Technical Updates

Early November 2023 updates - 01 Nov 2023

v1.7.1
  • Keypress for SubScribe Connect tool added.
v5.7.1
  • Plugin changed from "Core" category (green) to "Effects" (magenta) to better reflect its functionality.
  • Improvement: A tips dialog has been added (accessible through the Halftone parameters dialog when a symbol is chosen as the dot shape) that gives useful information about symbol variants.
  • Bug fix: The advanced option "Overprint" checkboxes are now dimmed correctly.
  • Bug fix: The advanced Option "Overprint Pure Black" checkbox is now dimmed correctly.
  • Bug fix: The advanced option "Auto Rasterize" is (correctly) no longer available if the "Apply to: Text" checkbox is unticked.
  • Bug fix: The Duotone "Original Tint" value is now visible on Windows.
  • Bug fix: The Curves and Halftone input and output values when hovering over the graph are now visible on Windows.
v2.8.1
  • New feature: A new button on the panel removes any image transforms (i.e., resets the transformation matrix) of the selected raster/placed artwork.
v3.1.3
  • Improvement: When Reform Text has no object to work on, it now displays text detailing what to select to enable the tool.
  • Improvement: When a Reform is applied to objects with straight lines, the corners are marked as sharp corners.
  • Big fix: When the Reform Text panel is expanded from the collapsed tab, it now updates to reflect the selection.
  • Big fix: Reform Text panel now opens when "Window > Astute Graphics > Show All" is used.
v4.5.1
  • Improvement: When dragging with the Connect tool to adjust handles, the Shift key may now be pressed to keep the handles lengths equal.
  • Bug fix: The Arc by Points tool now correctly snaps to the arc's endpoint when clicking-and-dragging.
  • Bug fix: When clearing the "broken layer comp" icon, the layer comp is now correctly "healed" by removing the broken layers, so the warning does not re-appear.
v4.1.1
  • Bug fix: Using "Break Text at Insertion Point" at the start of the second line of a text object whose first line is solely a hard or soft linebreak no longer causes a crash.
v5.2.1
  • New feature: The Dynamic Measure panel includes a new flyout menu item, "Apply Measurements to Selected Open Paths".
  • Improvement: Dashify live effect dashes and gaps may now be up to 16000 pt in length.
  • Bug fix: The Extend Path live effect now gives correct results when Bezier extension applied to both ends of a single-segment, curved path.
  • Bug fix: The Dashify live effect now gives correct results when the dash gap is so large that only a single dash appears at the start of a path.

Adobe Illustrator 2024 - 18 Oct 2023

v1.7.0
v2.8.0
v3.9.0
v1.8.0
v3.8.0
v1.8.0
v2.3.5
v2.7.0
v2.8.0
v3.6.0
v5.7.0
v1.2.0
v2.8.0
v3.1.1
v2.7.0
v3.7.0
v4.5.0
v2.8.0
v4.1.0
v5.2.0
v3.8.0