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clif_CROP
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November 13, 2024
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Character Panel tools don't scrubby adjust in Illustrator

  • November 13, 2024
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Would like to see the scrubby adjustment function come to the Character panel adjustments in Illustrator. 

 

For instance, in Photoshop, when you place the cursor over any of the icons in the Character panel (ie Kerning, Tracking, Font Size etc.) and move left and right the number will adjust within the text field. 

 

This doesn’t currently work that way in Illustrator on Mac or on PC, extra steps are needed to select the text number and adjust it. Since Photoshop and Illustrator share the same tool window design it should be an easy feature to bring over to Illustrator. The functionality works in other Adobe products that have a different UI for Character tools like After Effects. 

 

Screen record examples attaching showing how the same action in Photoshop and Illustrator don’t produce the same result. 

 

And besides starting a conversation here, yes I’m submitting this to USERVOICE as a feature request.  

 

In the apps I use this WORKS in:

Photoshop 

After Effects

Premiere Pro

 

In the apps I use this DOESN’T WORK in:

Illustrator 

InDesign

Correct answer clif_CROP

Thank you Anubhav, I did add this to UserVoice and its linked below in case anyone visiting this wants to give it an up vote! 

 

https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/suggestions/49087325-add-scrubby-adjust-in-character-panel-tools-like-p

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SebABF
Known Participant
June 6, 2025

It's mind boggling how this is not a part of illustrator already. It makes changing values such a chore after we're all now used to it working in Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere, and most other design programs.

I swear Illustrator got stuck in development about 10 years ago whilst Adobe was making pointless AI filler.

    Anubhav M
    Community Manager
    Anubhav MCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    November 13, 2024

    Hello @clif_CROP,

    That's a great idea. Would you mind creating a UserVoice for this feature request (https://adobe.ly/3UPsAqi) and adding your comments there? Doing this will help us prioritize this request, and you will be notified of any updates.

     

    Feel free to reach out if you have more questions or need assistance. We'd be happy to help.

     

    Anubhav

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    clif_CROPAuthorCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    November 13, 2024

    Thank you Anubhav, I did add this to UserVoice and its linked below in case anyone visiting this wants to give it an up vote! 

     

    https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/suggestions/49087325-add-scrubby-adjust-in-character-panel-tools-like-p

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    clif_CROPAuthor
    Inspiring
    November 14, 2024

    My suggestion got combined with a previous one (honestly didn't think I was the first to realize the lack of it but seaching didn't find it either ahead of submitting). However, it was combined with one that was posted in TWENTY SEVENTEEN! According to that poster we had it in there originally and then it stopped working and the ask was to put it back in. SO 7 years later, we are still waiting. 

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