Illustrator highlights anchors on mouse over when anchors are below other objects
Mouse hints sometimes don't accurately communicate what the user is about to do
As an example of the problem, create one rectangle with a fill, then create a second rectangle with a fill that encompasses one of the points of the first rectangle. Then, using the direct selection tool, hover over that point. The mouse hint indicates that the user is about to select that point. Click, and the second rectangle will be selected instead, because it is over top of the point.
If that point can't be selected in this way, the mouse hint shouldn't make it appear as though it can be. If a hint is presented, it should be to show that the upper object is about to be selected.
Kevin Laity
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I remember telling about this before someplace else. I figured out then this is regulated with 'Highlights anchors on mouse over' option in Preferences > Selection & Anchor Display section.
Somebody from the team told me 'this does not indicate the anchor is going to be selected, it just highlights points directly below the cursor'. Well, technically it is correct, and there can be many reason to know if there points buried somewhere below the art... but I too think it makes more harm than bring benefit.
Voted.
