbol doesn't stay in-place and keeps artboards visible
1) Editing symbols in place doesn't stay "in place"
When I double-click a symbol to edit it in place, it moves to a totally different part of the artboard. When I try to position the symbol where I want it and then exit, it moves to a new place in the artboard. When I go to edit it again, it moves yet again elsewhere. It's impossible to get it to stay anywhere consistently.
2) Editing symbols keeps the "multi" artboard context, which makes it hard to see the symbol you're working on because it's overlaid on the gray background, randomly assigned to some place among all the various artboards being used in the document. So it may cross several artboards, no artboards, or part artboard and part no artboard. Symbols should have no artboard context at all and be displayed on an entirely white field. There is no meaning to a symbol being contained or not contained within a single artboard, to say nothing of it spanning more than one.
Calzone
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Paul Lempke commented
This behavior in AI is insane. I make symbols that fit precise geometric patterns. I'll make an artboard with the necessary aspect ratio add guides and then create a symbol. If I want to edit the symbol, it opens at some random location without the artboard and guides I need to edit it.
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I understand what you mean :(
If you have a chance to record a video that demonstrates this behavior, it’d be especially useful for the team to feel the pain we are having. Please do, if you have a chance.
