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Lew Wilson
Lew Wilson
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April 2, 2020
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[Panel]-Show/Hide option on the panel in XD.

  • April 2, 2020
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I think that is designed wrong in that the icon is confusing.

 

- When the object is shown the icon should be an eye.

- When the object is hidden the icon the eye should be hidden with faint border.

Make it simpler.

Don't re-invent the wheel ... do it like Photoshop or Illustrator.

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Correct answer HARSHIKA_VERMA

Hi there,

 

No what Ares is trying to say is you may submit the new feature request here: https://adobexd.uservoice.com/forums/353007-adobe-xd-feature-requests so that our team can look into your request. Additonally XD has certain specific behaviour which makes it different from Photoshop and Illustrator like hover action.

 

Hope it helps.

 

Thanks,

Harshika

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Peter Villevoye
Community Expert
Peter VillevoyeCommunity Expert
Community Expert
April 2, 2020

It's a very good observation !

But there are two schools of thought in this area:

  1. those who regard it as the activator for a constraint (lock, hide, mute, etc.)
  2. those who interpret the icon as a symbol for the current status of an object.

The former is well-known in graphic design software, the latter is common in video and animation tools...

    Lew Wilson
    Lew WilsonAuthor
    Participant
    April 2, 2020

    THANKS all!

    I just would go with the simplest solution which to me is when visible the "eye" ... not visible no "eye".

    Peter Villevoye
    Community Expert
    Peter VillevoyeCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 2, 2020

    Just for fun, I collected the Visibility icons for many Adobe applications...

     

    XD (activator, shows crossed eye)

    Dimension (activator, shows crossed eye)

    Animate (activator, shows crossed eye)

    Character Animator (indicator, shows open eye)

    After Effects (indicator, shows open eye)

    Premiere (indicator, shows open eye)

    InDesign (indicator, shows open eye)

     Illustrator (indicator, shows open eye)

    Photoshop (indicator, shows open eye)

     

    So with 6 out of 9, the indicator (status) with open eye, WINS !

    (Yeah, I know, have nothing better to do, Day 16 of lockdown...)

      Ares Hovhannesyan
      Community Expert
      Ares HovhannesyanCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      April 2, 2020

      For applying Ps or Ai Adobe Xd need to change "hover" action mode. 

       

      Please use adobexd.uservoice.com, this is the best place to send us feature requests. Your contributions can help us shape the future of Adobe XD.

        Lew Wilson
        Lew WilsonAuthor
        Participant
        April 2, 2020

        I don't understand ... are you telling me there is an option in Xd for that?

        HARSHIKA_VERMA
        Community Manager
        HARSHIKA_VERMACommunity ManagerCorrect answer
        Community Manager
        April 2, 2020

        Hi there,

         

        No what Ares is trying to say is you may submit the new feature request here: https://adobexd.uservoice.com/forums/353007-adobe-xd-feature-requests so that our team can look into your request. Additonally XD has certain specific behaviour which makes it different from Photoshop and Illustrator like hover action.

         

        Hope it helps.

         

        Thanks,

        Harshika

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