Adobe Community: gradient annotator missing

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1. Jacob Bugge,

Apr 15, 2012 9:18 AM in reply to jackcomeaux1962

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Jack,

Presuming you have Window>Gradient ticked, a document open, and a path with a gradient chosen, what is missing?

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2. Monika Gause,

Apr 15, 2012 9:28 AM in reply to jackcomeaux1962

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Are you editing a live paint object? Then there will be no annotator

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3. Kurt Gold,

Apr 15, 2012 9:47 AM in reply to jackcomeaux1962

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You may be just fooled by an Illustrator interface weakness.

That is, if you see the Show Gradient annotator item in the View menu, it actually means that the annotator is hidden. Click the item to turn it on.

If you see the Hide Gradient annotator item, it means that it is turned on.

Perhaps it would be better to rename the items to something like Annotator is on and Annotator is off. Additionaly I'd place it as an option box straight on the Gradient palette.

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4. jackcomeaux1962,

Apr 15, 2012 10:04 AM in reply to Kurt Gold

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I have been clicking and unclicking that like a lunatic to no anvail.

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Jack Comeaux

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5. jackcomeaux1962,

Apr 15, 2012 10:05 AM in reply to Monika Gause

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No, at the moment I am just using it on a simple object that I have drawn to learn to use gradients on.

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Jack Comeaux

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6. jackcomeaux1962,

Apr 15, 2012 10:06 AM in reply to Jacob Bugge

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I understand that a gradient annotator (bar) is supposed to be displayed on top of the object that I am working on so that I may edit on the object itself rather than from the tool bar?

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Jack Comeaux

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7. Doug.S,

Apr 15, 2012 10:09 AM in reply to Kurt Gold

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perhaps even more clear is a "radio" button style (perhaps better with 'dot in circle' instead of x / _ )

x show _ hide : Gradient Annotator

opposite/change to/setting;

_ show x hide : Gradient Annotator

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8. Kurt Gold,

Apr 15, 2012 10:10 AM in reply to jackcomeaux1962

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That may be too simple, but just to clarify: When the Gradient annotator is turned on, is it still hidden when you select the grad object and then take the Gradient tool in the Tools palette?

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9. jackcomeaux1962,

Apr 15, 2012 11:39 AM in reply to Monika Gause

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I figured out what I was doing wrong...thank you for your help on this.

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Jack Comeaux

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10. jackcomeaux1962,

Apr 15, 2012 11:40 AM in reply to Kurt Gold

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I figured out what I was doing wrong...thank you for your help on this.

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Jack Comeaux

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11. Kurt Gold,

Apr 15, 2012 12:21 PM in reply to jackcomeaux1962

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Are you going to share what exactly went wrong?

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12. Wade_Zimmerman,

Apr 15, 2012 1:43 PM in reply to Kurt Gold

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LOL! I'll take a guess, the Op selected the object and filled it with a graadient and no gradient annotator! Not relizing they have to select the tool itseklf in order to see the annotator.

This derives me crazy all the time.

Clicking on the tool should fill the object with a gradient and bring the panel into focus and make it active. It seems silly to have to click on the panel activate the gradient fill and then select the gradient annotator to manipulate it.

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