Selection Tool Icon Changes

[daftblue]

Dear All,

When I use "Selection Tool" and select an object or a group of objects in illustrator, this rectangular symbol displays under cursor. I want to remove it and see standard "Selection Tool" black cursor without this rectangular symbol.

How can I remove this symbol ?

Which function close or activate this ?

Is this standard "Selection Tool" black cursor for illustrator 2018 CC ?

[Kris Hunt]

> Is this standard "Selection Tool" black cursor for illustrator 2018 CC ?

Yes, when you're hovering over a selection. I'm not sure why they thought it was necessary to add that.

[redwards_ · Accepted solution]

There's only one way to turn it off (sorta-kinda... that I am aware of anyways).. I think that little box icon its just visual feed back that you selection has an object in it that contains selection bounds (bounding box) ... the closer you look it looks just like a mini pounding box.

So if you go to 'Preferences>Selection & Anchor Display ...' and pick 'object selection by Path'... now that little box symbol is going to toggle on when you are directly hovering over a path line.... the other parts of the inside art won't show the box.

So now here's what is changing behavior-wise..

I think the 'little bounding symbol' is just visual feed back (possibly more helpful in a layer intense file/template)

Hopefully that helps?

[robm66851806]

I was just wondering WHY i couldn't re-size!   Is probably the same issue?     Here....   View > Show > Bounding Box