Stop adding AI features and leave the legacy features alone, please.

Forum|Forum|1 year ago
December 11, 2024
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I took a week off from work and came back to an updated version of Illustrator that has added more unwanted AI-related features to the selection dropdowns, and completely removed one of my most commonly used functions. Using the direct selection tool, I can no longer select elements within a group, right-click and choose 'Group', then right-click again and choose 'Isolate Selected Group' to further edit the selected elements. I am now forced to double-click on the group of elements to enter isolation mode, repeatedly, until I reach the level at which the desired elements are located within the drawing. A task that used to take all of three seconds to accomplish is no longer anywhere as simple as that, yet the number of AI-related generative features continues to climb.

Not to be an ass, but I know how to draw, I neither want nor need AI-related features, especially when their addition disrupts my established workflow. Please fix this, and while you're at it, please allow me the option to switch off those features that I don't want.

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Timotei0101

Participating Frequently

Ti do perfettamente ragione. I programmatori di illustrator sono veramente degli stupidi ignoranti. Rimuovono funzioni collaudate che funzionano bene per sostituirle con opzioni che, spesso, risultano inutili o poco pratiche. È davvero così difficile capire che LE COSE CHE FUNZIONANO DEVONO ESSERE MANTENUTE???

È frustrante vedere come le scelte dei programmatori possano ostacolare la creatività e l'efficienza degli utenti. Spero che i programmatori si rendano conto dell'importanza di ascoltare le richieste della comunità e di preservare le funzionalità che rendono il programma così apprezzato. È fondamentale un dialogo costruttivo tra sviluppatori e utenti per migliorare continuamente il software!
Svegliatevi programmatori !!!!!!!

Kurt Gold

Community Expert

In the meantime I'd recommend to take half a minute to set up custom keyboard shortcuts to enter / exit isolation mode.

Go to the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog, choose "Menu Commands" in the dropdown menu and scroll to the "Other Object" section. There you can for example set the "1" key to isolate selected objects (which includes single objects, groups and nested groups) and set the "2" key to exit isolation mode.

Probably this is the most straightforward way to enter and exit isolation mode.