Gradient for patterns

[Saif Shariff]

Hi.

Currently, adding a gradient to a pattern takes a lot of time and effort. Once the user has made a pattern, it will get saved in the swatches but the pattern has to be made into an object using the Expand command due to which it creates many layers of clipping path groups. Once the clipping path groups are ungrouped, then we can add a pattern to the group. Instead of all these steps, make it simpler to add the gradient directly to the pattern itself, which will save us all users a lot of time and effort.

Thanks. 

[Monika Gause]

Can you please describe in more detail what it is that you cannot do with a gradient in your pattern?