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An error occurred while saving the comment Stephanie, this is odd...
What you describe and show is what can be called 'soft isolation lock', and this is what Affinity Designer has.. and something Ai just never had (except for the point selection of curves, where selecting a curve below would ensure the tool would prefer it instead of the one above — see the GIF attached)... it was broken recently, but fixed in 29.5.1 — http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/49702187But other than this... there are existing requests here at UserVoice about having it like this:
1. A hotkey or a mode to prioritize selected objects — http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/32614096
2. Add an option to constrain Illustrator to only move the selected object — http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/49161260So isolating an object to move was always the only option for Ai.
Take a look at two more GIFs to see the difference (notice also in Ai you have to click either the selection marker or the target marker to have an object selected on canvas).If you are dead sure it was a thing Ai could have done in past (oh, I wish) — please find any details on this, proofs, mentions...
I use isolation a lot, and I have a hotkey assigned to enter the mode, so I am sure — the only way to move an object the way you need now is to pick Direct Selection and try to move the object by the edge or point rather than fill.
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An error occurred while saving the comment There are workarounds (including using plugins by Astute Graphics, native Transform effect, dummy elements) — take a look at the GIFs attached — but I’d prefer a native way.
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An error occurred while saving the comment Yes, this is what I see happening also, thanks!
An error occurred while saving the comment Woah. Can you please share a test file and a screenshot of SVG settings used to produce the result?
An error occurred while saving the comment Tommi, what version of Ai is this?
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Reported as fully fixed in general 29.8 build.
If it’s still broken for you — please comment.
An error occurred while saving the comment Mark, this issue was resolved in version 29.8, as mentioned in this bug report’s status:
http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/50255313
What version are you using?With the focus now reverted back, is there any other reason to disable the Search field at al for you?
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An error occurred while saving the comment This feature was requested by users, here: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/50114196 (coming from 2021)
Originally, when introduced in 29.7.0.60, the field was not focused by default — and one of the reasons behind that was the legacy access to Keyboard Increment.
However, Search is focused by default everywhere it exists in various Settings and Preferences: Inkscape, Affinity Designer. Figma (for Quick Actions, with most settings exposed)... Non-graphics apps has it like this too: Visual Studio Code, JetBrains IDEs... Windows’ Settings, Mac’s System Preferences. Adobe is late to the party, and this usually interferes with existing workflows, when finally gets addressed (in both sides).
Another request got made (by me): http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/50114175 — and implemented in the next build (a found field / option doesn’t get focused still though).Pressing Tab four times is not good indeed — especially when this needs to be customized that often. Windows allows to use accessibility keys, and Alt+K focuses Keyboard Increment. MacOS, as far as I know, has nothing like this to offer...
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3 votesNeed More Info · 3 comments · Illustrator (Desktop) Beta Bugs » Colors, Swatches, Patterns · Admin →
An error occurred while saving the comment John, there is an existing report about recent problems with changing colors:
Object appearance defaults when selecting new colors (white fill, black stroke)
http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/50417097Is this what you mean by 'changing incorrectly when I select a swatch color'?
An while the problem with alternate UI still exist (thanks to the Generate Pattern button!), the other one, with a stroke changing the the fill’s color was resolved — are you sure you are still having it?
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An error occurred while saving the comment I wish I could tell 'hey, use Recolor for this' — but no, Recolor can’s use a threshold to sieve the values. At least I I failed to use it like this :D
But I know a method you can use to do it.
1. Group your artwork
2. Use Edit > Edit Colors > Convert to Grayscale
3. Copy and Paste in Front this group
4. Change the blending mode of the copy to Color Burn
5. Paste another copy and change its mode to Color Dodge
6. In CMYK it’s usually enough, but in RGB document you’d need to make two more copies of these duplicates
7. Now it should look B/W only. Select all the groups and call Object > Flatten Transparency dialog
8. Make Raster/Vector balance into 100, choose Preserve Alpha Transparency, hit OK
It should flatten it all into pure black and white only shapes
It can be automated partially, so I hope it helps.
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An error occurred while saving the comment Haven’t heard about it yet...
Ralf, can you please also share a screenshot (or the actual saved CSF file) of your Color Settings.
Having the original files you used in this test would also be helpful for the team. These would be quite heavy to attach these in a comment, I believe... please either upload these at a hosting of your choice and share a link, or try to send directly to sharewithai@adobe.com (in this case please mention the link to this report, for backtracking, — http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/50499105) -
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An error occurred while saving the comment Threaded text indeed become very broken in latest Ai builds...
I’m having other issues as well.AdminEgor Chistyakov
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An error occurred while saving the comment Iain, some changes were made recently to allow artboards to have background color, and this might be related.
But it’s hard to tell without the test file — can you please share this exact document here? The team would need it to study the issue.
I can’t replicate it on my side, so perhaps it also can be OS or file specific.
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An error occurred while saving the comment Seems rather stable in your screenshot attached.
Please tell more: crashes when? bugs how? Record a short video, provide steps, any details. Without these the team won’t be able to start the investigation. -
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An error occurred while saving the comment Some changes were made since 26.3.1 release. Please try either to update to the latest 29.8.1 and see if it behaves any better. Plus you can try Beta 30.0.0.48 — it’s available from CCD and will install as a separate app.
One more question — when it crashes — do you get a crash reporter dialog? If yes — do you send a report? If yes — do you use the same email as this UV account?An error occurred while saving the comment Julian, please try to remember what do you do exactly when it crashes?
Does it happen with any file? New ones and existing ones? Do these have linked or embedded images in them?
Does it happen when using a specific tool or with a specific object perhaps?
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An error occurred while saving the comment What happens when you try to create a document though? Nothing at all?
Does it help to restart it, or it just freezes and that’s why you have to relaunch?
Do you see the document creation dialog at all?
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An error occurred while saving the comment I’m afraid there is nothing that you can do.
Not sure I get it fully. So at one point in time Ai crashed, but the file was recovered. You didn’t save it immediately, but continued to work with the recovered document. After some time you finally saved... what happened then? Ai should have asked you to specify a location and provide the name. Did it do that? What did you use? Was it the same name and folder? Please reply. -
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An error occurred while saving the comment There is an existing request about editing these values manually here:
Editable text in dimensions
http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/49874718Yours one seems to be more about just selecting rather than editing, right?
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Does anybody else have this problem today with the recent Ai builds?
An error occurred while saving the comment Do you mean Scale or Move dialog, Wes? I can see how using Reflect could help to mitigate the problem...
The core problem — did you, by any chance, swap the direction of Y axis?An error occurred while saving the comment When I try to move objects with a dialog with picas set as a general unit, it moves fine with both positive or negative values entered...
Perhaps there must be something else except specific units?
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An error occurred while saving the comment But why would one need to swap Horizontal / Vertical values in Move? What kind of workflow requires this?
I use Move extensively, but I never needed anything like this.
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Changing default units reverts back from/to inches to/from points on relaunch / restart
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98 votesAn error occurred while saving the comment Does it happen immediately after you set them or after a file is loaded back?
An error occurred while saving the comment That is weird... Never heard of it... Please record it if it happens again, yes. Thanks!
An error occurred while saving the comment Just to clarify: when does it happen exactly? Do you choose 'Points' in Preferences > General and it immediately gets changed to 'Picas'? Or do you have to commit the changes first and then they change to picas when you open the dialog again? Or do these change on a new document creation (or an existing document opening)?
I can’t replicate it so far.An error occurred while saving the comment Chris, is this still an issue with the latest Ai?
If it is — can you describe the exact steps you use to create a new document? A video can also help the team to reproduce the problem.An error occurred while saving the comment No, Craig, these settings are global and can’t be saved into a template, unfortunately.
And sadly they indeed revert to defaults every update.I personally solve with a script by Oleg Krasnov I launch whenever I need to toggle units.
Once it is put into an action, you can launch it with a hit of the F-key.Download it, rename to .jsx (UserVoice does not allow to attach JSX files directly, but allows text file), and comment back if it works for you. Edit the contents if you want to set different settings for grid and keyboard increments.
As for the shortcut — each major version gets put in its own signed folder (and some use several versions at once), and that’s why you have to update these. Neither OS or Illustrator itself can’t control shortcuts.
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An error occurred while saving the comment What do you mean 'setting width and height is a rare case'?!
I must have read it wrong somehow, but I do set these every time I create a document, and they differ every time.
Please explain.Also, they do not reset for me... but I use legacy New.
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Some of these things were requested separately:
— Search for tools by name when editing the toolbar — http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/44363298 — the one you created (it mentions the 'full height' as well)
— Drag tools from one toolbar to another — http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/45689491
I don’t think creating one more combined request would help... combined lists tend to get less attention, from both users and the team, since it’s harder to prioritize them. Please request / report one thing a a time.
As for the 'make it possible to activate tools' in Edit Toolbar dropdown... well, if a tool is NOT in the current panel (or hidden within a group), it GETS activated by a click actually... it’s just it happens after we close the dropdown (Escape does it fast), and only then the tool icon gets pressed... but if the tool is there, we only get it highlighted with a blue frame, but not picked. I agree it should be picked as well, and before the dropdown gets closed!