Comments on: Must-have Adobe Illustrator plugin: Zoom to Selection http://georgecoghill.com/blog/2007/05/24/must-have-adobe-illustrator-plugin-zoom-to-selection/ Cartooning & humorous illustration sketch blog with tips and tutorials. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:39:25 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Essential Adobe Illustrator Plug-in: Select Menu | Cartooning & Illustration Blog: Coghillustration http://georgecoghill.com/blog/2007/05/24/must-have-adobe-illustrator-plugin-zoom-to-selection/comment-page-1/#comment-1807 Essential Adobe Illustrator Plug-in: Select Menu | Cartooning & Illustration Blog: Coghillustration Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:26:29 +0000 http://georgecoghill.com/blog/2007/05/24/must-have-adobe-illustrator-plugin-zoom-to-selection/#comment-1807 [...] plugins available as well. And for another great plugin, check out my post on the Zoom To Selection Illustrator plugin. by George Coghill - View my cartoon character and mascot illustration portfolioContact me to get [...] [...] plugins available as well. And for another great plugin, check out my post on the Zoom To Selection Illustrator plugin. by George Coghill – View my cartoon character and mascot illustration portfolioContact me to get [...]

]]> By: 5 Obscure Illustrator Keyboard Shortcuts That Shouldn’t Be Obscure at Cartooning & Illustration Tips, Tutorials & Reviews : CoghillUSTRATION http://georgecoghill.com/blog/2007/05/24/must-have-adobe-illustrator-plugin-zoom-to-selection/comment-page-1/#comment-1482 5 Obscure Illustrator Keyboard Shortcuts That Shouldn’t Be Obscure at Cartooning & Illustration Tips, Tutorials & Reviews : CoghillUSTRATION Thu, 02 Aug 2007 18:06:13 +0000 http://georgecoghill.com/blog/2007/05/24/must-have-adobe-illustrator-plugin-zoom-to-selection/#comment-1482 [...] software even when you know a better way. I am just now getting used to using my fancy-schmancy new “Zoom to Selection” Illustrator plugin after having it installed for over a month and using Illustrator just about every day since [...] [...] software even when you know a better way. I am just now getting used to using my fancy-schmancy new “Zoom to Selection” Illustrator plugin after having it installed for over a month and using Illustrator just about every day since [...]

]]> By: George http://georgecoghill.com/blog/2007/05/24/must-have-adobe-illustrator-plugin-zoom-to-selection/comment-page-1/#comment-1103 George Mon, 04 Jun 2007 15:59:33 +0000 http://georgecoghill.com/blog/2007/05/24/must-have-adobe-illustrator-plugin-zoom-to-selection/#comment-1103 <p>The bizarre thing is that this feature is in InDesign at least as far back as CS1, so the Illustrator team at Adobe must be aware of it.<br /> <p>I was in contact with the developer of the plugin after purchasing it, and he's obviously quite content about the fact that Adobe has yet to implement this feature. I have been strictly an Illustrator user since first learning vector art, so I don't have any reference frame for other applications. I think part of me just doesn't want any disappointments, since I have pretty much gone all Adobe a few years back.<br /> There are a lot of features throughout the Creative Suite that I am constantly surprised/frustrated aren't implemented in the other apps. Of note is a transparent swatch in Illustrator & InDesign (especially for use with gradients and transparent fades), since the <a href="http://creativebits.org/illustrator/transparent_gradient_in_illustrator" rel="nofollow">Opacity Mask workaround for transparent fades in Illustrator</a> proves it is possible.</p> The bizarre thing is that this feature is in InDesign at least as far back as CS1, so the Illustrator team at Adobe must be aware of it.
<p>I was in contact with the developer of the plugin after purchasing it, and he’s obviously quite content about the fact that Adobe has yet to implement this feature.
I have been strictly an Illustrator user since first learning vector art, so I don’t have any reference frame for other applications. I think part of me just doesn’t want any disappointments, since I have pretty much gone all Adobe a few years back.
There are a lot of features throughout the Creative Suite that I am constantly surprised/frustrated aren’t implemented in the other apps. Of note is a transparent swatch in Illustrator & InDesign (especially for use with gradients and transparent fades), since the Opacity Mask workaround for transparent fades in Illustrator proves it is possible.

]]> By: Jason http://georgecoghill.com/blog/2007/05/24/must-have-adobe-illustrator-plugin-zoom-to-selection/comment-page-1/#comment-1102 Jason Mon, 04 Jun 2007 14:53:20 +0000 http://georgecoghill.com/blog/2007/05/24/must-have-adobe-illustrator-plugin-zoom-to-selection/#comment-1102 Hey, thanks for pointing this out. I Googled for zoom to selection in AI and found your site first. I'm a sign designer and have worked with a bunch of other vector editors and all have had the zoom to selection functionality. It baffles me why Illustrator doesn't have it, that should have been baked in several versions ago. Hey, thanks for pointing this out. I Googled for zoom to selection in AI and found your site first.

I’m a sign designer and have worked with a bunch of other vector editors and all have had the zoom to selection functionality. It baffles me why Illustrator doesn’t have it, that should have been baked in several versions ago.

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