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sebastien.weisskopp
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November 21, 2016
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Color panel: autoselection of the hexadecimal code field of the color

  • November 21, 2016
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Hello,

The new version of CC illustrator 2017 is great, but there is one little detail that make me loose time every time I play with color. For many years, when I selected an object and then clicked on the color panel, the hexadecimal code was selected by default. So that was really convenient: I could just open the the color panel, press Ctrl+C and directly close it. And now I have a new action to perform : since this new version, it is the ligne T that is selected by default.

My question is simple: is it possible to change that detail?

Thanks!

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      Ton Frederiks
      Community Expert
      Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      December 11, 2016

      It has been reported a couple of times on this forum. It is a problem introduced in CC 2017.

      Please report it here:

      Illustrator Feature Request/Bug Report Form

      DavidMatos
      DavidMatos
      Inspiring
      December 10, 2016

      Totally agree! Hexa is the entry you need to paste as it sets the color with a single value! It's either a mistake or an idiot update.

      Kurt Gold
      Community Expert
      Kurt GoldCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      November 21, 2016

      Are you sure about that default selection thing?

      I don't know any version of Illustrator that selects or highlights this input field by default. I'm using Illustrator CS5.

      What am I overlooking?

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      sebastien.weisskoppAuthor
      Participant
      November 21, 2016

      I think I've started using Illustrator with CS6. And with CS6 and later versions, yes I'm 100% sure: the hexadecimal code used to be selected by default ; and with CC 2017 it's now the T field.

      I still have the reflex: if I copy an hexadecimal code in After Effect, go to an object in Illustrator, and open the color panel, I still do Ctrl + V and then press Enter. Result now: this hexadecimal code is pasted in the T field... because it wasn't selected by default.

      It's a subtle change, but it's really annoying when I'm working: I realise now how much that detail was saving clicks and time.

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      sebastien.weisskoppAuthor
      Participant
      November 21, 2016

      By the way, I just realized that After Effect CC 2017 is still doing it. Only Illustrator CC 2017 changed. Indeed, if you select a rectangle and click to change the background color of the rectangle, the hexadecimal code is still selected by default.

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