Stop the color panel from opening automatically illustrator 2019

[daved52346046]

No matter what I try this panel keeps opening. I don't even have it on the panel group. I also created a new workspace without it and it still opens!!!! It is so annoying.....

[odilefinck]

Did you ever find an answer? I hate this problem. 

[GMc.......... · Accepted solution]

Right click on the Color panel header and uncheck Auto-Show Hidden Panels.

[NonstopStasia]

This accepted answer, while super helpful, sadly is not working. I have done this and the color panel still pops up anyway. Quite annoying.

[TomNapper]

Same here. Replying to refresh this post as "Auto-show" doesn't work. Stacey did you find a solution?

[Monika Gause · Accepted solution]

There is no solution. Other than pressing X to switch fill and stroke.

[NonstopStasia]

Sadly, no solution @TomNapper 

[TomNapper]

Thanks guys. It's lunacy that I should get in the habit of pressing an extra key to avoid something opening!

[TomNapper]

I found a ridiculous workaround. Just position the colour window so far down on the bottom right of my screen that it's barely there hahaha

[NonstopStasia]

100% agree!

[Ton Frederiks · Accepted solution]

You can make it a habit to switch between Fill and Stroke in the Toolbar by pressing X.

Like was suggested here:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator/stop-illustrator-color-panel-from-opening-when-i-select-a...

[odilefinck]

I thought there were other instances where the color panel was auto opening but after playing with it I can't recreate it so the X key is a work around. Thanks!

[GiD_0476]

Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[GMc..........]

Right click on the Color panel header and uncheck Auto-Show Hidden Panels.

[DanielFLK]

It's 2025 and this bug is still not fixed 🤯

[odilefinck]

It's insane. I did try and build the X button habit but it's weird that, instead of giving us the option to keep it closed, we have to train new habits to make it work.