Christian Hayungs wrote: Funny, isn't it? I always wonder, how Adobe make it's decisions about stuff like that. I imagine one upper managment guy, sitting alone in a room and playing around with Illustrator to draw a happy catface on his touch-device with his fingers. Then he wants to use the Direct Select tool, but Illustrator uses the last active select tool. Angry about that totally crazy behaviour he jumps up, calls the Dev Department and demands to fix that for EVERYONE. That's the only way, i could explain, why they removed "handles snap to grid" in the last versions. There can't be any other explanation. hayungs Defaulting to direct selection was based on customer feedback. People mentioned they were more likely to select segments and anchor points while drawing using the pen tool. We also have a large common user base with Photoshop hence lack of consistency was troubling them. I am from the management team and I can assure our management jobs go beyond drawing catfaces. However I must admit we draw catfaces at times We would love to have you on our prerelease program to discuss this and other issues that you may be having with Illustrator. Our touch initiative has been focused to a separate workspace that you can access on a touch friendly device. Our data suggests mouse and stylus remains primary user input device for professionals who create graphics. As part of this program you will have access to our latest builds and get an opportunity to directly share your feedback and suggestions with the Illustrator Product and Engineering teams. URL to Join the Program: http://adobe.ly/1Q3rCPI A few prerequisites to join the program: A valid subscription and the latest release of Illustrator installed on your machine. Regards, Ashutosh Sr. Quality Engineering Manager - Illustrtor
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