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G5: add original procedural circuit art and pattern brushes, library regression coverage, translations, and progress documentation.
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# VectorCraft MCP server
> **Last updated:** 2026-11-13 · **Change:** Snap to Point with Smart Guides off draws no Smart Guides labels or lines, #7250; no response-shape change. Previously: Envelopes: a top object's side whose pieces are all one curve split at anchors follows that curve's parameter (#7097); existing response shapes retained.
> **Last updated:** 2026-11-14 · **Change:** Tech Circuit brush library (G5); Snap to Point with Smart Guides off draws no Smart Guides labels or lines, #7250; no response-shape change. Previously: Envelopes: a top object's side whose pieces are all one curve split at anchors follows that curve's parameter (#7097); existing response shapes retained.
`vectorcraft-cli mcp` runs a [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) server on stdio
(newline-delimited JSON-RPC 2.0; see [Protocol](#protocol) for version negotiation). Agents use it to
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## Brush libraries
Brush libraries are read-only sets of brushes: nine generated in code (Art Ribbons, Ink and Wash, Calligraphic Nibs, Bristle
Brush libraries are read-only sets of brushes: ten generated in code (Art Ribbons, Ink and Wash, Calligraphic Nibs, Bristle
Brushes with one bristle brush for each tip shape, Pattern Borders, Scatter Shapes, Game Trails, Energy Beams, and Dry Media with the Chalk Grain, Graphite Pencil, Wax Crayon and
Charcoal Dust art brushes, id `dry-media`), the `.vectorcraft` files in the user library folder of the desktop app (User
Charcoal Dust art brushes, id `dry-media`, and Tech Circuit with Circuit Trace (art), Bus Lines and Terminal Nodes (pattern), id `tech-circuit`), the `.vectorcraft` files in the user library folder of the desktop app (User
Defined) and the brushes of any document loaded with `brush.loadLibrary` (a document without brushes of its own has
the default ones). `brush.libraries` lists them (`id`, `name`, `category`: `builtIn`, `user` or `loaded`, `count`) and
`brush.library {library}` returns one's brushes (`name`, `type`; `library` is an id or a name).
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| Date | Change |
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| 2026-11-14 | Built-in Tech Circuit brush library (id `tech-circuit`): Circuit Trace, Bus Lines and Terminal Nodes; ten built-in libraries. |
| 2026-11-13 | Snap to Point with Smart Guides off draws no Smart Guides labels or lines (#7250). |
| 2026-11-13 | Envelopes: a top object's side whose pieces are all one curve split at anchors follows that curve's parameter (#7097). |
| 2026-11-11 | Document READ_ONLY_LOCATION for saves (#6146); no response-shape change. |
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# Roadmap: milestones and what's next
> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-11-13 · **Change:** minor (Graphic Styles list fills a taller panel, #2992; scores and estimates unchanged; previously: PDF import: glyphs in a span with an empty ActualText come in as outlines, #6971; scores and estimates unchanged; previously: library panels' lists fill a taller panel, #2992; scores and estimates unchanged; previously: Swatches list fills a taller panel, #1638; scores and estimates unchanged; previously: icon-strip flyouts also resize from the top edge and the canvas-side top corner, keeping the moved top in workspaces (storytold/craft-libs#1094); scores and estimates unchanged; previously: #6865: explicitly requested oversized editing artboard; Live Paint Bucket fills faces crossed in one drag (#6373); previously: #6404: transform-aware Eyedropper character copying; scores and estimates unchanged; previously: M10/G5: Energy Beams brush library; MCP docs list Energy Beams; previously minor: M10/G5: Skill Icons symbol library; MCP docs list Skill Icons; previously minor: M10/G5: Status Effects graphic style library; MCP docs catch-up for symbol libraries; previously minor: M10/G5: Inventory Icons built-in symbol library; previously minor: Edit › Edit Custom Dictionary…: its dialog adds, deletes and changes the custom dictionary's words, #4936; previously minor: M10/G5: Game HUD graphic style library; previously minor: resizable icon-strip flyouts and bottom-aligned panel footers, #5713; previously minor: M10/G5: Map Markers built-in symbol library; previously minor: right-click on type: Spelling › Auto Spell Check, with its check mark, #4936; previously minor: right-click on a word Auto Spell Check underlined: its suggestions, Ignore All and Add to Dictionary, #4936; previously minor: G2: Effect Gallery thumbnails and in-dialog preview are in; Auto Spell Check: `edit.autoSpellCheck` underlines the unknown words, #4936; previously minor: PDF editable import preserves authored ActualText once, including empty/nested spans and authored ordering (#6165); cross-line/style layout remains approximate; scores and estimates unchanged; PDF marked-text export (#6309): compatible glyphs stay on one layout line with per-glyph offsets; scores and estimates unchanged; interim macOS cursor delivery, #2292; native validation pending; scores and estimates unchanged; Control bar › Snapping includes the existing Snap to Glyph and Alignment Guides toggles (#6164); scores and estimates unchanged; custom dictionary and Ignore All: `text.spelling.addWord`, `removeWord`, `changeWord`, `dictionary` and `ignoreAll`, #4936; previously minor: EPS import: embedded fonts (composite, Type 42, CID-keyed, Type 1, CFF FontSet) draw their glyphs; spell check engine: `text.spelling.check` and `text.spelling.suggest` on craft-proof, #4936; previously minor: floating tab groups collapse into the side icon rail and opened rail panels fold back into it, #5925 in part; M4/M7: `.ai`/EPS type keeps its tab stops, and right-aligned lines with tabs lay out as the file's page, #6147; M4/M7: `.ai`/EPS type from the text document lays its lines out closer to the file's page, within limits, #6137; numeric fields step on wheel hover without taking keyboard focus, #5949; Character Styles panel: a double-click on a style's row opens its Character Style Options; the dialog keeps a fixed width and scrolls its sections, so its buttons stay on screen; Selection QoL: marquee modes and visible feedback, #5313; SVG CSS classes survive export and repeated import in all four styling modes (#2480); current-main integration retains event attributes and scripts; #3380 deletion-only review follow-up: independent survivors keep gradient placement, owned subpaths avoid discarded copies, and contracts/status/evidence are clarified; endpoint highlighting remains open; scores and estimates unchanged; Indian-language hyphenation review and license allowlist, #4947; Hindi catalog and contributor loanword preferences; full wording review in progress; Effect dialogs: a colour swatch beside a hex colour opens the Color Picker, #5365; shape tools move the selection from its centre point and turn it from the zone outside a box corner, #5477; scores and estimates unchanged) · **Target:** Adobe Illustrator 2026 (30.x)
> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-11-14 · **Change:** minor (Tech Circuit brush library, G5; previously: Graphic Styles list fills a taller panel, #2992; scores and estimates unchanged; previously: PDF import: glyphs in a span with an empty ActualText come in as outlines, #6971; scores and estimates unchanged; previously: library panels' lists fill a taller panel, #2992; scores and estimates unchanged; previously: Swatches list fills a taller panel, #1638; scores and estimates unchanged; previously: icon-strip flyouts also resize from the top edge and the canvas-side top corner, keeping the moved top in workspaces (storytold/craft-libs#1094); scores and estimates unchanged; previously: #6865: explicitly requested oversized editing artboard; Live Paint Bucket fills faces crossed in one drag (#6373); previously: #6404: transform-aware Eyedropper character copying; scores and estimates unchanged; previously: M10/G5: Energy Beams brush library; MCP docs list Energy Beams; previously minor: M10/G5: Skill Icons symbol library; MCP docs list Skill Icons; previously minor: M10/G5: Status Effects graphic style library; MCP docs catch-up for symbol libraries; previously minor: M10/G5: Inventory Icons built-in symbol library; previously minor: Edit › Edit Custom Dictionary…: its dialog adds, deletes and changes the custom dictionary's words, #4936; previously minor: M10/G5: Game HUD graphic style library; previously minor: resizable icon-strip flyouts and bottom-aligned panel footers, #5713; previously minor: M10/G5: Map Markers built-in symbol library; previously minor: right-click on type: Spelling › Auto Spell Check, with its check mark, #4936; previously minor: right-click on a word Auto Spell Check underlined: its suggestions, Ignore All and Add to Dictionary, #4936; previously minor: G2: Effect Gallery thumbnails and in-dialog preview are in; Auto Spell Check: `edit.autoSpellCheck` underlines the unknown words, #4936; previously minor: PDF editable import preserves authored ActualText once, including empty/nested spans and authored ordering (#6165); cross-line/style layout remains approximate; scores and estimates unchanged; PDF marked-text export (#6309): compatible glyphs stay on one layout line with per-glyph offsets; scores and estimates unchanged; interim macOS cursor delivery, #2292; native validation pending; scores and estimates unchanged; Control bar › Snapping includes the existing Snap to Glyph and Alignment Guides toggles (#6164); scores and estimates unchanged; custom dictionary and Ignore All: `text.spelling.addWord`, `removeWord`, `changeWord`, `dictionary` and `ignoreAll`, #4936; previously minor: EPS import: embedded fonts (composite, Type 42, CID-keyed, Type 1, CFF FontSet) draw their glyphs; spell check engine: `text.spelling.check` and `text.spelling.suggest` on craft-proof, #4936; previously minor: floating tab groups collapse into the side icon rail and opened rail panels fold back into it, #5925 in part; M4/M7: `.ai`/EPS type keeps its tab stops, and right-aligned lines with tabs lay out as the file's page, #6147; M4/M7: `.ai`/EPS type from the text document lays its lines out closer to the file's page, within limits, #6137; numeric fields step on wheel hover without taking keyboard focus, #5949; Character Styles panel: a double-click on a style's row opens its Character Style Options; the dialog keeps a fixed width and scrolls its sections, so its buttons stay on screen; Selection QoL: marquee modes and visible feedback, #5313; SVG CSS classes survive export and repeated import in all four styling modes (#2480); current-main integration retains event attributes and scripts; #3380 deletion-only review follow-up: independent survivors keep gradient placement, owned subpaths avoid discarded copies, and contracts/status/evidence are clarified; endpoint highlighting remains open; scores and estimates unchanged; Indian-language hyphenation review and license allowlist, #4947; Hindi catalog and contributor loanword preferences; full wording review in progress; Effect dialogs: a colour swatch beside a hex colour opens the Color Picker, #5365; shape tools move the selection from its centre point and turn it from the zone outside a box corner, #5477; scores and estimates unchanged) · **Target:** Adobe Illustrator 2026 (30.x)
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> Oversized artboard import update (2026-11-12): Explicit editing-data import retains a single artboard beyond a capped 14,400 pt PDF page (#6865).
>
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| M7 | Type (point/area/path, editing, styles, OpenType, threading, glyphs) | Spell check engine: `text.spelling.check` and `text.spelling.suggest` on craft-proof and the custom dictionary and Ignore All commands and Auto Spell Check with its right-click suggestions, Ignore All and Add to Dictionary, and Spelling › Auto Spell Check in the context menu of type, and the Edit Custom Dictionary dialog (#4936; the Check Spelling dialog remains); Right-aligned area type sets the text after a line's last tab against the right edge, the text before it at its stops (#6147); A line a soft return ends is justified as a wrapped line is (#6137); Indian-language pattern hyphenation preserves syllables in both composers (#4947); 🟡 Hanging punctuation keeps its published amounts under Glyph Scaling, and Standard burasagari counts a hung line start as room; Fullwidth `！` / `？` keep an upright fallback in vertical type; Hyphenation… and Justification… per paragraph (#2310, #2755), Auto Leading also driving the Character panel's Leading, the Alt+↑/↓ leading nudge and Fill with Placeholder Text; Document-point character controls after object/group scaling (#1034; optional font-size preservation remains separate), Character/Paragraph Styles (explicit Auto-leading resets and local leading overrides), per-paragraph paragraph attributes, mixed paragraph alignment indication (headless regressions, full integration CI and visual review pass), Area Type Options (with Width/Height, Auto Size and Shrink Text to Fit; overflow reported to agents and vertical Align), type areas resized by their handles and reshaped with Direct Selection, threaded text, Fit Headline, Glyphs (feature-valued alternates and unencoded glyphs applied in one Undo step while keeping Arabic joining, #5514), OpenType panel (including font-defined Stylistic Sets), Find Font (Document, Recent and System replacement sources, #5217), installed system fonts in every font menu (fonts registered with Windows outside its font folders, the XDG and Flatpak host font folders on Linux, and fonts installed while the app runs, listed when it comes back to the front; searchable; the Character and Properties menus show each family's sample of the selected text, preview it live under the pointer or ↑/↓, show recently applied families first (#3515), filter by script and kind, list a family's styles, and star favourites; the Glyphs panel and Find Font's Replace With use the same menu without the live preview) and found by name on open/import (full-name aliases and Missing Fonts searches verified, #1258; Windows font-service QA pending), variable fonts' named instances as styles, CJK names in the UI, input methods (marked text in place, candidate window at the caret; Japanese IME), Text Wrap (offset, invert, both sides of an object; follows edits), Type on a Path effects and Options with draggable start/centre/end brackets (slide, flip), tab stops + Tabs panel (Above Text floats it over the selected text, its ruler at the canvas zoom so stops line up with the columns, #729), inline symbols in text (beyond parity), Hebrew/Arabic bidirectional text, Paragraph Direction, Every-line/Single-line Composer per object (ragged text too) done; paint-only Arabic harakat keep joining with GDEF-mark ownership and Insert Kashidas tatweels on the base letter's paint (`tests::harakat`); tab leaders, spell check, vertical type pending | 45–60 |
| M8 | Transform & distort (Puppet Warp, Liquify tools, Envelopes, Blends, Perspective Grid) | ✅ done (M8.1–M8.20 on 2026-10-06, fidelity pass): Liquify Tool Options with one shared brush, pen pressure, hold-to-apply, a safe scope and incremental strokes; tool options that last; Puppet Warp rotation, multi-select, Control bar and a rest-shape session that follows Undo; Width tool on compound paths; Envelope dialogs with preview, Reset with Warp/Mesh, full Envelope Options, type/images/symbols/appearance/gradients/patterns distorted on canvas and in every export, warps that keep their frame, Edit Contents, mesh handles and Control bar; Blend Options, anchor-targeted Blend tool, editable spine, keys picked on the canvas, faithful interpolation and knockout; Anchor Point spine conversion/handle editing and selection priority (#2544), with #2425 Shift reshape preserved; Perspective Grid with Define Grid, presets, lock/snap/rulers, widgets, the 1–4 plane switch, movable planes, Perspective Selection scale/copy/perpendicular/Transform Again, and type and symbols truly projected with Edit Text. Left: Anti-Alias and Preserve Shape output, warp-envelope point editing, brush interpolation in blends, Free Transform/Scale/Reflect along a rotated box | 2–4 |
| M9 | Live effects (+ 3D & Materials) | 🟡 2D effects done incl. Effect → Pathfinder, Color Adjustments and Document Raster Effects Settings; PDF export warns when the pixel cap lowers raster-effect resolution; Artistic › Colored Pencil, Cutout, Dry Brush, Film Grain, Fresco, Neon Glow, Paint Daubs, Palette Knife, Poster Edges, Rough Pastels, Smudge Stick, Sponge, Underpainting and Watercolor and Sketch › Halftone Pattern, Bas Relief, Charcoal, Conté Crayon, Photocopy, Stamp, Torn Edges and Water Paper done (57/57 Photoshop filters); Revolve with automatic smooth vector shading, default-on circular caps and continuous rims, Extrude & Bevel, Inflate and Rotate with one to ten colored directional lights and four original lighting presets; SVG Filters, remaining raster effects and 3D materials and shadows pending | 81–130 |
| M10 | Brushes, symbols, patterns, Repeat | 🟡 pattern swatches (5 tile types, Pattern Options, editing mode, SVG `<pattern>`/PDF export) and live Repeat (radial/grid/mirror) done; interactive selected mirror axis implemented (focused and native checks passed; full CI blocked by an unrelated text test); symbol libraries done (Window › Symbol Libraries, five generated libraries (Basic Shapes, UI Frames, Map Markers, Inventory Icons, Skill Icons), User Defined, Other Library…, Save Symbols); brush libraries done (Window › Brush Libraries, nine generated libraries including Ink and Wash, Bristle Brushes and Dry Media, User Defined, Other Library…, Save Brushes); symbol editing shows draggable 9-slice guides (#5280), with guides outside the artwork still unsupported; brushes/symbols in progress | 23–37 |
| M10 | Brushes, symbols, patterns, Repeat | 🟡 pattern swatches (5 tile types, Pattern Options, editing mode, SVG `<pattern>`/PDF export) and live Repeat (radial/grid/mirror) done; interactive selected mirror axis implemented (focused and native checks passed; full CI blocked by an unrelated text test); symbol libraries done (Window › Symbol Libraries, five generated libraries (Basic Shapes, UI Frames, Map Markers, Inventory Icons, Skill Icons), User Defined, Other Library…, Save Symbols); brush libraries done (Window › Brush Libraries, ten generated libraries including Tech Circuit, Ink and Wash, Bristle Brushes and Dry Media, User Defined, Other Library…, Save Brushes); symbol editing shows draggable 9-slice guides (#5280), with guides outside the artwork still unsupported; brushes/symbols in progress | 23–37 |
| M11 | Artboards & views (selected-set deletion shared by Artboards menu, trash and Properties, retaining artboard 1 when all are selected; Artboard deletion keys keep the first of an all-selected set and protect artwork; history prunes invalid indices while preserving valid multiselection (history tests and full workspace CI pass); click-to-fit objects with the Artboard tool (#1227), artboard escape routing and document setup modal handoff done; artboard panel/tool with Move Artwork for X/Y fields and Artboard Options, Trim View, middle-button pan, print tiling and the status bar's artboard navigator with synchronized Artboard tool selection done; Window › Arrange › Tile and Consolidate All Windows done; multiple windows, presentation polish) (cached canvas reprojection preserves scale during resize, rotation and DPI changes; regression-tested and contributor-confirmed 2026-10-19; estimates unchanged) (cached canvas dimensions match the renderer limit before cache-key creation, view construction and worker submission; regression-tested; estimates unchanged); status-bar pointer coordinates follow the active ruler origin and General units | 🟡; Artboard Options shares existing presets and orientation controls and can fit artwork without moving it; artwork fitting includes all drawn document art across artboards and off-board; artwork bounds are cached by active document and revision, and selection uses the shared bounds cache across artboards | 15–25 |
| M12 | Advanced color & art (CMYK/ICC, separations, Gradient Mesh, Live Paint, Image Trace, Graphs) | 🟡 Gradient Mesh, Live Paint, Image Trace (junction-returning pieces retain their positioned boundaries; a simpler contour walk with identical output; an edge's sub-pixel shift is the same from either side; notches read only their own piece; collapsed loops keep few segments; large images trace with a warning; Auto Color keeps rare distinct colours; quick presets trace at once and the Image Trace button opens the adjustment controls; Properties reopens them; tiny fitted contours retain islands and holes; Create Strokes: exact crop EDT, Guo–Hall thinning and maximal-disc graph simplification; 15 presets, the 14 documented ones each with an enhanced version; Ignore Color, Shapes, Auto Grouping and Gradients options; measured in `image-trace-quality.md`; closed outlines retain their interior after straightening; the Flat Logo mode places edges to a fraction of a pixel, restores sharp corners, snaps lines and circles, and refuses gradients; live trace result bounds and selection highlights exclude the retained bitmap except in source-image views), Recolor Artwork, colour management (ICC, soft proofing, separations preview), Graphs (all 9 tools, Graph Data/Type, group-selected series colours persist through regenerate/save/open) done; Graph Design and Marker designs, Transpose and Switch x/y, `\|` label line breaks, the pie options, drop shadows, the legend across the top, overlapping widths, First Row/Column in Front, filled lines, kept label formatting and the Graph Data worksheet done; graph Column designs pending; Vector Halftone Preview keeps the selection box without drawing dot selection marks (#6369); Live Paint Bucket fills faces crossed in one drag (#6373) | 6–10 |
| M13 | Automation (Actions ✅ record/playback, persisted; variables, scripting, batch) | 🟡 MCP `add_text` exposes existing vertical point, area and path type; `script.run` and File › Scripts › Other Script… run JavaScript files, and Window › Script Console shows their output; the script document model and batch work remain | 18–27 |
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| Date | Change | Summary |
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| 2026-11-14 | minor | Tech Circuit adds three original procedural brushes (Circuit Trace, Bus Lines, Terminal Nodes); ten built-in brush libraries. G5 remaining estimate 4–14 h (estimated); parity scores and headline totals unchanged. |
| 2026-11-14 | minor | Gujarati (#6613): contributor proofreading completed for all 387 additions, with 11 wording corrections; 4,673 reviewed catalog rows. Status/error messages remain partial; web selection requires a bundled Gujarati face. Scores and estimates unchanged. |
| 2026-11-12 | minor | Gujarati (`gu`): 4,286-row machine-assisted catalog reviewed by a native speaker, zero/one singular plurals, desktop font fallback and optional Gujarati craft-fonts fallback; all 72 translation tests pass; a web font and about 2,600 untranslated messages remain; scores and estimates unchanged |
| 2026-11-12 | minor | Explicit editing-data import keeps a single artboard beyond a capped 14,400 pt PDF page (#6865), with a warning; automatic mode stays unchanged. Scores and estimates unchanged. |
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# UI and interaction parity
> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-11-13 · **Change:** minor (Graphic Styles list fills a taller panel, #2992; scores and estimates unchanged; previously: library panels' lists fill a taller panel, #2992; scores and estimates unchanged; previously: Swatches list fills a taller panel, #1638; scores and estimates unchanged; previously: icon-strip flyouts also resize from the top edge and the canvas-side top corner, keeping the moved top in workspaces (storytold/craft-libs#1094); scores and estimates unchanged; previously: macOS: the canvas cursor stays after the pointer moves, #6362; scores and estimates unchanged; previously minor: Remove Background in the Contextual Task Bar, Properties › Quick Actions and the Control bar; previously minor: Ruler origin: the corner drag snaps as a drawn point does; previously minor: Live Paint Bucket fills faces crossed in one drag (#6373); previously: #6404: transform-aware Eyedropper character copying; scores and estimates unchanged; previously: Outline view: images and gradient meshes are picked on what Outline draws, so a click inside them reaches the path behind, #6437; previously minor: a middle-click on a document tab closes it, #6506; previously minor: Blob Brush: a round tip's preview is the outline of the area it adds, round at both ends, as the stroke it commits (#4343); scores and estimates unchanged; previously:; ruler double-click adds a guide at the pointer, #5239; G5: Inventory Icons built-in symbol library (four built-ins); previously minor: files that record no units open in Preferences › Units › General, #5820; previously minor: interim macOS cursor delivery, #2292; native validation pending; scores and estimates unchanged; Control bar › Snapping includes the existing Snap to Glyph and Alignment Guides toggles (#6164); scores and estimates unchanged; floating tab groups collapse into the side icon rail and opened rail panels fold back into it, #5925 in part; numeric fields step on wheel hover without taking keyboard focus, #5949; Character Styles panel: a double-click on a style's row opens its Character Style Options; the dialog keeps a fixed width and scrolls its sections, so its buttons stay on screen; Selection QoL: marquee modes and visible feedback, #5313; #3380 deletion-only review follow-up: independent survivors keep gradient placement, owned subpaths avoid discarded copies, and contracts/status/evidence are clarified; endpoint highlighting remains open; scores and estimates unchanged; Drop Shadow and glow dialogs: spinner arrows, #5367, #5368; Stroke Weight Up and Down shortcuts, #5797; Layers: Rename (`ui.rename`) opens the name field of the selected layer, group or object, #5324; Properties in Edit Artboards: Transform section above the Artboards section, #5219; scrubby labels: the Control bar's Stroke: and Opacity: links and the Properties panel's Stroke link scrub their fields, #4088; Properties: Quick Actions has Repeat Options for one selected repeat, #5181; Direct Selection: Shift-click picks several blend spine points, which drag together, #5285; Direct Selection: Cmd/Ctrl held lends the Selection tool and shows its bounding box, #3901; Join tool trims two crossing open paths and joins them at the crossing, #5844; Control bar: Paragraph: link and Align left/center/right while type is selected, #5372; shape tools: a press on the selection's centre point moves it and one in the rotate zone outside a box corner turns it, #5477; scores and estimates unchanged) · **Target:** Adobe Illustrator 2026 (30.x; Units › East Asian Type acts, with Q and Ha units; scores unchanged)
> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-11-14 · **Change:** minor (Tech Circuit brush library, G5; previously: Graphic Styles list fills a taller panel, #2992; scores and estimates unchanged; previously: library panels' lists fill a taller panel, #2992; scores and estimates unchanged; previously: Swatches list fills a taller panel, #1638; scores and estimates unchanged; previously: icon-strip flyouts also resize from the top edge and the canvas-side top corner, keeping the moved top in workspaces (storytold/craft-libs#1094); scores and estimates unchanged; previously: macOS: the canvas cursor stays after the pointer moves, #6362; scores and estimates unchanged; previously minor: Remove Background in the Contextual Task Bar, Properties › Quick Actions and the Control bar; previously minor: Ruler origin: the corner drag snaps as a drawn point does; previously minor: Live Paint Bucket fills faces crossed in one drag (#6373); previously: #6404: transform-aware Eyedropper character copying; scores and estimates unchanged; previously: Outline view: images and gradient meshes are picked on what Outline draws, so a click inside them reaches the path behind, #6437; previously minor: a middle-click on a document tab closes it, #6506; previously minor: Blob Brush: a round tip's preview is the outline of the area it adds, round at both ends, as the stroke it commits (#4343); scores and estimates unchanged; previously:; ruler double-click adds a guide at the pointer, #5239; G5: Inventory Icons built-in symbol library (four built-ins); previously minor: files that record no units open in Preferences › Units › General, #5820; previously minor: interim macOS cursor delivery, #2292; native validation pending; scores and estimates unchanged; Control bar › Snapping includes the existing Snap to Glyph and Alignment Guides toggles (#6164); scores and estimates unchanged; floating tab groups collapse into the side icon rail and opened rail panels fold back into it, #5925 in part; numeric fields step on wheel hover without taking keyboard focus, #5949; Character Styles panel: a double-click on a style's row opens its Character Style Options; the dialog keeps a fixed width and scrolls its sections, so its buttons stay on screen; Selection QoL: marquee modes and visible feedback, #5313; #3380 deletion-only review follow-up: independent survivors keep gradient placement, owned subpaths avoid discarded copies, and contracts/status/evidence are clarified; endpoint highlighting remains open; scores and estimates unchanged; Drop Shadow and glow dialogs: spinner arrows, #5367, #5368; Stroke Weight Up and Down shortcuts, #5797; Layers: Rename (`ui.rename`) opens the name field of the selected layer, group or object, #5324; Properties in Edit Artboards: Transform section above the Artboards section, #5219; scrubby labels: the Control bar's Stroke: and Opacity: links and the Properties panel's Stroke link scrub their fields, #4088; Properties: Quick Actions has Repeat Options for one selected repeat, #5181; Direct Selection: Shift-click picks several blend spine points, which drag together, #5285; Direct Selection: Cmd/Ctrl held lends the Selection tool and shows its bounding box, #3901; Join tool trims two crossing open paths and joins them at the crossing, #5844; Control bar: Paragraph: link and Align left/center/right while type is selected, #5372; shape tools: a press on the selection's centre point moves it and one in the rotate zone outside a box corner turns it, #5477; scores and estimates unchanged) · **Target:** Adobe Illustrator 2026 (30.x; Units › East Asian Type acts, with Q and Ha units; scores unchanged)
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> Vector Halftone preview update (2026-11-10): temporary dot selection marks are hidden, and the bounding box stays available (#6369).
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| Date | Change | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-14 | minor | G5: Tech Circuit adds three original procedural brushes (Circuit Trace, Bus Lines, Terminal Nodes); ten built-in brush libraries. G5 remaining estimate 4–14 h (estimated); parity scores and headline totals unchanged. |
| 2026-11-14 | minor | Layers panel: right-clicking a layer/group/object row shows a context menu with Options…, Duplicate, Delete, Lock/Hide Others, Locate Object, and Collect for Export — matching standard desktop layer panel conventions. Scores unchanged. |
| 2026-11-13 | minor | Graphic Styles: in a panel made taller the list fills the space above the footer instead of stopping at 220 pt (#2992; `the_list_fills_a_tall_panel_above_its_footer` in `crates/ui-egui/src/panels/graphic_styles.rs`). Scores and estimates unchanged. |
| 2026-11-13 | minor | Library panels (swatch, Color Book, brush, symbol and graphic style libraries): in a panel made taller the list fills the space above the footer instead of scrolling inside 220 or 280 pt (#2992; `the_list_fills_a_tall_panel_above_its_footer` in `crates/ui-egui/src/panels/library_panel/tests.rs`). Scores and estimates unchanged. |
@@ -427,7 +428,7 @@ next unit in the order a right-click on a ruler lists them, from Feet back to Po
| Attributes fill-rule controls with a compound member selected | done | Edits the compound's rule; direction still edits only the member; rendered-hole and Undo/Redo regression tests (#1197) |
| Make Compound Path on a group (such as outlined type) keeps its backmost path's paint; compound paths joined into one keep their holes | done | #1537 |
| Symbol libraries: Window › Symbol Libraries (Basic Shapes, UI Frames, Map Markers, Inventory Icons, Skill Icons, User Defined, Other Library…, Save Symbols…) and the Symbols panel's Symbol Libraries Menu button and its menu's Open Symbol Library / Save Symbol Library…; a click on a library symbol adds it to the document's Symbols (one undo step, it becomes the current symbol), Shift/Cmd-clicks select for Add to Symbols, and a symbol dragged onto the canvas is added and placed where it is dropped | done | [public source](https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/desktop/manage-objects/traces-mockups-symbols/create-or-import-symbol-libraries.html), [Symbols panel options](https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/desktop/manage-objects/traces-mockups-symbols/symbols-panel-options.html), [placing from a library](https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/desktop/manage-objects/traces-mockups-symbols/create-and-place-symbols.html); `window.symbolLibrary`, `window.symbolLibrary.other`, `ui.saveSymbolLibrary` (dialog `saveSymbolLibrary`), `window.userSymbolLibrary1`…`10`; `panels::tests_symbol_libraries`; five built-in libraries (Basic Shapes, UI Frames with default 9-slice, Map Markers, Inventory Icons, Skill Icons; original, generated in code) |
| Brush libraries: Window › Brush Libraries (Art Ribbons, Ink and Wash, Calligraphic Nibs, Bristle Brushes, Pattern Borders, Scatter Shapes, Game Trails, Energy Beams, Dry Media, User Defined, Other Library…, Save Brushes…) and the Brushes panel's Brush Libraries Menu button and its menu's Open Brush Library / Save Brush Library…; a click on a library brush adds it to the document's Brushes (one undo step, it becomes the current brush, and selected paths take it in the same step), Shift/Cmd-clicks select for Add to Brushes, a brush dragged onto a path is added and applied to it and one dragged onto the Brushes panel is added; thumbnails render with the library's patterns and symbols | done | [public source](https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/desktop/paint-and-fill/apply-and-edit-strokes/create-new-brush-libraries.html), [import brushes](https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/desktop/paint-and-fill/apply-and-edit-strokes/import-brushes-from-brush-libraries-or-other-files.html), [Brushes panel overview](https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/desktop/paint-and-fill/apply-and-edit-strokes/brushes-panel-overview.html); `window.brushLibrary`, `window.brushLibrary.other`, `ui.saveBrushLibrary` (dialog `saveBrushLibrary`), `window.userBrushLibrary1`…`10`; `panels::tests_brush_libraries`; nine built-in libraries (original, generated in code) |
| Brush libraries: Window › Brush Libraries (Art Ribbons, Ink and Wash, Calligraphic Nibs, Bristle Brushes, Pattern Borders, Scatter Shapes, Game Trails, Energy Beams, Dry Media, Tech Circuit, User Defined, Other Library…, Save Brushes…) and the Brushes panel's Brush Libraries Menu button and its menu's Open Brush Library / Save Brush Library…; a click on a library brush adds it to the document's Brushes (one undo step, it becomes the current brush, and selected paths take it in the same step), Shift/Cmd-clicks select for Add to Brushes, a brush dragged onto a path is added and applied to it and one dragged onto the Brushes panel is added; thumbnails render with the library's patterns and symbols | done | [public source](https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/desktop/paint-and-fill/apply-and-edit-strokes/create-new-brush-libraries.html), [import brushes](https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/desktop/paint-and-fill/apply-and-edit-strokes/import-brushes-from-brush-libraries-or-other-files.html), [Brushes panel overview](https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/desktop/paint-and-fill/apply-and-edit-strokes/brushes-panel-overview.html); `window.brushLibrary`, `window.brushLibrary.other`, `ui.saveBrushLibrary` (dialog `saveBrushLibrary`), `window.userBrushLibrary1`…`10`; `panels::tests_brush_libraries`; ten built-in libraries (original, generated in code) |
| Symbols panel: New Symbol opens Symbol Options (Name) before making the symbol; Alt-click skips it | partial | #1560 (#1566); Registration 9-point grid in Symbol Options (`symbol.new` / `symbol.place`); Export Type (Graphic / Movie Clip) and Enable Guides for 9-Slice Scaling (scaled instances keep their corners; in symbol editing mode the guides are drawn over the art and the Selection tool drags them); Symbol Type (Dynamic Symbol / Static Symbol, new symbols dynamic; #4938) |
| Dynamic symbols: an instance changes the fill, stroke, opacity and blend of objects in its symbol's art and stays linked; Reset in the Properties panel's Quick Actions and the Symbols panel menu (Reset Symbol Instance) | partial | #4938; `symbol.instance.setAppearance` (by child-index path) and `symbol.instance.reset`; redefining keeps the changes, Break Link bakes them; Direct Selection of a path, compound path or type object inside an instance, with the Fill/Stroke controls setting its solid fill or stroke, is on canvas; on-canvas editing beyond a solid fill and stroke, and `.ai` read and write, remain |
| Pathfinder Trim, Merge and Crop remove strokes; Merge joins same-fill objects whatever their strokes | done | #1570 (#1572) |
@@ -538,6 +539,7 @@ before release (#6373). [Paint faces and edges](https://helpx.adobe.com/illustra
| Date | Change | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-14 | minor | Tech Circuit adds three original procedural brushes (Circuit Trace, Bus Lines, Terminal Nodes); ten built-in brush libraries. G5 remaining estimate 4–14 h (estimated); parity scores and headline totals unchanged. |
| 2026-11-12 | minor | Numeric fields: a focus click released more than 1 pt from its press keeps the caret; a tap within 1 pt still selects the whole value (#6659, follow-up to #1326). Scores and estimates unchanged. |
| 2026-11-12 | minor | Remove Background for a selected image in the Contextual Task Bar, Properties › Quick Actions and the Control bar, which runs at once with its defaults. Scores and estimates unchanged. |
| 2026-11-12 | minor | Live Paint Bucket fills faces crossed in one drag (#6373). Scores and estimates unchanged. |