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June 29, 2026
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Why was the ability to change layer selection/anchor point colors removed in Illustrator 30?

  • June 29, 2026
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Dear Adobe,

Whoever decided to remove the layer color controls in Illustrator 30… we need to have a little sit-down.

For decades, this feature worked. Nobody was asking for it to disappear. It minded its own business. It helped professionals do their jobs. And then one morning it wakes up wearing concrete shoes.

What the ???

Every release, somebody in a conference room decides, “You know what would make professionals happier? Let’s move the controls they’ve used for twenty years.” Why? Who benefits from this? Is there a secret contest to see how many hours of collective productivity can be sacrificed before someone notices?

I’m not angry… I’m just disappointed. Actually, scratch that. I’m pissed.

Bring the feature back. PLEASE!!!!

Because here’s the thing: every unnecessary workflow change chips away at the trust professionals have in Illustrator. We don’t open your software wondering what new adventure awaits us. We open it because we have work to do.

So do the right thing. Put the feature back where it belongs PLEASE!!! Everyone walks away happy. 

My path has yellow points and I have zoom all the way into a 300dpi file and I can barely see how to edit the points.  If I'm missing something PLEASE LMK

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dnelsonAuthor
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June 30, 2026

resolved. must change layer colours on main layer if they are grouped