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  1. Allow to change color & width of border / edges for artboards (all and active)

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    Started (Available in Beta)  ·  AdminEgor Chistyakov (Admin, Adobe Illustrator) responded

    We finally got the control over the active artboard border color.

    In Beta 30.1.0.89, in Preferences > Selection & Anchor Display, in the new Artboard Display section, we now can choose the color and the border width in pixels — black, 1 px by default, as usual. We can set it 4 px maximum

    The border tries to get aligned by center, but stays pixel-perfect, so choosing 3 is safe. Color choices are the same as we get with layers’ colors, with a custom option as well.

    There’s no way to tweak inactive artboards’ borders. Please comment if this solution is working for you and if there’s anything you need to have it perfect.

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    Steven Wilke commented  · 

    Hi, what we need is the border to change to white or another color when the artboard has a black background, or the ability for us to change the color to one that works for our design.

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    Steven Wilke commented  · 

    I'm so surprised this isn't an option yet. For me, even swapping the active artboard color with the inactive one would be so much better. The black just blends in and I have no idea where the edge of the artboard is without putting guides over the edge of the artboard.

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